Congress
What do Congress members work to Create?
Laws
How many House of Representative members are there?
435
How many senators are there?
100
Which chamber has the sole power to impeach?
House of Representatives
Who oversees the the House of Representatives and assigns member to committees?
Speaker of the House
The first 10 amendments of the Constitution are known as what?
Bill of Rights
True or False. Congress has the power to declare war, collect taxes, and open and regulate banks.
False
What is the term of office for a House of Representative member and what is the age requirement to be a member?
2 years and 25 years old
What is the term of office for a senator and how old must you be to run?
6 years and 30 years old
What does the Senate have the sole power to do in the impeachment process?
Hold impeachment trials
Which chamber has special duties to deal with bills about money?
House of Representatives
If a power is "reserved" it belongs to the....
States
Which amendment allows the federal government to levy and collect an income tax from all Americans?
16th Amendment
True or False? You must have been born in America to be a member of the House.
False
Who do senators represent?
All members of their state
Which chamber tries to convict based on a 2/3 vote?
The Senate
Who can provide accurate, updated information to legislators on certain issues?
Lobbyists
The Bill of Rights were created to limit the power of which government?
Federal Government
Which amendment took the power to assign senators from state legislators and gave it to the citizens?
17th Amendment
Who do members of the House of Representatives represent?
Members of their district in the state
Who is the presiding officer of the Senate if the Vice President is absent?
President Pro Tempore
Which chamber brings the accusations by a majority vote in the impeachment process?
House of Representatives
Which committee is established to work out differences between House and Senate versions of the bill?
Conference Committee
True of False? Government makes and enforces policy
True
The powers of Congress are given by the constitution in which article?
Article 1
How are the number of representatives divided?
Population based on census
The number of Senate seats held by each state is fixed by the what?
The Constitution
If the impeachment process makes it through the first and second phase, what happens?
Removal from office
Senators and House of Representative members are assigned to committees based on what type of system?
Seniority
The framers of the Constitution expected that conflicts between national laws and state laws would be unavoidable, so they included what clause?