Constitutional Talk
"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives" comes from which Article and Section of the Constitution.
Article 1, Section 1
The House of Representatives is referred to as the _________ house or chamber of Congress.
The Lower House
The Senate is referred to as the ________ house/chamber of Congress.
The Upper House
Congress has this, the ability to spend and collect money.
Power of the Purse
The number of Senators we have
100
Congress is the only branch that can do this in a time of conflict
Declare War
The Length of a term for some in the House of Representatives
2 Years
The Length of a Senate Term
6 Years
You can be a Senator, if you are this age
30 years old
The number of House of Representative members we have
435
This term refers to the redrawing of state maps based on the 14th Amendment.
Redistricting
99% of bills never make it out of this
Committee
The President of the Senate is this person
The Vice President of the United States
Congress Elects the President if this body cannot come to the majority needed to be elected
Electoral College
Term for when a divided Congress can't get much done because there is no bipartisanism in place.
Gridlock
The decision of 3/5 of the Senate to limit or end debate on an issue and call for a vote
Cloture
This is the elected leader of the House
Speaker of the Hosue
Speaker Pro Tempore
It's this body's job to conduct the "Trial" of an impeachment.
The Senate
The redrawing of district maps to give one political party an advantage
Gerrymandering
The person who oversees the impeachment trial of the President
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
The Requirements to be a Member of the House of Representatives are these
25 years old, citizen for 7 years, and live in the state you represent.
This is the number of terms a Senator is limited to serve
Trick Question: There is no limit for terms by a US Senator.
All bills having to do with this originate in the House of Representatives
Taxation and Appropriations
Donald Trump will now be the 2nd President to serve 2 nonconsecutive terms. Who was the first and only other one to do so?
Grover Cleveland