Why is the speaker of the house such an important job
What is he tells the house shich bills to vote, and he's the head of the whole house (435 members)
200
The minimum age to be a Representative
What is 25
200
Where do bills about tax and money start
What is the House
200
Where does the bill go after it passes in the HOR and the Senate
What is President
200
How many Representatives from each state
What is depends on the population
300
How many years do Representatives have to be a citizen
What is 7
300
How many years to Senators serve in each term?
What is 6 yrs
300
What is an enumerated power
What is expressed or listed
300
Where is the information regarding Congress found in the Constitution
Article I
400
Why would a member of the House of Representatives introduce a bill that he knows has no chance of passing?
(A) He knows he still has a chance to debate the bill on the floor (B) He knows he will be able to make sure the bill goes to his committee where he can bring in public supporters of his bill (C) He knows he will be able to call attention to a need not currently addressed by law
C
400
How long do you have to be a citizen to be a senator
9 years
400
Who make the rules for each chamber of Congress?
Each chamber determines their won rules
400
Name an enumerated power of Congress
Punish pirates
500
What is the leader of the House called
What is Speaker
500
Who is the president of the senate
VP
500
How much of Congress needs to vote to override a Presidential veto
2/3
500
What does the expression "the bill is on the floor" mean
All the representatives get a chance to read the bill and debate whether it should be supported or opposed
500
Why are the requirements for the Senate tougher than the House?