HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
KEY TERMS
CONGRESS
SENATE
COMMITTES
100

The member of the House of Representatives you MOST expect to see talking with the President about a particular house bill.

What is the Speaker of the House

100
The drawing of district boundaries to benefit a party.
What is gerrymandering?
100
Branch that was given the most power by the Founding Fathers.
What is Congress or Legislative Branch?
100
The reason why you would prefer to be in the Senate over the House is this.
What is you dont have to run for office as often?
100
Although standing committees are permanent, the member of Congress who are on them need to be this, if that want to stay in Washington D.C.
What is get re-elected?
200
This determines the number of representatives that are sent to the House from each state.
What is population.
200
Last ditch action to prevent a Senate bill from being passed by talking.
What is filibuster?
200
"Tip" O'Neill presided over this part of Congress.
What is the House of Representatives?
200

The number of members in the Senate?

What is 100?

200
The committee that a congressman should request to be on if his home state had a lot of oil and he wants to be re-elected.
What is Energy and Commerce committee?
300
This staff member who provide information to the media about the Congresswoman's support of a particular bill.
What is press secretary?
300
The member of Congress who is seeking re-election?
What is the incumbent?
300
At this age a person can be elected to the House of Representatives.
What is twenty-five?
300
Number of years a person must be a citizen to be a member of the Senate?
What is nine?
300
Temporary committee to investigate an issue.
What is select committee?
400
The number of members of the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
400
The agency that projects the cost of proposed programs.
What is the CBO or Congressional Budget Office?
400
Provides checks and balances within Congress.
What is bicameral legislature?
400
This person fills the leadership roll if the Vice President is unavailable.
What is president pro tempore?
400
The member of the committee that decides who will testify about bills?
What is committee chair?
500
Number of years a person must be a citizen to be a member of the House of Representatives.
What is seven?
500
This statement of formal disapproval to a member of Congress.
What is censure?
500
The requirement of unanimous consent that applies to the Senate requires the majority leadership to work with this person.
Who is minority leadership?
500

The age required to be elected a Senator.

What is thirty?

500
The committee who can stop a House bill from reaching a floor vote.
What is the House Rules Committee?
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