House
Senate
R or D
Vocabulary
Hodgepodge
100
How many members make up the U.S. House of Representatives
What is 435
100
How many members make up the United States Senate
What is 100
100
Claire McCaskill
What is a Democrat
100
Groups who are paid to influence Congress
What are interest groups
100
Congress is the main part of this branch of government
What is the Legislative Branch
200
Length of their term
What is 2 years
200
Length of their term
What is 6 years
200
Roy Blunt
What is a Republican
200
Unlimited debate in the Senate
What is a filibuster
200
All laws begin as this
What is a Bill
300
This position is in charge of the House
What is the Speaker of the House
300
Who is constitutionally in charge of the senate
What is Vice-President
300
Nancy Pelosi
What is a Democrat
300
Enough present to have a vote
What is a quorum
300
Missouri has 8 of these
What is House members
400
Who is the current Speaker of the House
What is John Boehner
400
Ceremonial position that resides over the Senate when Constitutionally appointed leader is absent
What is the President Pro Tempore
400
What party currently controls the House and what party controls the Senate
Republicans
400
Creatively drawing a district map to the advantage of one party
What is gerrymandering
400
The ages to be a member of the House and Senate
What is 25 years for the House and 30 years for the Senate
500
This kind of bill can only originate in the House
What are taxes
500
Who holds all of the real power in the Senate and what is his name
Who is Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell
500
First Democratic and Republican Presidents
Andrew Jackson & Abraham Lincoln
500
If John Boehner and Nancy Pelosi work on a bill together what is this called
What is bipartisan
500
Committee that directs where the bill go
What is the Rules Committee
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