What is Challenges of the nation/Citizen letters/Interest Groups/Research
100
Name for a representative currently holding office
What is an incumbent
200
Congress can do this to the president as a for of checks and balances
What is impeachment
200
How old must a person be to serve in the Senate?
What is 30 years old
200
How old must a person be to be in the House of Representatives?
What is 25
200
Stage where bills are most likely to die
What is the committee process
200
when the presidency and at least one chamber of congress are of different parties
What is Divided Government
300
The four factors that affect how a congressperson votes
What are The Powers of Congress, Personal Opinion, Political Party Views, and What the Voters Think
300
Who leads the Senate?
Who is the Vice President
300
a Representatives term length
What is 2 years
300
What type of majority is needed for Congress to override a Presidential veto?
What is 2/3 of both the House and Senate
300
A type of representation in which legislators exercise judgement independent of their constituents’ views
What is a Trustee
400
Implied powers are derived from this
What is the "Necessary and Proper" Clause
400
Used to "Talk bills to death"
What is a filibuster
400
Our current Speaker of the House
Who is Paul Ryan
400
What happens when two different versions of a bill pass the House and Senate
What is a Conference Committee
400
Redrawing of political districts for political gain is called?
What is Gerrymandering
500
Create rules on citizenship, collect taxes/pay debts, regulate commerce, coin money, establish post offices, create lower federal courts are all examples of what?
What are the enumerated powers of congress
500
The senate is in charge of approving what action of the president?
What are presidential appointments (ambassadors, judges, cabinet members
500
These types of bills MUST start in the House
What are bills that deal with raising revenue (Taxes)
500
Lawmaking debates are different in the House because they have this
What is a Rules Committee
500
Representatives engage in this to help their chances of being reelected