Bill on Capitol Hill
The President is given this power, the power to not approve a bill passed by Congress.
Veto
Congress has the power to remove a president from office due to misconduct, also called this.
Impeachment
The House of Representatives has this many members.
435
The Legislative Branch is given the power to do this.
Make Laws
The Senate has 100 members, meaning that each state has how many Senators?
2
After a bill is sponsored and read aloud in the House, it is assigned to one of these, a specific group.
Committee
Congress has the power to tax, which is this type of power.
Expressed
This is the leader of the House of Representatives.
DOUBLE POINTS: Give me the name of this person.
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
Some people call it the House and the Senate, but we also call it this.
Congress
During an impeachment of a president, the Senate is given this power during the impeachment process.
Trial/tries the President.
To override a president's veto, Congress must have a Supermajority, which is how many votes?
2/3rds majority
Congress has the power to draft people into the armed services, which is this kind of power.
Implied
After a population count is taken districts are redrawn, also known as this.
Redistricting
During times like this, Congress gives extra emergency power to the President.
Times of War
The Vice President is the leader of the Senate, but he only gets to vote if this happens.
A tie/tiebreaker
If the president receives the bill, how many days does he have to sign it?
10 days
Congress uses this clause (section 18) within the Constitution to carry out their expressed powers.
Necessary and Proper Clause
This is when representation is REassigned based on state's population.
Reapportionment
There are 2 Chambers in Congress, making the legislature this.
Bicameral Legislature
Each state is given 2 senators regardless of population. This system of representation supports this plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention.
New Jersey Plan
Pigeonholing
Congress has the power to regulate this between states, a power that some believe Congress has abused over the years.
Commerce Clause/Power
Each state is given an amount of representatives based on population. This system of representation supports this plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention.
Virginia Plan
Name ONE Supreme Court case that overruled a Congressional power.
U.S. vs. Lopez, Watkins v. U.S.
FINAL JEOPARDY:
In the Supreme Court case of McCulloch v. Maryland, Congress establishes a Second National Bank. Under which CLAUSE does Congress have the power to establish a National Bank?
Necessary and Proper Clause