Congressional Basics
There are two houses of Congress- What is the word we use for this? Congress is ______________.
bicameral
How many representatives in the H of R does the state of Florida have?
28
This person fills in as president of the senate. They are the most senior senator of the majority party. What is the title of this position?
President Pro-tempore
What is a proposed law called
bill
Double points. The Elastic Clause is also called the __________ clause and it allows Congress to stretch its powers. Powers granted by the elastic clause are called ______________ powers.
Necessary and proper clause; Implied
List 1 example of a non-legislative power of Congress.
Proposing amendments, impeaching officials,
members of the House of Representatives terms last for ________. members of the Senate's term last for _____ .
2 years; 6 years
List 1 Florida Senator (Double points if you can name both!)
Rick Scott, Marco Rubio
Who is the head of the Senate? Double Points if you can give me their Name....
The Vice President. Kamala Harris
Work that Congressmen do to help their district or state receive money are called____________.
Pork barrel projects.
Where in the Constitution (which article and which section) can you find the Enumerated powers of Congress?
Article 1, section 8
The number of representatives each state has depends on that states ______________.
population
A Senator's term last for _______, but a member of the H of R serves for ______
6 years
What is the other name of the Elastic Clause?
Necessary and Proper Clause
Which committee a Congressman will be on depends on his or her _________________.
Seniority
Congress adjusts the numbers of seats each state has in the H.O.R. every _____________ years, because this is how often a ________ is conducted.
10 years; Census
What title do we give the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
Who is the head of the Senate? Name or position will do...
Vice President!
Where does a bill go if the House of Representatives and the Senate pass different versions?
Conference committee
Sometimes, congressional districts are drawn in a way that favors one political party over another. This is called ______________.
Gerrymandering
________ are permanent Committees that continue their work from year to year and __________ committees are temporary and work on special issues (MUST GET BOTH RIGHT)
Standing, select.
Who is currently the Speaker of the House?
Mike Johnson (You don't have to know his name, I'm just testing your knowledge!)
How is the pro-tempore chosen?
Most senior senator of the majority party
Ex post facto laws.
What are the three types of Congressional committees? Some are permanent, some are temporary...
Standing (permanent), select (temporary), and joint (include members of both houses of Congress)