Definitions
What is a bill?
A piece of legislation introduced into congress
What is a Presidential refusal of a Bill?
What is a veto
Official count of the people of a country or district
(Hint: Usually taken every 10 years)
What is the census
Who are constituents?
A voter: A person represented by a member of Congress
What does Bicameral mean?
Being made up of a two-House Legislature
Redistributing Congressional Boundaries by populaiton
What is Reapportionment
President’s power to kill a bill if congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days.
What is a Pocket Veto
If the President of the United States was officially accused of "incitement of insurrection," this would be:
What are impeachment charges
What does a lobbyist do?
Attempt to influence policymakers
What is a Conference Committee?
A committee that resolves differences between the House and Senate version of a bill.
What are permanent committees in Congress?
What is a Standing Committee?
A committee set up to investigate specific problems
What is a Select Committee
If a state redrew their voting districts inaccurately to favor one party, this would be:
(Hint: Got its name from district redrawn in the shape of a salamander...)
What is Gerrymandering
Who is third in line to be President and what is their role?
What is Pigeonholing?
Killing a bill in committee by taking no action
Powers in that the U.S. Congress has that are specifically listed in the Constitution.
Enumerate / Expressed powers
Allows Congress to pass laws that are “necessary and proper” for the benefit of the citizens (Implied Powers).
What are "Necessary and Proper"/Elastic Clause
In 1964, Senator Strom Thurmond spoke for over 24 hours to prevent the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. This was an example of what?
What is a filibuster?
Who is the current President of the Senate?
Who is Vice President JD Vance?
What is Cloture?
A procedure used in the Senate to limit debate on a bill (75 members to end a filibuster)
The right to appear before a court and to know why you’re being arrested
What is Writ of Habeas Corpus
What is a law that would allow a person to be punished for an action that was not against the law when it was committed (according to the Constitution, a person cannot be tried for a crime if it was legal when they did it).
What is Ex-Post Facto?
Billy is declared guilty of conspiracy and sent to prison without a trial
(Hint: This is prohibited by the Constitution!)
What is Bill of Attainder
What is the role of the President Pro Tempore?
Presiding officer of the Senate when Vice President is not present - Currently Charles E. Grassley