Vocabulary
The only way a filibuster can be stopped. Limits the debate to 60 minutes per speaker and needs at least 60 votes to pass.
Cloture
Extending a debate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote
Filibuster
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
435
Who are Maine's two current Senators?
Angus King
Susan Collins
Who currently acts as the presiding officer of the Senate?
Kamala Harris
The minimum number of members needed for official legislative action
Quorum
How many members make up the U.S. Senate?
100
What is the title of the highest ranking official, of the majority party, in the House?
Speaker of the House
Committees which continue from one Congress to the next
Standing Committees
Who is the Current Majority Leader of the Senate?
Chuck Schumer
Population count done every 10 years
Census
What is the age requirement to be a member of the Senate?
30
What is the age requirement to be in the House of Representatives?
25
Drawing districts boundaries to give one party an electoral advantage
Gerrymandering
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
A vote of formal disapproval of a member’s action
Censure
This person (title) acts as the VP when the VP is not available.
President Pro Tempore
The number of representatives a state receives is based upon what?
population
Who is the current House Majority Leader?
Steny Hoyer
Who is the current President Pro Tempore?
Patrick Leahy
People in the district who lawmakers represent
Constituents
What person/ position acts as the leader (presiding officer) of the Senate?
Vice President
Who are Maine's two current House representatives?
Chellie Pingree
Jared Golden
Kevin McCarthy
Who is the current Minority Leader of the Senate
Mitch McConnell