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Vocabulary
100
Length of term in the House
What is two years?
100
Permanent committee that specializes in a particular topic
What is a standing committee?
100
Powers stated directly in the Constitution
What are expressed powers?
100
Each member's vote is a matter of public record
What is roll-call vote?
100
The people in a representative's district or state
What are constituents?
200
Length of term in the Senate
What is six years?
200
Longest service gets most desirable positions.
What is seniority system?
200
Accuse a government official of wrongdoing
What is impeach?
200
To be considered by Congress, a bill must first be sponsored by:
What is either a senator or a representative?
200
To set aside a bill without considering it
What is pigeonhole?
300
3 formal qualifications for the House
What is 25 years old, 7 years a citizen, and live in district they represent?
300
Temporary committee that handles special assignments
What is select committee?
300
This chamber accuses
What is the House?
300
Type of committee that revise a bill when both House and Senate have passed different versions
What is a conference committee?
300
Dividing a state into odd-shaped districts for political gain
What is gerrymandering?
400
3 formal qualifications for the Senate
What is 30 years old, 9 years a citizen, live in the state they represent?
400
Assists each floor leader
What is party whip?
400
This chamber tries and convicts
What is the Senate?
400
After a bill has a sponsor, it starts here in the House
What is the Hopper?
400
Occurs when one or more senators kill a bill by talking until the bill's sponsor withdraws it
What is a filibuster?
500
Length of a term of Congress
What is two years?
500
Leader with the most power in the House
What is the Speaker of the House?
500
An example of an expressed power and the implied power that comes from it
What is . . .
500
The 4 things a President can do with a bill
What is sign, hold, veto, or pocket veto?
500
Limits a senator to debate for no more than one hour
What is cloture?