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The House
The Senate
Organization
The President
The Constitution
100
435
How many members does the House have?
100
100
How many members are there in the Senate?
100
Speaker of the House
Who presides over the House of Representatives?
100
Obama
Who is the President of the United States?
100
Bicameral
What is a two house legislature?
200
25 years of age
How old do you have to be to serve in the House?
200
30
How old must a person be before running for the US Senate?
200
Vice President of the United States?
Who presides over the US Senate
200
4 years
How long is the President's term of office?
200
To have equal representation of small and large states.
Why was the Senate created?
300
2 years
How many years is a member of the House elected for?
300
Six
How many years can a Senator serve before being reelected?
300
Majority leader of the House
Who assists the Speaker of the House?
300
veto
How can a President stop a bill from becoming a law?
300
Representation based on population
What is the Senate
400
Districts
What members of the house represent?
400
one-third
What part of the Senate is elected every two years?
400
Minority Leaders
Who organizes the opposition to the majority party's agenda?
400
two-thirds vote of both houses of Congress
How can Congress override a President's veto?
400
All revenue bills must start here
What is the House of Representatives?
500
Every 10 years
When is representation reapportion?
500
Two each
How many Senators does each state have?
500
Can not participate in debates nor vote unless to break a tie
Who is the Vice President of the United States
500
" Guilty of high crimes and misdemeanors"
What is the one reason a President can be removed from office?
500
the Great Compromise
What created a bicameral legislature/