House of
Representatives
Senate
Powers
MD/Local
Miscellaneous
100
The number of Representatives is set at this number ____and is based on this.
What is 435 and population
100
You have to be this age ____ and a citizen for this many years_____ to be a Senator.
What is 30 and 9.
100
These are the powers given congress in Article 1 of the Constitution.
What are Expressed or Delegated Powers.
100
This is what the MD State Legislature is called.
What is the General Assembly?
100
This is the term for a government with 2 separate houses in the legislative branch.
What is bicameral?
200
You have to be ____ years old and a citizen for ___ years to be a representative of the state you live in.
What is 25 and 7.
200
There are this many Senators from each state.
What is 2?
200
This power allows the congress to collect revenue.
What is Taxation?
200
This is what the lower house of the General Assembly is called.
What is the House of Delegates?
200
This is the process where a citizen can influence the making or changing of a law.
What is the Initiative process?
300
A representative serves for this many years.
What is 2?
300
Senators serve this many years in their term.
What is 6?
300
These are the powers that Congress has but they are not written in the Constitution.
What are Implied powers.
300
This is the Upper House of the MD General Assembly.
What is the Senate?
300
This is the function of the conference committee.
What is to compromise?
400
This process is necessary to ensure each legislator represents the same number of citizens.
What is redistricting.
400
This is the presiding officer of the Senate. (Head) Bonus: This is their only real power?
What is the President Pro Tempore or the Vice President. Bonus: What is break ties in voting?
400
This gives Congress the Implied powers.
What is the Elastic Clause.
400
This is the legislative branch of the Howard County Government.
What is the County Council?
400
This is when all citizens vote on a law or change to a law. (Similar to Direct democracy)
What is a Referendum?
500
"Packing" and "Cracking" are part of this process.
What is Gerrymandering?
500
These are the two Senators from Maryland.
Who are Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin.
500
This part of Congress holds impeachment trials.
What is the Senate.
500
How many delegates represent District 12 in the MD House of Delegates? Bonus: Name one of them.
What is 3? Bonus: Eric Ebersole, Clarence Lam, Terri Hill
500
This is the procedure of counting of every citizen the US for representation.
What is the census?
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