The Senate
Within Congress, each state has exactly ____ senators per state.
What is/are 2 senators?
Within congress, the number of representatives each state gets in the House is determined by this.
What is state population?
A proposed law.
What is a bill?
The federal legislative branch is called Congress. At the state level in North Carolina, the legislative branch is called the ________ ________.
What is the General Assembly?
The current president of the United States.
Who is Donald Trump?
The number of senators curently in Congress.
What is 100?
The number of representatives currently within the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
While the House of Representatives has a 2 year term limit, the senate has a ___ year term limit.
What is 6?
The number of Senators currently within the NC General Assembly.
What is 50?
The current Vice President of the United States.
Who is JD Vance?
You must be at least this age to serve in the Senate.
What is 30 years old?
The "magic number" to have a simple majority in the House of Representatives.
What is 218?
Once a bill has been passed by the Senate and House of Representative, it goes to the president where he can either sign it or _____ it.
What is veto?
Just like at the federal level, the NC General Assembly is made up of many ________. These are groups that focus on specific topics and review bills before they go to the full legislature.
What are committees?
The current Speaker of the House.
Who is Mike Johnson?
In the Senate, this official casts the tie-breaking vote when there is a 50-50 split.
Who is the Vice President?
This is the official title of the presiding officer and leader of the House of Representatives.
What is the Speaker of the House?
This word means to officially approve or accept a law, treaty, or amendment.
What is ratify?
At the state level, the Governor is to the President as the ______________ is to the Vice President.
What is the Lieutenant Governor?
The current governor of North Carolina.
Who is Josh Stein?
In regards to the impeachment process, the senate has what responsibility.
What is to try/trial/convict/acquit all impeachments ?
In the impeachment process, the House of Representatives has what responsibility?
What is introduce/bring charges/ start the impeachment?
This Article of the U.S. Constitution establishes the rules and operations of the legislative branch.
What is Article 1?
Just like at the federal level, the NC General Assembly is divided into two separate chambers, the House and the Senate. Being composed of two bodies is also known as ___________.
What is bicameral?
Name one North Carolina senator within Congress.
Who is Thom Tillis/Ted Budd