Article I Sections 1-2
Name the two houses that make up Congress and how many are in each
House-435
Senate-100
Who are our two senators from California?
Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff
What term means a minimum number of people needed in order for official business to be conducted?
Quorum
What term means how an immigrant becomes a citizen
Naturalization
What type of law is an after the fact law and is forbidden
ex post facto
How long is the term of office for a Representative?
2 years
How long is a senators term of office
6 years
What is the number for quorum in the Senate
51
What is Article I, section 8, clause 18
necessary and proper clause
elastice clause
What type of titles are forbidden to give by states or federal government
Nobility
List the three basic requirements for a person must meet in order to serve in the House?
25 years, 7 years citizen and inhabitant of the state
List the three basic requirements a person must meet in order to serve in the Senate?
30, 9 years citizen, inhabitant of state
What is needed for the House to expel or kick out one of its members?
two-thirds vote
From whom does our government get its authority?
the people
If the president vetoes a bill, it can go back to the house of origin. What is the fractional vote in both houses to override a veto?
2/3
What power does the House alone hold that no other house has?
Impeach
What part does the Senate play in an impeachment trial?
Trial and Jury
What number is a quorum in the House
218
What are the 2 responsibilities of the Legislative Branch?
Make laws and appropriate spending
forbidden- issued by judge requiring to bring a prisoner to court and show cause for holding the prisoner
Who is the current speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
What is a count of the people called?
census
How can a bill become law without a veto and without the president's signature?
Let the bill sit for 10 days, except Sundays, and the bill will become law without the president's signature.
How does Congress promote arts (including writing) and science (including new inventions)
Patents and copyrights
forbidden by states and federal government- bill that punished a person without a jury trial
bill of attainder