The Legislative Process
The House
The Senate
Vocab
Miscellaneous
100
This is the name of a proposed idea before it becomes a law:
What is a bill
100
What do we call of the leader of the House of Representatives?
What is Speaker of the House
100
How many Senators are there in total AND per state?
What is 100 total (2 per state)
100
This is the term for an addition or change to the Constitution
What is an Amendment
100
What is the main job of Congress?
What is to make laws
200
What can a president do to a bill passed by Congress that he doesn't like?
What is Veto
200
How old does someone have to be to serve in the House?
What is 25
200
This person is "technically" the leader of the Senate
What is The Vice President
200
This term refers to the introduction or "thesis statement" of the Constitution
What is the Preamble
200
What is the main role of the Executive Branch?
What is to enforce laws
300
What are the groups that must pass a bill before it goes to the floor for debate?
What are committees
300
How long does someone have to be a US citizen to serve in the House?
What is 7 years
300
You must be this old to serve in the Senate
What is 30
300
The Constitution is broken up into 7 "chapters" or sections known as these
What are Articles
300
Identify 3 powers of Congress listed in the Constitution:
What is: establish post offices, coin money, declare war, collect taxes, establish courts, make rules on citizenship, etc.
400
What is the general name given to people that make laws?
What is legislators
400
How many total members are there in the House?
What is 435
400
You must have been a US citizen for this long to serve in the Senate
What is 9 years
400
What do we call the members of the Legislative Branch, including all Representatives and Senators?
What is Congress
400
What portion of both chambers of Congress would have to vote so in order to overturn a presidential veto?
What is 2/3
500
Which types of bills must always start in the House of Representatives?
What is taxes
500
What determines how many Representatives each state gets in the House?
What is total state population
500
This person steps in for the VP when he/she is not there (which is most of the time)
What is the President Pro Tempore
500
This is the Latin term that describes how Congress is divided into two chamber:
What is Bicameral
500
This article of the Constitution sets up the structure and responsibilities of Congress
What is Article 1
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