Civil War
Senate
House of Representatives
How a bill becomes a law
Who's Who
100
The President during the Civil War. 

Who is Abraham Lincoln. 

100

How many members does the Senate have total?

What is 100. 

100

Who leads the House of Representatives? 

Who is the Speaker of the House?

100
Who can introduce a bill for Congress to consider. 

Any member of Congress. 

100

Who is the current President of the United States? 

Who is Joe Biden. 

200

People who are against slavery everywhere. 

Who are abolitionists. 

200
California has ______ senators. (Hint: It's a number.) 

What is 2. 

200

To accuse a president of crimes. 

What is impeachment. 

200

What is the power of the President to reject bills? 

What is the veto. 

200

Who is the current Vice President of the United States? 

Who is Kamala Harris. 

300

Abolitionist who escaped and went on to write a best-selling book. 

Who is Frederick Douglass. 

300

How old do you have to be to be a Senator? 

What is 30 years old. 

300

How old do you have to be to run for the House? 

What is 25 years old. 

300

To pass a bill, it must go through which chambers of Congress? 

Both - Senate and House of Representatives. 

300

Who is the current leader of the Senate? 

Who is Kamala Harris. 

400

A slave's legal status. 

What is property.

400

Who leads the Senate? 

Who is the Vice President?

400

How long must you have lived in your area to run for the House? 

What is 7 years. 

400

Congress's ability to make laws even if the President rejects it. 

What is override.

400

Who is our House of Representatives member? 

Who is Jared Huffman. 

500

Major reason for the American Civil War. 

What is slavery. 

500

To pass a bill through the Senate, how many votes do you need? 

What is 51. 

500

How many total members are there in the House? 

What is 435. 

500
The number of votes you need in both chambers to override a President's veto. 

2/3rds in both chambers

500

Who is the current Speaker of the House? 

Who is Kevin McCarthy.