Senate
100
Maximum number of people in the House
435
Chambers where bills can be introduced in
Both the House and Senate
Joe Biden's age
What is 81?
Veto
What is rejecting a proposal from a law-making body?
Number of years a senator serves
What is 6 years?
This person controls which member of their party gets assigned to what committee
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This happens when a bill is introduced
What is getting sent to subcommittee/committee?
Joe Biden's full name
Who is Joseph Robinette Biden Jr.?
Logrolling
What is voting for another senator's bill so they can vote for your bill; exchanging voting favors?
President of the Senate
Who is Kamala Harris?
Representative that had just gotten kicked out of the House less than a week ago
Who is George Santos?
The majority required to pass a bill to the president
What is a simple majority?
President's role in the legislative process
What is vetoing or passing bills?
Filibuster
What is talking for a prolonged period to stop a bill from being passed?
Role of the President Pro Tempore
(Double points if you correctly get the name of them)
What is filling in for the President of the Senate if they are unavailable?
Who is Patty Murray?
Unique legislative step only found in the House
What is the House Rules Committee?
This happens when the House and Senate do not submit an identical version of a bill
What is sending the bill to a conference committee?
What is 2/3s of both the House and Senate?
The purpose of a Conference Committee
What is ironing out differences between the House and the Senate's version of bills?
By this majority, the Senate can pass bills to the House
What is the simple majority; 51 votes?
Current Speaker of the House
Who is Mike Johnson?
This type of committee studies bills sent in after they are introduced
What is a standing committee?
This phrase describes when the president doesn't reject nor return a bill to Congress within 10 days after first received and the bill therefore does not become law
What is a pocket veto?
Cloture
What is the 2/3s majority to end a filibuster/bring debate to a quick end?