Your Oklahoma House of Representative
Tom Cole (R)
There are 435 members in this chamber of Congress. (Full name required)
House of Representatives
There are 100 Members in this Chamber of Congress.
The Senate
What is one branch of the Federal Government?
Legislative, Judicial, Executive
Where is the Statue of Liberty located?
New York City
James Lankford (R)
Markwayne Mullin (R)
We elect a Representative for how many years?
2 years
We elect a Senator for how many years?
6 Years
Who vetoes bills to become Laws?
The President
Name one of the two longest rivers in the United States?
Mississippi & Missouri
Your Governor of Oklahoma
Kevin Stitt (R)
A U.S. House Representative represents a what?
A Congressional District
A U.S. Senator represents a what?
An Entire State.
What are the two chambers of Congress and what is the word associated for having two different chambers?
House of Representatives & The Senate ; Bicameral
What did the Declaration of Independence do?
Declare freedom from Great Britain
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson (R)
How many Representatives does the State of Oklahoma have?
5 Representatives
A U.S. Senator Represents what?
An Entire State
What is one power that Congress holds?
Make Laws
Raise and collect taxes
Borrow money
Regulate commerce
Set laws for Naturalization and Bankruptcy
Coin Money
Punish counterfeiting
Post office
Copyrights and patents
Set up courts
Declare war
Establish the military and National guard
Make rules and allot funds for the military and National guard
Punish pirates
Run Washington D.C. and all federal property
Name one U.S. Territory.
Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa
Majority Leader in the Senate
Chuck Schumer (D)
The qualifications of a House of Representative are: ____ years old, a U.S. Citizen for ______ years, and a __________.
25 Years old, U.S. Citizen for 7 Years, and resident of their state.
The qualifications for the U.S. Senate are: ____ years old, a U.S. Citizen for ______ years, and a __________.
30 Years old, a U.S. Citizen for 9 Years, and a resident of their state.
Name two cabinet-level positions.
the Vice President
Secretaries of Agriculture, Commerce, Defense, Education, Energy, Health and Human Services, Homeland Security, Housing and Urban Development, Interior, Labor, State, Transportation, Treasury, and Veterans Affairs, as well as the Attorney General
What is one promise you make when you become a U.S. Citizen?
You promise to be loyal to the United States
Give up loyalty to other countries
Defend the Constitution
Obey the laws
Promise to serve the United States