Vocab
Senate Facts
Party Leaders
Rules
Traditions
100
President of the Senate
What is the position that the vice president can preside over debate in the chamber?
100
The upper house.
What is another name for the Senate?
100
senate allows senators to debate at length and preclude a simple majority for ending debate.
What does the senate allow?
100
rule allowed for the development of a practice
What is fillbuster
200
President pro tempore
What is the person who presides in the absence of the president of the Senate
200
Senators.
What is tend to be more known than members of the house?
200
What is two
What is the number of senators per state?
200
an end to a debate
What is cloture
300
Senate majority leader
What is the figure chosen by a vote of the majority party?
300
Older People.
What is typical for people to elect to the Senate than to the House?
300
every wednesday
When does the rules committee meet?
300
expulsion of a member of senate, what is required?
What is two-thirds majority vote
400
Seniority Rule
What is occurrence of a committee who has gone to the most senior majority senator on a committee
400
The Senate's leadership.
What is generally less powerful than the House leadership?
400
What is $174,000
What is the annual salary for the U.S. Senator?
400
30 years old- five years older than house members
What is the age you must be to be apart of the senate?
400
the senate has 16 standing committees, list 5
What is a agriculture, nutrition, and forestry. armed services. budget. banking, housing, and urban affairs, appropriations, commerce, science and transportation. energy and natural resources. environmental and public works. finance. foreign relations. health, education, labor, and pensions. homeland security and govt affairs. judiciary. rules and administration. small businesses and entrepreneurship. veteran's affairs.
500
Filibuster
What is the occurrence of a measure take the floor of the Senate and refuse to stop talking in an effort to prevent the measure of being up for a vote?
500
The president of the Senate.
What is the role of the Senate that cannot take part in a debate?
500
Senate majority leader
What is the most powerful position?
500
what is at least nine years
What is the length of time a senate member has to be a U.S. citizen?
500
the senate leadership consists of three leaders, including?
what is president of the Senate, president pro tempore, senate majority leader
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