Legislative Branch 1
Which part of congress is represented according to population?
What is The House of Representatives
How many senators are in the Senate?
What is 100?
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
What is the necessary and proper clause?
what is the basis for implied powers?
An Identical bill must be passed in both the House and Senate - True or False
True
What is a qualification to be a Representative in the House
25 years old, Live in the district you represent,../
How long do members of the house of representatives get elected for?
What is 2 years
A joint committee has members of what part(s) of Congress?
What is both the Senate and the House of Representatives
What is determined by the census every 10 years?
What is population & number of Representatives in the House
How long are the terms for members of the senate?
What is 6 years
What kind of committee us set up for specific purpose and limited time?
What is a select committee
How are senators elected?
What is voters in each state?
What is the purpose of congressional committees
What is make handling thousands of bills more efficient
What is the main benefit of the franking privilege?
What is free mailing/postage
What is one way the Legislative Branch and Check the Executive Branch?
What is Gerrymandering?
Redrawing district lines to benefit one party over the other.
Who is the leader and president of the senate?
Who is the Vice President
What do conference committees do?
What is make compromises on bills
Our Congress has two houses, What kind of legislature is this?
What is bicameral
What percent of the vote does congress need to override a presidents veto?
What is 2/3s
Members of Congress are known as "servants of their constituents" What might one of the responsibilities of Congress be?
What is serve their voters
What Amendment lets people vote directly for their senators?
What is the 17th Amendment
What is the total number of members in Congress?
What is 535? (House and Senate)
Who is the most powerful person in Congress?
What is the Day to Day leader of the Senate called?
President Pro tempore