Congress Review

House of Representatives

100

Is the house of the representatives the upper or lower house?

Lower House

200

Who is the leader of the House of representatives? 

Speaker of the House

300

How many people are in the House of representatives?

435

400

What is the membership of the House of Representatives based on?

Population of the state

500

What are the requirements to be in the House of representatives?

You have to be 25 or older, citizen for over 7 years, and live in the state you represent 

Senate

100

Is the Senate the upper or the lower house?

Upper house

200

Who is the leader of the senate?

Constitutional leader: Vice President votes in tie only Actual leader: President Pro Tempore

300

How many people are in the Senate?

100

400

What is the membership of the Senate based on?

Equal representation 

500

What are the requirements to be in the Senate?

You have to be 30 or older, citizen for 9 years or longer, and you have to live in the state you represent.

How a bill becomes a law

100

what is a veto?

A veto is where the president rejects the bill

200

what is a filibuster?

A filibuster stalls legislation

300

What house can bills that talk about money (power of the purse) go into?

The house of representatives

400

what is a pocket veto?

only when congress is not in secession and the president can let the bill sit for 10 days with out signing it

500

What is a party whip?

Stirs up party support for a piece of legislation