Film on Congress
Who is the principal author of the Constitution?
James Madison
Which country has flown the most missions in Baltic Air Policing?
Germany
Which chamber of Congress has discharge petitions and which chamber has filibusters?
House has discharge petitions, Senate has filibusters
Who selects the Speaker of the House and chairs all House Committees?
The majority party in the House
(Putin the Poker Player): According to public opinion surveys in Russia, what are most Russians saying about the war?
Most Russians want the war to end
What do citizens typically believe about their own representatives in Congress?
They do an acceptably good job
Which NATO Allies risked the lives of their pilots by sending fighter jets to strike chemical weapon facility targets in Syria?
France and Britain
Are discharge petitions successful and why?
No, more than 90% fail
What is a rider amendment?
It has nothing to do with the original intent of the bill (only in the Senate)
(Present at the Destruction): What did Pete Hegseth tell American NATO allies?
The US was no longer the "primary guarantor" of European security
As an institution, how do people generally regard Congress?
They do not have a great deal of respect for it
What did the United States do to its defense budget between 2011 and 2016?
Defense spending was cut by hundreds of billions of dollars
How many House and Senate Committees are investigating the $5 trillion spent on COVID relief?
What is the difference between the open rule of debate and the closed rule of debate?
Open rule of debate = any member of the House can offer an amendment to the bill under consideration
Closed rule of debate = only members of the of the sponsoring committee can add amendments to the bill
(Very Well Alone): What did Friedrich Merz, the new Chancellor of Germany, say about Trump?
He does not care much about the fate of Europe
What are some of the characteristics that most Americans associate with Congressmen/women?
Insufficient, corrupt, and self seeking
Which NATO ally flew the most combat series in the Libyan War of 2011?
France
Which three groups formulate the Iron Triangle?
Congressional Committees, Interest Groups, Bureaucracy
Which NATO ally still had 1300 troops based in Afghanistan as of February 2021?
Germany
(Very Well Alone): What happened on February 24, 2025 when the UN voted on a resolution blaming Russia for invading Ukraine?
The US sided with Russia and North Korea in voting against its European and other important allies
Congresswoman Jeanette Rankin was the only member of Congress to...
Vote against the US getting involved in both World War I and World War II
Which two countries combined flew more on target strike missions than the US in the Libyan War of 2011?
Denmark and Norway
Between 1945-2021 there were more than 300 pocket vetoes. How many of these vetoes were overridden by Congress?
Zero - Congress is not able to override a pocket veto
What did Davy Crockett's constituents do when he voted against the Indian Removal Act?
They voted against him when he ran for re-election
(Raising the Boom): How many SCALP air launched cruise missiles are produced by France each year?
Between 50 and 100