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Terms to Remember
Senate
House of Representatives
Powers of Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law
100
Drawing political boundaries to favor the party in power is known as
Gerrymander
100
The Constitution expressly states that each state shall have ___ Senators
Two
100
The Representative of Indiana's 4th district
Todd Rokita
100
College students are downloading songs off the Internet illegally.
What is the Copyright + Patent power
200
A proposed law presented to a legislative body is known as
A Bill
200
Members of the Senate serve ___ year terms
Six
200
The average district in the House of Representatives represents how many people
650,000
200
An immigrant gains citizenship in the United States
What is the Naturalization power
200
An attempt to talk a bill to death is known as a
Filibuster
300
This occurs when a majority of all members are present
Quorum
300
Approximately how many Senators are up for election every two years?
1/3
300
The seats of the House of Representatives are reapportioned every ___ years
10 years
300
A formal declaration of this power can only be made by Congress, not the President.
What is the War power
300
In the popular T.V. show How I Met Your Mother what is the name of the Character whose catch phrase is "Legend-wait-for-it- dairy"
Barney Stinson
400
This means to distribute, as in seats in the legislature
Apportion
400
Approximately how much does a member of Congress make per year
174,000
400
Members of the House of Representatives serve ___ year terms
two
400
The Senate tries a case that was brought against the President
What is the Impeachment power
400
What is it called when the President does not sign a bill into law or veto a bill within ten days
A Pocket Veto
500
This is a an unrelated matter added to a larger piece of legislation
Rider
500
Who are the two Indiana Senators
Dan Coats and Joe Donnelly
500
How many Representatives make up the House of Representatives?
435
500
The House has to determine who the next President will be
What is the Electoral Duties Power
500
In the T.V. show the Big Bang Theory what Character uses the word "Bazinga" to express sarcasm?
Sheldon