Qualifications
Structure of Congress
Powers of Congress
Potpourri
Powers
100

A person has to be this old in order to become a Representative in the House?

What is 25 years old?

100
How many seats are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
100

This body can impeach the President

What is the House of Representatives

100

Article I of the Constitution creates this

What is Legislative Branch

100

These powers are listed in Article I

What are enumerated powers?

200

A person has to be this old in order to serve in Senate?

What is 30 years of age?

200

This determines how many Representatives each state has?

What is the population?

200

This body determines whether to remove a President from office

What is the Senate

200

It has 2 houses

What is Congress

200

These powers are created by the necessary and proper clause

What are implied powers

300

A person must be a U.S. citizen for _____ years in order to serve in the House of Representatives.

What is 7?

300

This determines the number of Senators

What is equal representation

300

To bring the president to trial

What is impeach

300

This is the purpose of the legislative branch

What is make laws

300

The necessary and proper clause is often known as this 

What is the elastic clause

400
A person must be a U.S. citizen for ___ years in order to serve in the Senate.
What is 9?
400
Congress must meet at least ____ time(s) per year. Starting on this date.
What is 1? What is January 3rd.
400

The minimum number of members present to do business

What is quorum?

400

This section of Article I prohibits the states from doing certain things

What is Section 10

400

This House approves treaties and presidential appointments

What is the Senate

500

The other qualification to be a Representative or Senator

Resident of the state at the time of election

500

2 years and 6 years

How is the term of office for a Representative and a Senator

500

Congress has the power to do this when it comes to Military?

What is provide for and maintain the nation’s armed forces and declare war?

500

This is how Congress limits the amount of money the government can borrow

What the debt limit?

500

When a bill is passed through Congress, it is sent to the President.  The President can do this

What is Sign the bill or Veto the bill