How A Bill Becomes a Law
House of Representatives
Senate
Congressional Powers
100
People who can write a bill.
Who is anyone?
100
Number of people in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
100
Number of people in the Senate.
What is 100?
100
Term for Congress's taxing and spending powers.
What is the power of the purse?
200
Committee that irons our differences between bills in the House and Senate.
What is the conference committee?
200
The committee that determines how bills are presented, including requirements for debate.
What is the Rules Committee?
200
Vote of 60 Senators to end a filibuster.
What is Cloture?
200
The house that has a trial and then votes to "convict" and remove a President/judge from office (2/3 vote.
What is the Senate?
300
Paid representatives of interest groups who try to convince Congress to vote for their ideas.
Who are lobbyists?
300
Minimum age to be a member of the House.
What is 25 years old?
300
Minimum age to be a Senator.
What is 30 years old?
300
Government spending that goes to projects that benefit a congressperson district.
What is pork barrel legislation?
400
What a president does not sign or reject a bill AND congress ajourned within 10 days.
What is a pocket veto?
400
Most powerful person in the House.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
400
Most powerful person in the Senate.
Who is the Majority Leader?
400
Purposefully obstructing the work of Congress. Can be punished criminally.
What is contempt of Congress?
500
Members of Party leadership who ensure that people show up and vote.
What are the Whips?
500
Our Representatives.
Who are Ro Khanna and Eric Swalwell?
500
Our Senators.
Who are Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff?
500
Government-provided benefit or service, i.e. social security, medicare, medicaid, SNAP.
What is an entitlement?