House/Senate
Congressional Reappointment
Leadership Positions
Committees/Random
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100
You must be at least 30 years old to serve in which house of congress?
The Senate
100
A census is taken to redistrict how often?
Every 10 years
100
Who is the most powerful person in the house of representatives?
The speaker of the house
100
Expressed powers of congress are given in which part of the constitution?
Article 1, section 8
100
What is the largest animal in the world?
The Blue Whale
200
Elections for these members of congress are staggered so that it changes every 2 years
The Senate
200
What is the purpose of congressional redistricting (reapportionment)?
To have an equal population in each district
200
What is a whip's main job?
pressuring members to vote within the party
200
Which committee is the traffic cop of legislation in the house of representative
aka "The speakers committee"
House rules committee
200
How many countries are a part of the united nations? CLOSEST ANSWER WINS
193
300
What is the main and only constitutionally defined job that congress has?
To write the laws of the nation
300
Who is congressional reappointment done by?
the state legislature
300
Highest ranking senator and the second highest ranking official in the senate
President Pro Tempore
300
"Ill support your bill if you support mine" is an example of which legislative tactic?
Logrolling
300
Which city does this guy live in?
Springfield
400
In the original constitution, state legislatures elected the house of representatives. Which amendment changed this to a popular election?
17th Amendment (1913)
400
Tennessee not redrawing its congressional map in 60 years led to a supreme court case. Which one was this?
Baker v. Carr (1962)
400
Who is the congressman we watched a bunch of music videos of, and what is his position in congress?
Mitch Mcconnell, minority leader
400
temporary joint committee that resolves differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill
Conference Committee
400
What is the capital of this country?
Rome
500
What is the maximum number of representatives that we can have in the house of representatives
435
500
North Carolina's 12th district, that led to the Shaw V Reno court case had a congressional district that ran from Charlotte to which North Carolina city?
500
The impeachment article is brought up in ________________ and confirmed ______________
House of rep, senate
500
Who is the chief tax-writing committee?
House ways and means committee
500
Name 3 countries beginning with an S....
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Seychelles
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- South Sudan
- Spain
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Swaziland
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria