Vocabulary
Senators and representatives are elected represent who?
Who are the people
How long does each term of Congress last?
A charge levied by government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs is called a what?
What is a tax
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435
Only ____________________________ can declare war?
What is Congress
A period of time each year when Congress assembles and conducts business.
What is a session
A short break of Congress during a session is called what?
What is a recess
What is bankruptcy?
The legal proceeding in which the bankrupt’s assets however much or little they may be are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed.
Those congressional elections that occur in nonpresidential years are called what?
What are off-year elections
After the Speaker of the House who are the most important officers in Congress?
Who are the floor leaders
A proposed law is called a what?
What is a bill
Its just a bill, yes it's only a bill. And its sitting there on Capital Hill
Who is the only person that can call Congress into a special session?
Who is the President
The exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish, and sell their creative work is called what?
What is a copyright
What is an incumbent?
The person who currently holds a political office
How many senators are there for each state? How many senators are there in total?
What is 2 and 100.
What is floor consideration?
When a bill is considered and acted upon by the full membership of the house or senate.
What is the franking privilege?
What is a well-known benefit that allows members of Congress to mail letters and other materials postage-free
What is a patent?
What is a patent grants a person the sole right to manufacture, use, or sell “any new and useful process,
Any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts is called what?
What is legal tender
How often are the seats in the House reapportioned?
What is every ten years after each census
The drawing of legislative districts for partisan advantage is called what?
What is gerrymandering
The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade is called what?
What is the commerce power
What is eminent domain?
What is the inherent power to take private property for public use
A closed meeting of the members of each party in each house is called what?
What is a party caucus
When the president has to end a session of congress because the two houses cannot agree on a date for adjournment it is called what?
What is prorogue