People in Charge
Who is the president of the United States?
Donald Trump
What is the age requirement to be in the senate?
30 years old
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435
What is a bill?
A proposed law
What is a Reapportionment?
Seats are redistributed amongst states, based on the results of the census
Who is the Vice President of the United States?
Mike Pence
How long must you be a U.S. citizen for, to be in the U.S. senate?
How is the Speaker of the House chosen?
How is a bill introduced?
A member of congress has to propose the bill
What is Redistricting?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
Who is in charge of the senate?
What is one requirement to be apart of The House of Representatives?
25 years old, U.S. citizen for at-least 7 years, a resident of the State, he or she wants to represent
How does a bill become a law?
The President must sign it in, or if the President vetoes it, it goes back to congress can vote it in
What are the powers of the Congress?
Expressed, Implied, Inherent
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
Chuck Grassley
What is one interesting tradition of the Senate
The Debates have no end
What causes a state to lose seats in the House?
Loss of population, or passed in population by another state
How many people in congress need to approve the bill for it to become law?
2/3’s
What are 3 expressed powers of congress?
Levy taxes, borrow money, regulate foreign and interstate commerce, establish uniform rules of citizenship, coin money, punish counterfeiters, establish post offices and post roads, make copyright and patent laws, establish national courts, define and punish piracy and other violations of international law, declare war, support and raise armies, raise and maintain a navy, establish military laws, call up a national militia in ties of uprising or foreign invasion, organize, arm, and discipline a militia when it is called int service, exercise jurisdiction, make all laws necessary and proper
Who is the Senate Majority Leader?
Mitch McConnell
What is the end of a debate vote called?
Cloture
How does the House separate, their people?
They organize them into committees
If the President doesn't sign the bill, how many days does it have to sit in congress for it become law?
10 days
What was the purpose of the 16th amendment?
Empowered congress the levy Taxes