The Senate
The type of representation the Senate has, along with the total number of Senators and number per state.
Equality - 100 - 2
The type of representation the House has, along with the total number of representatives per state and how many representatives IL has.
Population - 435 - 17
The two legislative bodies that make up the US Congress.
The House and the Senate.
The official presiding officer (leader) of the Senate who holds the tie-breaking vote and our current leader of the Senate.
VP - JD Vance
The House
The length of a senator's term, and how often elections are held, and how many senators are up for election,
6 years - 1/3 every 2 years
The length of a Representative's term, and how frequently they are up for election.
2 years - every 2 years
The term for Congress's power to raise, borrow, and coin money.
Power of the purse.
The title and current holder of the leader of the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House - Mike Johnson
The chamber of Congress where impeachment trials end, acting as the jury.
The Senate.
The age, citizenship, and residency requirement for the Senate.
30 y/o - 9 years - live where you serve
The age, citizenship, and residency requirement for the House.
25 y/o - 7 years - live where you serve
To declare war.
The amendment that changed the way we elect Senators.
17th Amendment.
The 3 US Presidents who have officially been impeached and one who almost was before he resigned.
Officially = Trump, Johnson, Clinton - Almost = Nixon
Who elects Senators?
The people of an entire state
The people of a state district (Champaign County)
The body responsible for approving foreign treaties signed by the President.
The Senate.
Where the VP & Speaker of the House falls in the presidential line of succession.
VP = 1st - Speaker = 2nd
Watergate
Powers only belonging to the House.
Introducing revenue (money) bills - bringing charges against a corrupt politician - electing a president if the electoral college doesn't work out
Two key presidential actions that specifically require Senate approval.
Presidential appointments - the President's budget.
The official that holds a valuable link between the legislative and executive branches.
VP
How often the US requires a census, and what the count updates for each state.
Every 10 years - it updates the number of representatives each state has