A proposed law presented to the House and Senate for consideration.
What is a Bill?
100
To begin a session of Congress.
What is Convene?
200
Lasting one year, this is the time in which Congress meets to do business.
What is a session?
200
Meaning to distribute.
What is apportion?
200
This is the term length of a Senator.
What is 6 years.
200
This is the prefix for bills originating in the House.
What is H.R.?
200
To take a break in the middle of a session of Congress?
What is recess?
300
This lasts for two years, and consists of two Congressional sessions.
What is a term?
300
This happens every 10 years and is key in the re-distribution of House seats.
What is a census?
300
Must be 30 years old, been a U.S. citizen for 9 years, and live in the state you represent.
What are formal qualifications to be a Senator?
300
All bills dealing with revenue must originate in this place.
What is the House of Representatives?
300
This House term means, to redistribute House seats.
What is Reapportion?
400
The re-drawing of Congressional district lines to the advantage of a Political Party or group.
What is Gerrymandering?
400
Chosen by the Majority Party, this is the Leader of the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
This is the portion of Senators that are up for election at any one time.
What is 1/3?
400
Has nothing to do with its literal cousin the dove. This is the act of killing a bill in the committee phase.
What is pigeonholing?
400
When the President calls a meeting of Congress to deal with an emergency situation.
What is a Special Session?
500
One historical reason for our bicameral legislative branch was because this country had one when we formed our country.
What is Great Britain?
500
This set the permanent size of the House at 435 members, and laid out a plan to re-distribute the House seats.
What is the Reapportionment Act of 1929?
500
These are characteristics that, while not required by law, are key to how electable a candidate is.
What are informal qualifications?
500
This a the place where a bill goes to undergo specialized scrutiny and investigation by Congressional members who are SPECIALIZED in a particular field.
What is a Sub-Committee?
500
The President's power to end a session of Congress. Only usable if both Houses cannot agree on an end date.