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House of Representatives
Senate
Roles of the President
Approval Ratings
Presidential Elections
100
This is what a proposed Pell Grant bill would be classified under in the House.
What is The House education committee
100
The senate has how many members?
What is 100 members
100
The President has the right to what?
What is Veto power
100
Who usually gets a high approval rating and reelection rate? By How much?
What is incumbents, 90-95%
100
What is the total number of electoral votes? and how much must a candidate at least get to become president?
What is 538,270
200
This is what the distribution of the members of the house are distributed in each state by
What is population
200
What three things does the senate have that the house does not?
What is unanimous consent, fillibuster, cloture
200
The President must what to make sure the laws are faithfully executed?
What is "Take Care" Clause
200
When the country is involved in a war or international crisis, does the presidents approval rating go up or down?
What is up
200
What is the take care clause?
The presidents needs to take care that the laws are faithfully executed
300
This is used in the house to create a fixed time for debate and decide whether the bill will be open, closed, or modified.
What is the rules committee
300
This is the only thing that can stop a fillibuster, and by how many votes.
What is a cloture and by 60 vote majority
300
What can the president make with foreign nations, approved by who, and by how much?
What is Treaties, the senate, by 2/3 vote.
300
During the first few months of the presidents term , his approval rating goes up or down
What is up
300
How are electoral votes distributed for each state?
Each state gets a number of electoral votes equal to its number of representatives and senators
400
As of today this is the majority party in the house.
What is Republicans
400
If the senate changes the bill, where will the bill go next
What is a conference committee
400
Who does the president appoint, approval by who, and by how much?
Federal judges, ambassadors, and executive departments, approval by the senate, by majority vote.
400
If the economy is doing poorly, will the presidents approval rating go up or down?
What is down
400
In 48 states, if the candidate wins the primary for that state what happens to the states electoral votes?
awarded all electoral votes for that state
500
This is the order in which a bill goes through the House.
What is Standing committee, Rules committee, and Floor for debate
500
The senate has reported to introduce a bill to the floor, this is required to decide when to introduce the bill to the floor
What is the senate majority leader
500
What is inherent powers?
Powers given to the president and executive departments to defend the nation and uphold the law.
500
What are the two groups that the president is most likely to persuade with a high approval rating?
What is public, and congress
500
What are the three ways delegates can be chosen for president?
Caucuses, primaries, and national conventions