What Congress Does
The people who members of Congress represent
Who are constituents?
The political party with fewer senators or representatives
What is the minority party?
The leader of the Senate when the Vice President is not there
Who is the President pro tempore?
The powers of Congress that are not listed in the Constitution
What are implied powers?
People who make up the Committees in Congress
What are representatives and senators from both political parties?
3 main jobs of Congress
What is making laws, helping constituents, and watching over government agencies?
An official count of the people by the government
What is a census?
The number of senators that each state has
What is 2?
3 powers of Congress
What is declare war, collect taxes, and print money?
A large, permanent committee in the Senate or House of Representatives
What is a standing committee?
One example of something a constituent can ask members of Congress for
What is getting a passport?
How many members does the House of Representatives have?
What is 435?
The leader of the Senate
Who is the Vice President
A person who makes fake money
Who is a counterfeiter?
A temporary committee in the Senate or House of Representatives that is made for a specific reason
What is a select committee?
A proposal for a new law
What is a bill?
What are the seats in the House based on?
What is the census of each state?
Leaders of the Senate and the HoR who carry out the plans of their political parties
Who are floor leaders?
The part of the Constitution that says Congress can make laws to help carry out its expressed powers
What is an Elastic Clause
Number of committees are there in the Senate
What is 16?
What is congressional oversight?
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
What is a whip?
What are expressed powers?
Number of committees in the House
What is 19?