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Congress
Congress
Congress
Powers of Congress
Powers of Congress
100
This would be considered the strongest member in the House of Representatives:
The Speaker of the House
100
Senators can bring all work to a stop by:
A filibuster
100
How many Senators do we have in the Senate today?
100
100
To date, there has been 600 Cabinet appointments. How many have been declined?
12
100
According to the Commerce Powers, Congress cannot tax?
exports
200
This person helps the speaker schedule proposed legislation for debate on the House floor:
Majority Leader
200
How many senators are allowed from each State?
2
200
All seats in the Senate are never up for election at the same time. This is called:
continuous body
200
What are the three types of congressional power?
Expressed Powers, Implied Powers, & Inherent Powers
200
Who has sole power to impeach, or bring charges against the individual?
Congress
300
This person is considered the third most important person in the House of Representatives:
Minority Leader
300
In order to be a House of Representative Member, you have to be a Citizen of the United States for at least:
seven years
300
Only this person may call Congress into a “special session,” to deal with an emergency situation.
the President
300
In order to convict for impeachment, a _________ vote of the Senators is needed.
two-thirds
300
This is any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept in payment of debts:
Legal Tender
400
The presiding officer of the Senate is also the:
Vice President of the United States.
400
In order to be a House of Representative Member, you have to be a Citizen of the United States for at least:
nine years
400
What is the current size of the House of Representatives?
435 members
400
According to this, Congress has the power to restrict the use of American forces in combat in areas where a state of war does not exist.
The War Powers Resolution of 1973
400
This is the process by which citizens of one country become citizens of another:
Naturalization
500
The title of the Official Chair is called:
The President Pro Tempore
500
This allowed Senators to be voted in by popular vote:
The Seventeenth Amendment
500
Name the two Senators from Arizona:
John McCain & Jeff Flake
500
This is the inherent power to take private property for public use:
Eminent Domain
500
This is a charge levied by government on persons or persons property to meet public needs.
A tax