Congressional Membership I
Congress is a ___ body
What is bicameral
How many representatives are in The House of Representatives?
What is 435?
How long do debates in the house usually last?
What is one day?
Who assists the majority leader in persuading the party's members to support legislation?
Who is the majority whip?
How long can the Senate debate on bills?
What is an unlimited amount of time?
Congress is composed of ___.
What are House of Representatives and the Senate?
How many senators are in The Senate?
100
Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Who is the top assistant to The Speaker of the House?
Who is the majority leader?
Who presides over the Senate?
Who is the Vice President?
How long is a congressional term?
What is two years?
How long is a senator's term?
What is six years?
Who performs most of the legislative dues in Congress?
What are committees?
What is intended to move legislation quickly in The House?
What are rules?
What is a super majority?
What is 2/3 of the Senate?
How old must a person be to be a representative?
What is 25?
How old does a person have to be to serve as a senator?
30
Which committee determines the order bills reach the floor?
What is the Rules Committee?
What can't minority leaders do in the House?
What is schedule work in the House?
What needs approval from a supermajority?
What are treaties?
What is the process for drawing district boundaries to give one political party an advantage?
What is gerrymandering?
Representation in the house is based on a state's ___.
What is population?
What is the number of representatives needed for a quorum for official legislative action?
What is 218?
Who assigns a bill to committees?
Who is The Speaker of the House?
What is a method of stalling a bill?
What is a filibuster?