How long are the terms for members of the House of Representatives
What is 2 years
100
Powers expressed specifically in writing.
What is Expressed Powers
100
How long are the terms for each Senator
What is 6 years
100
The type of Congress we have
What is a Bicameral Congress
100
A proposed law presented to the House or Senate for consideration.
What is a Bill
200
What day of what month are members of the House of Reps elected?
What is 1st Tuesday, after the 1st Monday in November
200
Powers gained from reasonable deduction from the Expressed Powers
What is Implied Powers
200
Who are our current sitting Senators from Iowa
Who is Chuck Grassley, and Tom Harkin
200
The most powerful position in Congress, and the leader of the House of Representatives.
What is Speaker of the House
200
This enables members to stop the "pigeonhole" process, and force a bill onto the floor of the House for debate if it has been in a committee for 30 days.
What is a Discharge Petition
300
How often does Congress reapportion the seats in the House?
What is Every 10 years, or each time the census comes out.
300
Powers gained from creating a national gov't for the US
What is Inherent Powers
300
How many members of the Senate are up for re-election every two years?
What is 33-34, or 1/3
300
Leader of the Senate
What is the Vice President/President of the Senate
300
The attempt to "talk a bill to death" in the Senate
What is Filibuster
400
Which party often gains seats in the House during off-year elections?
What is the party the President is not a part of.
400
Name three expressed powers Congressmen have.
What is Power to Tax, Money, Military, Postal, Weights and Measures, Immigration, Judicial
400
How old do you have to be to serve in the Senate, and how long do you have to be a citizen in the US?
What is 30 years old, citizen for 9 years
400
Assistants of the Majority/Minority Leaders in the House and the Senate.
What is Party Whips
400
Once a bill is printed in its final form, it is considered
What is Engrossed
500
The type of district where everyone in the State votes from a pool of representatives.
What is an At-Large District
500
Choose two expressed powers Congressmen have and give me the Implied Powers they gain from it.
What is Multiple Answers
500
Who originally elected Senators before the 17th Amendment?
What is State Legislatures
500
Third in line for Presidential Succession, member of the Senate.
What is President Pro Tempore
500
Name the four options a President has once a bill reaches their desk.
What is
1. Sign it
2. Veto it
3. Allow it to become a law by not signing it for 10 days.
4. Pocket Veto