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?
Bills that deal with taxation/revenue must be started in which part of Congress?
The House of Representatives
An idea for a law is called: (think about the Schoolhouse Rock song)
What is a bill?
Impeachment charges begin in this part of Congress:
What is the House of Representatives?
The common name for the legislative branch
What is Congress?
How long do members of the house of representatives get elected for?
What is 2 years
A bill is first heard here in either the House of Reps or Senate:
What is committee?
Legislative Branch is explained in this part of the Constitution:
What is Article I?
How long are the terms for members of the senate?
What is 6 years
Who can come up with an idea/bill?
Who is anyone?
Name 2 powers of Congress:
1. Power to declare War
2. Power to create taxes
3. Power to coin money
4. Approve treaties/presidential appointments
5. Form army or navy
Leader of the House of Representative:
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Minimum age to be in the House of Reps:
What is 25?
To reject a bill:
What is veto?
This word means "2 houses"
What is bicameral?
Who is the leader and president of the senate?
Who is the Vice President
#of days a President has to sign a bill into law:
What is 10?
# of years needed as a U.S. citizen to be in the Senate:
What is 9?
This part of Congress acts as a jury in impeachment trials:
What is the Senate?
Tax bills (laws) begin here:
What is the House of Representatives?
fraction is needed in BOTH houses of Congress to override a President's veto:
What is 2/3?
The part of Congress has equal representation
What is the Senate?
These type of powers of Congress come from how we interpret the "necessary and proper clause" Hint: think of a rubber band
What is the Elastic Clause?
Total # of members in Congress:
What is 535? (435 + 100)