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Vocab II
House of Representatives
Senate
Random Congress
100
Groups of people who have the same interests or goals
What are Interest Groups
100
The plan for raising and spending money
What is a budget
100
How old does a Representative have to be?
What is 25
100
How old do you have to be to become a Senator?
What is 30
100
What is a requirement of all members of Congress?
Live in the state in which you represent
200
An agreement to end a debate on a bill
What is cloture
200
The area that a member of the House of Representatives, represents
What is a congressional district
200
What determines the number of representative a state gets?
What is population
200
The Senate floor is the only place these time wasting speeches can happen
What is a Filibuster
200
Are the powers of congress broad or very limited?
Broad
300
These are the leaders of each party in Congress
What are Floor Leaders
300
people who represent interest groups
What is a lobbyist
300
This is the most important member of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
300
A senator spends how many years in office?
What is 6
300
Name one person or thing that restricts the powers of Congress
What is the Supreme Court, The Constitution, The President
400
When the President rejects a bill by not making a decision regarding the bill.
What is a Pocket Veto
400
the people an elected official represents
What is a constituent
400
Name our local Representatives
Lou Barletta and Matt Cartwright
400
What happens when a majority party can't stop a filibuster?
A vote takes place
400
Where does a Filibuster occur?
In the Senate only -- there are time restrictions in the house.
500
A law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial
What is a bill of attainder
500
The use of long speeches to prevent a bill
What is a filibuster
500
Where does a bill go after it is introduced in the House?
What is a committee
500
Which Senator introduced the minimum wage act in 1987?
Who is Edward Kennedy
500
What is a congressmen's primary responsibility
To represent the ideas of their constituents.