House of Representatives
Senate
Roles
Vocab
Misc
100

The most powerful person in the House (title, not name)

Who is the Speaker of the House

100

How many senators does each state get? 

Two

100

Voting along party lines

Partisan

100

to suspend operations until the start of the next Congressional  session 

Adjourn

100

When Congress goes to work is called?

Session

200

This is the minimum age to be a Representative

What is 25?
200

This is the minimum age to be a senator

What is 30

200

Voting your conscience

Trustee

200

A two part legislature

Bicameral

200

A Committee? is Permanent is called what

A Standing Committee

300

The number of Representatives in the House

What is 435?

300

The number of Senators in the Senate

What is 100

300

Voting to represent your constitutuents

Delegate
300

laws proposed in Congress

Bill

300

The Session called by the President in case of Emergency?

Special Session

400

The term of a Representative is this many years.

What is 2

400

The term of a Senator is this many years

What is six Years

400

Combing the other three roles

Politico

400

Counting the population of the country every ten years

Census

400

The House or Senate has the power to try cases of impeachment?

The Senate

500

True or False The house ratifies (approves) treaties.

False

500

What percentage of Senators is up every two years?

What is 33%

500

Name an informal factor to getting elected to congress

Ethnicity, party, age, education

500

When someone is removed from congress for ethics violations

Expelled

500

Where do bills that deal with money start?

The House

600

How many years does a house member need to be a citizen? 

7 years 

600

This person (by title) is the President of the Senate?

Who is the VPOTUS?

600

Why is the senate more respected? Name a reason. 

Longer terms, stricter requirements, more diverse constituency 

600
  • benefit that allows Senate and House members to mail letters and other materials postage-free

Franking Priviledge 

600

What is the name of the Committee that meets to work out a Bill when it has problems?

Conference Committee

700

True or False The house is more powerful than the senate

False

700

True or False the senate is the higher House.

True

700

What does this quote mean?  ““In a republican government, the legislative authority necessarily predominates [is the most powerful]. The remedy [fix] for this inconveniency [problem] is to divide the legislature into different branches.”

We have a bicameral congress to limit its power
700

Redrawing district lines to give one party an advantage

Gerrymandering 

700

What is the name of the committee that is created for a special reason then dissolved?

Select Committee