Structure of Congress
This is the name of the two-part structure of Congress.
What is bicameral?
Congress has the power to create and collect these.
What are taxes?
A bill starts as this.
What is an idea?
This branch can declare laws made by Congress unconstitutional.
What is the Judicial Branch?
This building is where Congress meets.
What is the U.S. Capitol?
The upper chamber of Congress.
what is the Senate?
Congress must approve this before the president can go to war.
What is a declaration of war?
After introduction, a bill is sent to one of these for discussion.
What is a committee?
Congress can do this to a presidential veto.
What is override it?
Members of the House serve for this many years per term.
What is two years?
Each state has this many Senators.
what is 2?
Congress can remove a president through this process.
What is impeachment?
Both chambers must do this before a bill goes to the president.
What is approve or pass the bill?
Congress must approve these presidential choices for the Supreme Court.
What are nominations or appointments?
Senators serve for this many years per term.
What is six years?
This is the leader of the House of Representatives.
What is the speaker of the house?
Congress has the power to regulate this between states.
What is interstate commerce?
The president can do this to reject a bill.
what is a veto?
Congress approves this yearly plan for how money will be spent.
What is the federal budget?
This amendment changed the way Senators are elected—by the people, not state legislatures.
What is the 17th Amendment?
The number of members in the House of Representatives.
what is 435?
This clause allows Congress to make laws that are "necessary and proper."
What is the Elastic Clause?
Congress can override a veto with this fraction of votes in both chambers.
What is two/Thirds?
The Senate must approve these agreements made by the president with other countries.
What are treaties?
Congress meets in this part of Washington, D.C.
What is Capitol Hill?