Today, the House of Representatives consists of _____ members.
What is 435?
100
According to the Constitution, ______ is the set number of the House seats.
What is 65?
100
The constitution gives two _________ to the Senate.
What are executive powers?
100
Congress may propose amendments to the Constitution with ______ vote in each house.
What is two-thirds?
200
A _______ of Congress is that period of time during which, Congress assembles and conducts business.
What is a session?
200
This state holds the record for the highest number of representatives in the House.
What is California?
200
Senators serve for _______ terms, three times the length of those for which members of the House are chosen.
What is six-year?
200
The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group.
What is Gerrymandering?
200
Only 26 _______ of the Congress have been held.
What are special sessions?
300
_______ saw bicameralism as a way to diffuse the power of Congress.
Who were The Framers?
300
Faced with the 1930 census, Congress avoided repeating its earlier lapse by passing the __________ of 1929.
What is The Reapportionment Act?
300
By the 1800s, the Senate was often called the _______ because so many wealthy party and business leaders sat in that chamber
What is The Millionaires Club?
300
A power the legislative branch has over both the executive and judicial branches.
What is impeachment?
300
Since ______, senators have been picked by the voters in each State at the regular November elections
What is 1913?
400
These reason(s) called for a bicameral congress.
What is Historical, Practical, and Theoretical reasons?
400
The constitution makes Congress the _______ branch, the basic policy making branch of the National Government.
What is lawmaking?
400
Fifteen members of the Senate have been expelled by the continuous body,one, _______ in 1797.
Who is William Blount?
400
A bill can be voted on in what three ways.
What is Viva Voce (voice vote), Division, or Recorded
400
A ________ is a provision that is not likely to pass on its own merit, that is attached to any important measure certain to pass.
What is a rider?
500
The head of the majority party in a legislative body, in example, the US Senate or House of Representatives.
What is the majority leader?
500
The Constitution says that a member of the House must be what three things...
What is 25 years of age, a citizen of the United States for seven years, and must be a representative from his/her elected state?
500
Most work in Congress are divided into these --- which focus on special areas like national defense, the budget, agriculture, and the like.
What are committees?
500
This article of the Constitution states that, "All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives."
What is Article 1?
500
Once a bill is signed by the President or his veto is overridden by both houses, it becomes a law and is assigned this.