Senate and House of Representatives
Potpourri
Congress
Powers
How a Bill Becomes a Law
100
A lawmaking body of two houses.
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
In the House of Representatives, area members represent their _________.
What is district?
100
Members of Congress have legal protection called ______.
What is immunity?
100
The year Congress first met.
What is 1789?
100
A bill approving the spending of money.
What is an appropriation bill?
200
Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be distributed or
What is apportioned?
200
In the Senate, area members represent their ______.
What is State?
200
When Congress is in session its members cannot be ________ in or on their way to or from a meeting in Congress.
What is arrested?
200
Each term of Congress lasts ______years.
What is two?
200
Another word for law.
What is an act?
300
The practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular party.
What is gerrymandering?
300
Congress has been given all the power to execute the laws of the land.
What is implied powers?
300
A person who is accused of a serious offense might be expelled from office. This is called _________.
What is expulsion?
300
Each party's floor leader is assisted by a party ______ who counts votes and cheers their party on.
What is whip?
300
Talking a bill to death.
What is a filibuster?
400
Today the Senate has _________ members.
What is 100?
400
An act that betrays or endangers one's country.
What is treason?
400
Formal disapproval of a member's actions.
What is censure?
400
This person presides over the House of Representatives.
What is Speaker of the House?
400
Ending debate in the Senate and calling for a vote.
What is cloture?
500
The House of Representatives has ______ members.
What is 435?
500
Minimum age of a Representative.
What is 25 years old?
500
The minimum length of citizenship required to be a Senator.
What is at least nine years?
500
If the VP can't be present in the Senate, the president ___ __________ will preside. Means "for the time being."
What is pro tempore?
500
Presidential rejection.
What is a veto?
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