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100
The House of Representatives has this many members
What is 435?
100
The Senate has this many members
What is 100?
100
Congress' job is to...
What is make laws?
100
Coin money
What is Expressed Power?
100
In order to pass a law through either chamber, a bill needs ___% of the vote.
What is 51% or a simple majority
200
The number of Representatives is based on
What is population?
200
Senators serve a ________ year term
What is 6?
200
Congress is made up of 2 chambers. This is also known as
What is Bicameralism?
200
Declare War
What is Expressed Power?
200
Before a bill is debated on the floor, it must first be revised by
Who are Committees?
300
House of Representatives members serve a term for this many years
What is 2 years?
300
The number of Senators is determined by
What is equal representation?
300
The Legislative Branch can check the Executive Branch by
What is impeachment, overriding a veto, approving appointments
300
Create a National Bank
What is Implied Power?
300
This political cartoon represents this concept
What is gerrymandering?
400
Missouri has how many Representatives in the House?
What is 8?
400
The Senate was based off this plan
New Jersey Plan
400
The Legislative Branch can check the Judicial Branch by
What is approving Judicial appointments, remove judges through impeachment
400
A concurrent power is
What is any power that both the State and the National government hold that is necessary for government to function. Ex. Make laws or borrow money
400
The Elastic Clause...
What is provides the Constitutional basis for Congress passing a wide variety of laws?
500
The House of Representatives is based off of this plan
What is the Virginia Plan?
500
Before the 17th Amendment, Senators were chosen by
State Legislatures
500
The Framers of the Constitution favored bicameralism because
What is it allowed for fair and equal representation of the States at a national level?
500
McCulloch v. Maryland is a court case that demonstrates that Congress has this type of power
What is Implied Power?
500
“This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land.”
- Article VI of the Constitution
This quote describes what clause?
What is the Supremacy Clause?