Senate
Who is the President of the Senate?
The VPOTUS
What are party leaders called in the House of Representatives
Floor Leaders
What happens every 10 years?
The census
Who is the current youngest person serving in the Congress
Maxwell Alejandro Frost
What happened to Steve Scalise
He was shot in the hip while playing a baseball game in VA
When is the only time the VPOTUS shows up to the Senate?
When the 100 senators have a tie. (50/50)
How long is a term in the House of Representatives?
2 years
What is drawing congressional district called?
Redistribution
Who was the youngest man ever to serve in Congress?
William Charles Cole Claiborne
to make babies and stuff
How long is each term in the Senate?
6 years
What is a Congressional District
an area that a member of the House represents
How many members of the House of Representatives are there?
435 Representatives
How many years apart were our favorite two members of the House of Representatives?
(JD & DD)
27 years
What is the ruling 'President' of the Senate when the VPOTUS isn't around and what makes them the ___.
President Pro Tempore;
The most senior Senator of the majority party
Who is the current Speaker of the house?
What is Gerrymandering and what was the origin of the word?
1) Gerrymandering - drawing congressional districts to the advantage of the political party that controls the state legislatures.
2) Gov. Elbridge Gerry and his salamander-like districts
How many people are there in the Congress?
535 Senators and Representatives
About how much percent of Congress is college educated?
(found from Web)
96% of people in the Congress are college educated, and about 23% attended Ivy League schools.
Who is the current President Pro Tempore and what state and party are they from?
Current President Pro Tempore:
Patty Murray (D-WA)
What is the minority floor leader called and who is the current one?
(bonus, what state and party)
House Minority Leader - Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY)
True or False:
congressional districts usually stay the same over many years because the land is still the same
False - congressional districts are redrawn constantly to make sure there is the right number of average people living in each district
Who was the oldest member of Congress? And when did he die?
(Hint: he was 100 years old)
Strom Thurmond, 2003
Where did the word congress come from?
(language, suffix, and prefix)
from Latin congressus, from congredi ‘meet’, from con- ‘together’ + gradi ‘walk’.