The House
Since 1929 the House of Representatives has been capped at this fortunately odd number.
What is 435?
Who is the Majority Leader?
She was the first and so far only female Speaker of the House.
Who is Nanci Pelosi?
This Article of the Constitution establishes Congress.
What is Article 1?
You can get anything done in the Senate with this simple motion.
What is Unanimous Consent?
This person leads the House of Representatives, though funnily enough, is not required to be a member of the chamber.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This person is the only member of the Senate that is in the Presidential line of succession, and is by tradition the oldest member of the majority party.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
This person holds the record for longest serving caucus leader in the Senate, and is a big stinky doo doo head.
Who is Mitch McConnell?
According to the Constitution, this person presides in the Senate over all impeachment trials.
Who is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
This sneaky procedure allows Congress to take long stretches of time off while blocking the President from making Recess Appointments.
What is a Pro Froma Session?
Unlike in the Senate, the House of Representatives must pass this specific package at the beginning of every new session of Congress
What is a rules package?
Since the early 1900s, this has been the formal motion to end a filibuster.
What is cloture?
This person was the first African American to ever serve in Congress, serving as a Senator from Mississippi.
Who is Hiram Rhodes Revels?
Before this Amendment, Senators were appointed by their respective State legislatures.
What is the 17th Amendment?
This type of Resolution must be passed by and applies to both chambers, but does not require the signature of the President.
What are Joint Resolutions?
The Speaker's power is derived from the standing rules of the House which give him or her complete discretionary control over this.
This process is a rare tool used to bypass the Senate filibuster, though it can only be used once per fiscal year.
What is budget reconciliation?
This person served in the House after being President, and is the only person to do so.
Who is John Quincy Adams?
According to the Constitution, this person presides over the rare Joint Session of Congress that happens every 4 years when they convene to count the votes from the Electoral College.
Who is the Vice President?
This type of committee is formed when neither chamber can agree on the exact text of a bill.
What is a Conference Committee?
This instrument stands to the right of the Speaker's chair on the House floor, and is used by the Sergeant at Arms to restore order to the House chamber in rare cases.
What is the House mace?
Unlike in the House, Senators must be recognized to speak when they stand, however the Majority Leader has this special power from which they derive all of their power.
What is priority recognition?
This person laid the foundation for the modern Senate by developing the Senate's two track system.
Who is Robert Byrd?
This specific part of the Constitution is what allows for each chamber to make their own rules.
What is Article 1, Section 5, Clause 2?
This is a rare Congressional procedure that can bypass a Senate filibuster, but first requires a formal request from the President's Budget Director.
What is a Recissions Package?