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
Fraction off both houses of Congress needed to override a President's veto
What is 2/3?
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 work 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?
What Amendment lets people vote directly for their senators?
What is the 17th Amendment
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)