Bills
The first step in the legislative process when a new bill is introduced into either chamber of Congress.
What is introducing a bill?
Each state has this many senators, regardless of population.
What is two?
This section of our government is affected most by gerrymandering.
What is the House of Representatives?
Congressional districts are redrawn every ______ years.
What is 10?
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After a bill is introduced, it is sent to one of these smaller groups within Congress to be reviewed, amended, and debated.
What is a committee?
This process allows senators to delay or block a vote on a bill by speaking for an extended time.
What is a filibuster?
Gerrymandering occurs when Congressional Districts get redrawn for the...
What is the House of Representatives?
The population of the U.S. is counted by this process.
What is the U.S. Census?
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If the President disagrees with a bill, they can issue this, which prevents it from becoming law unless overridden.
What is a Veto?
Name any two Shared Powers of Congress.
What is Declare War, Coin Money, Levy (collect) Taxes, Introduce Bills, Regulate Commerce, Pass a Budget, Raise an Army/Navy, Set Punishments, Create Courts, Set Naturalization Rules (Citizenship)?
This is packing.
What is redrawing districts to make the opposite party weaker?
This is the process that can divide and area into new parts based on population.
What is redistricting?
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump declared a tariff system aimed at reducing the U.S. trade deficit including a baseline tariff on imports from all countries of this amount. (Percentage)
What is 10%?
If Congress disagrees with the President’s veto, they can override it with this type of vote in both chambers.
What is a 2/3 majority?
When the full House or Senate votes on a bill, they usually do so by this method, where each member’s vote is recorded.
What is a roll-call vote?
This is cracking.
What is redrawing districts to divide one group's power across many districts?
This is the process by which district lines are drawn by the party in power to favor their party and give them a legislative advantage.
What is gerrymandering?
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What is Snow White?
This type of committee is formed to address issues that affect both the House and the Senate, often to resolve disagreements between the two chambers on a bill.
What is a conference committee?
This is the total number of US Representatives.
What is 435?
Gerrymandering got its name from these two things being combined...
What is Senator Gerry, and Salamander (the shapes of districts)
This is the process by which seats in Congress are redistributed (SHUFFLED) after the Census.
What is reapportionment?
A man was mistakenly deported to this country before being ordered to be returned by the Supreme Court?
El Salvador