People
Name given to the people of a congressman/woman's district
What is constituents?
These permanent committees are established under the standing rules of the Senate and specialize in the consideration of particular subject areas
What are Standing Committees?
What is a congressional session (1 year)?
The number of members in the House
What is 435?
The number of members of the Senate
What is 100?
The lines Congressmen/women vote along 3/4ths of the time.
What are party lines?
This committee addresses bills that propose tax changes
What is the Ways and Means Committee?
This percentage of bills become laws
What is less than 10%?
The most powerful member of the House
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The president of the Senate
The VPOTUS
A candidate who currently holds an office, and may seek re-election
What is an incumbent?
Because of the number of bills, many are relocated from a committee to here
What is a subcommittee?
Bills that are simply forgotten and never discussed are called this
What is pigeonholed?
Age requirement for Members of the House
What is 25 years old?
Age requirement for Senators
What is 30?
A person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators
What is a lobbyist?
In the House, this committee sets time limits on debate and rules for adding amendments
What is the Rules Committee?
This is when a Senator talks a bill to death
What is a filibuster?
Term length for House of Representatives
What is 2 years?
Term length for Senators
What is 6 years?
Who decides the salary of Congressmen/women?
Who is "They do?"
This committee is responsible for allocating funding for most of the functions of federal government
What is the Appropriations Committee?
The minimum number of members of a deliberative assembly
What is a quorum?
A representative must be a citizen for this many years
What is 7?
A Senator must be a citizen for this many years
What is 9?