House of Representatives
Congress in Action
Overview of Congress
The Senate
Congressional Powers
100

The number of voting members in the House

What is 435?

100

Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?

Who is the Speaker of the House?

100

Type of legislature we have in America

What is a bicameral legislature

100

Each state has this many Senators

 What is two? 

100

Difference between expressed and implied powers

What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?

200

Determines how many representatives each state gets

What is population of state

200

The four ways the President could handle a bill

What are signing the bill making it into a law, let it site for 10 days without signing making it a law, veto, and pocket veto?

200

Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them

What is a standing committee?

200

This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?

What is the 17th Amendment

200

Interpretation of Constitution where federal government has expressed powers and very few implied powers

What is strict construction

300

The length of a term for a House of Representative member

What is two years

300

A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"

What is a filibuster? 

300

The start date of each Congressional term

What is January 3rd of every odd year?

300

The length of term for a Senator

What is 6 years?

300

Name two expressed powers of Congress

What is power to tax, borrow money, distribute money, regulate value of money, declare war, raise a military, and Copyrights and patents

400

Permanently set the number of how many members could be in the House of Representatives

What is the Reapportionment Act of 1929?

400

Serves as presiding officer of Senate in absence of Vice President

What is the president pro tempore?

400

When Congress assembles to conduct business

What is a session?

400

The number of senators up for election every two years

What is 1/3 or about 33?

400

Amendment that gives the House of Representatives power to elect president in case of no majority vote getter

What is the 12th Amendment?

500

Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member

What is 25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district?

500

The four ways in which Congress votes

What are by voice, standing vote, teller vote, and roll-call vote?

500

Section of the Constitution that lists Congress' expressed powers

What is Article I, Section 8?

500

The formal qualifications of becoming a senator

What is 30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving?

500

Four presidents that have been impeached

Who are Andrew Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton and Donald J Trump