The House
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Which Amendment changed the Senate’s election rules from State Legislatures to popular vote?
17th
A committee that has members of both the House and the Senate is known as a…
a tax levied on one person but passed on to another for payment to the government
indirect tax
How many members of the Senate are there?
100
15
Senators are elected for how many years?
6
Bills can be started in either the House or the Senate, except for bills concerning…
Revenue
a provision that bears little relationship to the bill’s main topic
rider
Commerce Powers
The legislative power to solely approve spending by the federal government and where money is allocated is known as the…
Power of the Purse
The President of the Senate is also the…
Vice President of the US
In order to become a law, a bill must pass ______________ in both the house and the senate.
Identically
the people who live within a particular geographic area that is represented by a member of Congress
constituent
The Legislative Power to charge officials (typically the President) with wrongdoing and bring them to trail is known as…
Impeachment Power
What are the qualifications to be a member of the HOR?
25 years old, us citizen for 7 years, live in state representing
What are the qualifications to be a member of the Senate?
30 years old, us citizen for 9 years, live in state representing
What three things can a president do with a bill when it reaches their desk?
veto, pocket veto, sign it
occurs when opponents of a measure take the floor of the Senate and refuse to stop talking in an effort to prevent the measure coming up for a vote
filibuster
The ________________________________ expands the power of the federal government by allowing them to make laws based on implied meaning of expressed powers.
Necessary & Proper Clause
How many members are their in the HOR?
435 (438 w/ DC)
Every 2 years, _________ of the Senate is up for re-election.
1/3
Before it can go to the floor for a vote in the House, what committee must the bill go through?
Rules Committee
order that forces the police to present a person in court to face charges
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Who chooses the President if neither candidate receives a majority of the electoral college?
HOR