Vocabulary
Legal Order
Subpoena
Number of members in House
435
Smaller part of Congress
Senate
Vice President
Kamala Harris
Members in Congress
535
Population count every 10 years
Census
Term length for member of House of Representatives
2 years
Age limit for Senators
30
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
When does a term of Congress start?
January 3rd of odd numbered years
Two houses
Bicameral legislature
Age limit for House members
25 years old
Term length for senators
6 years
Republican Leader
Mitch McConnell
Current national debt
35.32
Stall the legislative process
Filibuster
Resident of U.S. for how long?
7 years
Resident of U.S. for how long?
9 years
President Pro Tempore
Patty Murray
Congress must respect witnesses' constitutional rights
Watkins v. United States
President's refusal to spend money Congress has voted to fund a program
Impoundment
Our area representative
Robert Aderholt
Katie Britt & Tommy Tuberville
Steve Scalise
Congress has the power to regulate commerce
Gibbons v. Ogden