Senate
How many Senators are there total in the US?
100
How many Congressmen are in the House?
435
Say, Bill, where do most bills die in Congress?
committee
What is the power to bring formal charges against an official called?
impeachment
What are grants?
money given to states by the federal government
What is the minimum age to be in the Senate?
30
I like to shovel manure and drain the swamp in Washington, and I represent you in District 7. Who am I?
Tom Tiffany
How much money do members of Congress earn?
$174,000
Is the power to draft soldiers an expressed or implied power?
implied
What is it called when the federal government orders the states to carry out an order or policy?
mandate
Who is one of our Senators in Wisconsin?
John Rohnson (Ron Johnson)
B-Dubs (Tammy Baldwin)
What is the term for a person (like us) who is represented by someone in Congress?
constituent
What is it called when a President blocks a bill by refusing to sign it within the last ten days of the Congressional session, effectively killing it?
pocket veto
Which house can actually convict and remove a president from office?
Senate
States must return a criminal to face charges back in the original state
Who leads the Senate when the VP is gone?
President Pro Tempore
When one state's population increases, it receives more Congressman while another state loses Congressman to maintain 435 in the House...What is this called?
reapportionment
What is the committee called in which members from both houses meet to resolve any differences before a bill is sent to the President?
Conference committee
Which law makes the president notify Congress within 48 hours if he wants to send troops somewhere?
War Powers Act (1973)
What are powers called that the Constitution grants to the federal government but not given to states?
delegated powers
What is the term for Senators voting to end a filibuster?
cloture resolution
Who is third in line to take over if the President and VP cannot do carry out their duties?
Speaker of the House (Nancy Pelosi)
Where do members of the House (Congressmen) put a copy of the bill when they want to get the process going of introducing it?
hopper
expressed powers
What are the powers not given to the federal government that are kept for states called?
reserved powers