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The Structure of Congress
Powers of Congress
How Congress works
How a bill becomes a law
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What are the two houses of congress?
House of Representatives and the Senate
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This is the name for powers which are specifically listed in the constitution
Enumerated or Expressed powers
100
This is a requirement for both the House of Representatives and the Senate....
You must live in the state that you represent
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A bill may be introduced by being a private bill, a public bill, or a ___________.
Joint Resolution
100
Legislative powers are granted in this section of the constitution
Article 1, section 8
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Refer to the Map... Did most states gain, lose, or have no change in their number of representatives in 2010?
No change.
200
These are powers that you might need in order to carry out the powers listed in the constitution...
Implied powers
200
This is the name for people who represent interest groups. They may try to sway lawmakers to make laws that help their group.
lobbyist
200
What is the name of a proposed law?
a bill
200
If you need to research a bill and go to a library, what is the name of the library you might go to... (HINT: biggest library in the world!)
Library of Congress
300
This person is the head of the House of Representatives
Speaker of the house
300
This is the name of the clause that allows for implied powers.
The elastic clause. Also known as the "necessary and proper" clause
300
This is the term for when congresspeople do work that helps people in their district.
Casework
300
After a bill is introduced, it goes to here.....
a standing commitee
300
When making committee assignments, leaders often refer to how long the person has been in congress. This is also known as this system
Seniority system
400
This is the name given to a permanent committee
a Standing committee
400
These are powers that do not deal with lawmaking. For example, impeaching or adding amendments to the constitution.
nonlegislative powers
400
Who might draft a bill? -congressional pages -congressional staff members -lobbyists -student interns
congressional staff members
400
If a bill passes a standing committee, it goes to here.....
the floor
400
In the senate, you have unlimited speaking time on a bill. This may lead to a.....
filibuster
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Lawmakers sometimes abuse their power of drawing political lines. This is known as.....
gerrymandering
500
The House can do this, but in order for the person to be removed from office, they need to be found guilty by 2/3 of senators.
impeach!
500
How old do you have to be to run in the Senate
30
500
If a bill passes the house of representatives, where does it go? What happens to it after that?
to the senate! same 4 steps... then it goes to the president!
500
In the senate, while a bill is in floor debate, senators can add changes to the bill that are unrelated to the topic. These attachments are known as..
riders