Congressional Leadership
This is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Representatives in the House are allocated to States in the Union based on this.
What is population?
What is Congress?
Congressional Representatives are elected for this.
This is the power of Congress to formally charge a federal official with misconduct.
What is impeachment?
This person has the constitutional role of presiding over the Senate as well as breaking any ties.
Who is the Vice President?
Who is J.D. Vance?
Every state is allotted this many Senators.
What are two Senators?
This chamber of Congress initiates all revenue bills.
What is the House of Reps?
Senators are elected for this.
What is a 6 year term?
An example of this type of power would be the power to establish a post office, as it is explicitly granted to Congress by Article I of the Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
These people assist party leader and try to persuade members on how to vote.
Who are party Whips?
Currently the Senate has this many members.
What is 100 Senators?
This chamber of Congress gives advice and consent on presidential appointments.
What is the Senate?
A person needs to be this age to be elected to the House.
What is 25 years old?
These are congressional powers established by the elastic clause to the constitution.
What are implied powers?
This person acts as a chairperson for the Senate, and is usually the most senior member.
They are third in line for succession to the presidency, following the Speaker of the House.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
Each state is divided into one or more of these, with each of these having one Congressional representative.
What is a congressional district?
What is 2/3 of both houses of Congress?
A person must be this age to be elected to the Senate.
What is 30 years old?
This is the likelihood that current members of Congress are very likely to win their re-election.
What is the incumbency advantage?
This Congressman or Senator belongs to the party that currently controls their respective chamber of Congress.
They speak for their party on an issue and also try to push bills along.
Who is the Majority Leader?
Currently, the House has this many representatives.
What is 435 representatives?
Both chambers in Congress hold debates, but in the Senate they can do this, which means to "talk a bill to death" or until Congress adjourns.
What is a filibuster?
Midterms take place when.
What is two years after a presidential election?
In order to impeach and convict the President of the United States. At least this many Congressional Representatives must vote to impeach, followed by at least this many Senators voting to convict.
What is 50% of the House of Representatives and 2/3(or a supermajority) in the Senate?
What is 218 representatives and 67 Senators?