What is perjury, treason, high crimes, misdemeanors
200
What are the qualifications to be a HOR?
What is <25 yrs old and <7 years citizen living in the state you want to represent.
200
What are the qualifications of a Senator?
What is <30 yrs old and <9 years living in state they want to represent!
200
What is one thing Congress CANNOT do?
Force people to vote, go to church, set age for marriage or drivers license.
200
What is the special box the bill goes into called?
What is a Hopper?
200
What is the name of a President that was up for impeachment?
Who is Bill Clinton/ Andrew Johnson
300
What is number of votes needed by HOR to impeach an federal official?
What is a Majority votes in HOR?
300
What is number of votes needed by Senate to impeach Federal Official?
What is 2/3 votes?
300
Name 3 powers of Congress...
What is Tax, borrow money, commerce, regulate trade, military draft, coin money/value, naturalization, punish counterfeiters etc..
300
How many votes is needed for bill to be passed in the Senate?
What is a majority vote?
300
What is name of the President who resigned because he was going to get impeached and convicted for his Crimes?
Who is Richard Nixon?
400
What are the powers of HOR? (3)
What is to Impeach officials, elect President in case of Electoral tie.
400
Who is the President of the Senate?
Who is the Vice President?
400
Congress is.... meaning it is made up of 2 houses.
What is Bicameral?
400
When a bill is introduced who is in charge of assigning it a number?
Who is the Bill Clerk?
400
What are consequences of being impeached? (2)
Never hold office again and can be tried in court for crimes.
500
Name two HOR for Colorado?
Diana Degette
Jared Polis
Scott Tipton
Cory Gardner
Doug Lamborn
Mike Coffman
Ed Perlmutter
500
Name both Senators of Colorado
Who is Mark Udall & Michael Bennet?
500
What happens to a bill when Congress is in session after the President does nothing with a Bill?
Becomes law after 10 days.
500
What 3 things can the President do to a bill?
Sign it
Veto
Do nothing
500
Name at least 2 similarities of both Houses of Congress.
Bill can start in either houses, bill has to approved by both houses before it can go to President, impeachment of Presidents, pass bills over presidential veto with 2/3 votes, create lower federal courts, and Supreme court can strike down laws as unconstitutional.