What are:
1. U.S. citizens
2. Organized groups
3. Committees
4. Members of Congress
5. The President
100
A method of delaying action on a bill in the Senate by making long speeches
What is filibustering
200
At least 2 reasons for having two houses of Congress?
To check and balance the work.
To prevent the passing of laws not needed or wanted by the people.
To even the playing field between the larger states and smaller states.
200
A term of Congress
What is a session
200
The 5 areas in which Congress has the right to make laws in
What are financing government, regulating U.S. trade and industry, defending the nation, enforcing laws, providing for growth
200
The box on the clerk's desk that members of Congress drop ideas for bills into
What is the hopper
200
A proposed law
What is a bill
300
The House has __________ members and the Senate has __________ members.
What is 435 and 100
300
The party that has more members in Congress
What is the majority party
300
At least 5 delegated powers of Congress
Examples: collecting taxes, declare war and make peace, raise armed forces, print and coin money, establish post offices and roads, borrow money, grant patents and copyrights
300
A bill must be approved first by which house
What is the House of Representatives
300
Legal protection
What is immunity
400
The 3 qualifications required to be a U.S. Senator
Clue: (Age, Citizenship, Residence)
What are 30 years old, 9 years as a U.S. citizen, live in state being represented
400
Private meetings between republicans and democrats
What are caucuses
400
An act that betrays or endanger's ones country
What is treason
400
If both the House and the Senate approve of the same version of a bill it is then sent to who for final approval
Who is the president
400
A bill approving the spending of public money
What is an appropriation bill
500
Senators are elected to _______ year terms and representatives are elected to _______ year terms.
What are 6 and 2
500
The 5 types of committees
What are standing, subcommittee, select, joint, conference
500
The process of removing a political official from office
What is impeachment
500
Where most of the work for possible bills is done
What are committees
500
Drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party