Unit 2 Part 1 - Congress

Congress 1

100

How many Senators from each state?

2

200

How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

435

300

What group reconciles bills from the House and the Senate?

Conference Committee

400

Who is the most powerful member of Congress?

The Speaker of the House -- Nancy Pelosi 

500

What majority is needed to vote to override a presidential veto?

2/3 in both chambers

Congress 2

100

What is a rider?

a rider is an additional provision added to a bill, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill. Riders are usually created as a tactic to pass a controversial provision that would not pass as its own bill.

200

How do you end a filibuster?

Cloture; 2/3 vote

300

Who breaks a tie in the Senate?

Vice President

400

What are two difference between the House and the Senate?

House of Reps: 25 years old, 7 years a citizen, 2 year term, 435 members, power of the purse, impeachment

Senate: 30 years old, 9 years a citizen, 6 year term, 100 members, appointment power

500

What are two powers of the Speaker of the House?

• Calls meetings of the House to order
• Controls House Calendar 
• Administers the oath of office to new members
• Ensures that order and decorum are maintained on the floor of the House
• Makes rulings on disputed House procedures and parliamentary issues
• Appoints the chairpersons and members of standing House committees and select and special committees
• Appoints a majority of members to the important House Rules Committee
• Exerts power over the legislative process by setting the House legislative calendar determining when bills will be debated and voted on
• Often utilizes this power to help fulfill his or her responsibility of making sure bills supported by the majority party are passed by the House
• Serves as chair of the majority party's House steering committee

Congressional Officials

100

Who is the current Speaker of the House?

Nancy Pelosi

200

Who is the current House majority leader?

Steny Hoyer (D)

300

Who is the current Senate Majority Leader? 

Mitch McConnell (R)

400

Who is the current House Minority Leader?

Kevin McCarthy (R)

500

Who is the current Senate Minority Leader?

Chuck Schumer (D)

Random

100

Which chamber approves presidential nominations?

Senate

200

What is the selection of committee chair usually based upon? 

seniority within the majority party 

300

Which chamber currently has a higher proportion of non-whites?

House of Representatives

400

When does reapportionment of seats in the House occur? 

Every 10 years after the census

500

Difficulty passing legislation in Congress due to Partisanship

Congressional Gridlock

Final Jeopardy

100

Part 1: What amendment details issues related to presidential death and line of succession?

Part 2: Who are the top 3 individuals in the line of presidential succession?

Part 1: 25th Amendment

Part 2: Vice President, Speaker of the House, President Pro Tempore of the Senate