Power of Congress fill in the blank
Lay and collect ____ and duties
Taxes
called an inquiry of impeachment, is sent to the House Judiciary Committee;
Resolution
A Senate procedure through which a supermajority of 60 senators can vote to limit the amount of time spent debating a bill and cut off a filibuster.
cloture
This House of Congress has 435 representatives
The House of Representatives
The most common type of Legislation
Public Bills
Punish ________
Counterfeiting
committee votes on one or more articles of impeachment;
Report
The use of federal funding to finance localized projects, typically bringing money into a representative’s district in order to please constituents and boost the representative’s chances of winning reelection.
pork barrel legislation
This House has 2 representatives from each state
The senate
These address unusual or incidental circumstances
Joint Resolutions
Provide for a ______
Militia
full Senate votes on each article of impeachment;
Senate Vote
A tactic used by senators to block a bill by continuing to hold the floor and speak,
filibuster
What is the Term limit for Senators
6 years
A tactic to kill a bill for the time being that is not a filibuster
"Tabling"
_____ ______, set its value, and fix the standard of weights and measures
Coin Money
after consideration of the evidence, the Judiciary Committee votes on the resolution or bill of impeachment;
Committee Vote
The committee responsible for scheduling and managing the flow of legislation on the floor of the House of Representatives
House Rules Committee
You must be at least 25 years old to be this type of representative
The House of Representatives
Also called non-Germane Amendments
Adding Riders
Establish rules for __________ and bankruptcy
Naturalization
DAILY DOUBLE: List the stages in order
Resolution-
Committee Vote-
House Vote-
Hearings-
Report-
House Vote-
Trial in Senate-
Senate Vote-
When two legislators agree to trade votes for each other’s benefit.
logrolling
This house initiates Impeachment procedures
The House of Representatives
DAILY DOUBLE: Which two types of Legislation do not carry the force of the law
Concurrent and Simple resolutions