Terms I
The practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular party, politician or group of people.
What is gerrymandering?
To accuse an officeholder of misconduct.
What is to impeach?
Minimum age requirement to be a representative.
What is 25 years old?
Members serve for this many years after being elected.
What is 6 years?
This is the year that the Congress of the United States was created.
What is 1789?
A lawmaking body of two houses.
What is bicameral?
A bill that involves the spending of money and must begin in the House of Representatives.
What is an appropriation bill?
Members serve for this many years after being elected.
What is 2 years?
Current Minority Leader of the Senate
Chuck Schumer
These committees of Congress focus on temporary issues that may arise and are not permanent.
What are special or select committees?
When a member of Congress must give up their seat because of a serious crime.
What is expulsion?
A proposed law.
What is a bill?
Current Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
Current Majority Leader of the Senate
John Thune
These committees in Congress are designed to work through issues that a bill may be facing in both houses.
What are conference committees?
Less serious offenses by a member of Congress can bring this vote, a formal disapproval of a member's actions.
What is censure?
To prevent a vote in the Senate, a Senator may talk for hours, therefore talking the bill to death.
What is a filibuster?
How many members of the House of Representatives is based on this.
What is state population?
How many members we have in the Senate is based on this.
What is equal representation?
Permanent committees in Congress that are focused on a specific area or permanent topic.
What are standing committees?
What is the party whip?
When a president refuses to sign the bill he can reject the bill through this action.
What is a veto?
This is the current number of representatives in the house.
What is 435?
This is the current number of Senators.
What is 100?
Minimum age requirement to be a Senator.
What is 30 years old?