Legislative branch
Senate
House
Organization
terms
100
The two house legislative system
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
Since the Senate is a continuous body, only __ of the Senate's membership comes up for election every two years
What is 1/3?
100
the amount of representatives each state as
What is at least 1?
100
In the Vice President’s absence, the presiding officer of the Senate is the
What is the President Pro Tempore?
100
The process of bringing charges against a president or any elected official
What is impeachment?
200
How many seats are currently in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
200
Members of the Senate serve ____ years
What is 6 years?
200
Washington, DC, Guam, American Samoa, and the Virgin Islands
What is one non-voting delegate?
200
A ____ committee is created to do a special job for a limited period.
What is a select?
200
The majority party in the House of Representatives
What are the democrats?
300
The 2 parts/ houses of Congress
What is the Senate and House and Representative?
300
A power that only the Senate has is-
What is approving Presidential appointments and treaties?
300
Determines how many seats are distributed among the states
What is the census?
300
The role in Congress the Constitution assigns to the Vice President of the United States
What is President of the Senate?
300
This is an example.
What is Gerrymandering?
400
The length of time between elections
What is a term?
400
According to the Constitution, they have exclusive power over determining guilt or innocence in the impeachment process.
What is the Senate?
400
Members of the House of Representatives serve ____ years
What is 2 years?
400
The most powerful person in the House of Representatives is the __, and they are always a member of the __.
What is the speaker of the House and the Majority party?
400
Convention in an impeachment trial requires _____
vote in the _________________?
What is s 2/3 vote in the Senate?
500
Longer terms, larger constituencies, not as pressured by "hot topics"
What is the "upper house?"
500
Which of the following is NOT a qualification for members of the Senate?
What is being a citizen for at least 9 years, a resident of the State from which he or she is chosen and at least 30 years old?
500
The 3 qualifications to be in the House or Representatives
What is being a citizen for at least 7 years, at least 25 years old, and a resident of the State from which he or she is chosen?
500
Permanent committees that study bills before sending them to the House or Senate floor to be debated and voted on
What is the standing committee?
500
The "famous" actor in Mr. Smith goes to Washington
Who is Jimmy Stewart?