SENATE
The method of delaying a vote through a long speech
What is a (Verbal) Filibuster?
how long are the terms
2 years
when amendment did congress pass to make the voting age go down to 18years
26th amendment
The majority leader of the Senate
Who is Mitch McConnell?
The responsibility of impeachment is on
The House of Representatives
The person that presides over the Senate most of the time
What is the president Pro Tempore
how many members are in the house of representatives
435 members
Preston Brooks beat Charles Sumner because
Sumner gave abolitionist speech
The Speaker of the House
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
revenue bills start from
house of representatives
More than this percent of the Senate are Millionaires
More than 50% of the Senate are millionaires.
This is why they are nicknamed "millionaires club"
true or false?
ALL revenue bills begin in the House of representatives
TRUE
What is one of the three representational strategies?
Delegate- based off of constituents wants
Trustee- based off of their (congressperson's) own opinion
Politico- decides between the two above based on the issue.
The minority leader of the Senate
Who is Chuck Schumer
bills can only originate from
congress
list at least 2 differences with the average senator and the average citizen
education-2/3 of house and senate hold advanced degrees
gender-over representation of males
race- over representation of White people
age- they are older: the average age is 62 years
House Committee on Rules
Where are the delegated powers located in Article 1?
Article 1 section 8
what is the role of the vice president in congress
to break a tie when there is a tie in congress
Impeachment by the house can occur when a civil officer commits
treason, bribery, or any other high crimes or misdemeanors
constitutional requirements to be a senator
- at least 30 years old
- be a citizen for the past 9 years
-inhabitants of the state they seek to present
a petition that gives a majority of the house the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of committee inaction
discharge petition
what is a joint committee
a standing committee that has both chambers working together set to conduct investigations or special studies
Which house is regarded as the upper house?
Senate
Impeachment trials are conducted by
the Senate