The Senate
The House
The Basics
Definitions
BONUS
100

The length of a term for a member of the Senate

What is 6 years

100

The length of a term for a House of Representative member

What is 2 years

100

The legislative branch of the U.S. government

What is Congress

100

Tactic used in the Senate to delay or block a vote

What is fillibuster

100

Name your Idaho Senator and representative in the House

Who are Mike Crapo and Mike Simpson

200

The number of voting members in the Senate

What is 435

200

The number of voting members in the House of Representatives

What is 435

200

Duty of legislative branch

what is to make laws

200

Districts drawn purposefully giving a political party the advantage

What is gerrymandering
200

The fewest number of votes a state can have in the electoral college

What is 3

300

Party currently in control of the Senate

What is democratic party
300

The smallest number of representatives a state can have in the House

What is 1

300

The two houses in congress

What is the Senate and the House of Representatives

300

Having two branches or chambers

What is bicameral

300

Capped the House membership at 435 and created a procedure for redistricting after the census

What is the Apportionment Act of 1929

400

The 3 requirements to become a senator

What is 30 years old, U.S. citizen for 9 years, and reside in the state they represent
400

Party currently in control of the House of Representatives

What is republican party

400

The length of each term of Congress

What is 2 years

400

The people and interests that an elected official represents

What is constituents

400

The number of members of the electoral college

What is 538

500

Number of senators up for reelection every two years

What is 1/3 or 33 

500
The 3 requirements to be a member of the House

What is 25 years old, U.S. citizen for 7 years, and resident of the state of which they will be chosen

500

Ensures that only a third of senators are reelected at once

What is a continuous body

500

Only the president has the power to do this

What is special session

500

Name 3 of the 6 territories that have a representative in the House of Representatives

What is Guam, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, District of Columbia, and the Virgin Islands

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