Congress
The House of Representatives and the Senate make up this governing body
What is Congress
This is the term length for a member of the House.
These are the requirements to become a senator.
What is 30 years old and a citizen for 9 years?
What is a sponsor?
The vast majority of bills die here.
What is committees?
Body of lawmakers
What is Legislature
This is the title for the person who presides over the House of Representatives.
What is the Speaker of the House?
This is the title for the leader of the Senate.
What is President Pro Tempore?
This office helps lawmakers write their bills.
What is the Office of Legislative Council?
Only about ____% of bills ever become laws.
What is 3-4%?
there are 435 voting members
What is the House of Representatives
This is the requirements for being a member of the House.
What is 25 years old and a citizen for 7 years?
This type of vote is used to end a filibuster.
What is a cloture?
Each bill that is submitted is given these 2 things.
What is a number and a committee?
This person must sign bills.
Who is the President?
This term means 2 chambers
What is bicameral?
These are powers of congress that are specifically listed in the Constitution and there are 27 of them.
What is Enumerated powers?
All members of Congress sit on these.
What is a committee?
This % is needed in the Senate to end a cloture.
What is 61%?
These are the 2 main functions of the legislative branch.
What is make laws and represent the people?
What is the Hopper?
Louisiana's current senators
Who is John Kennedy and Bill Cassidy?
All debate rules are decided by this committee in the House.
What is the Rules Committee?
If Congress in NOT in session unsigned bills become this after 10 days.
What is a pocket vetoe?