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100
This part of Congress has 435 members
What is the House of Representatives?
100
Override of a presidential veto requires _______ vote in both houses.
What is 2/3
100
current Speaker of the House
Who is John Boehner?
100
Senate committee that oversees relations with other countries
What is the Foreign Relations committee?
100
Vote required in both houses to pass a bill
What is majority?
200
The age requirement and citizenship requirement for the House of Representatives
What is 25 years old and citizen for the last seven years
200
_________ & __________ can both introduce bills
Who are Senators & Representatives?
200
current President of the Senate/ Vice President of the US
Who is Joe Biden?
200
This committee determines how the federal monies will be spent.
What is the Budget committee?
200
Percentage of bills that become laws
What is less than 10%?
300
Its members have six year terms
What is the Senate?
300
Cabinet members are nominated by the ________, confirmed by the ____________
Who is the President, what is the Senate?
300
US Senators from Texas
Who are John Cornyn & Ted Cruz
300
This committee oversees NASA & the highway system
What is Commerce, Science, & Transportation?
300
After a bill is introduced, it is assigned to _____________
What is a committee?
400
the number of Senators
What is 100?
400
Advice and consent powers are granted to the _______ alone.
What is the Senate?
400
US Representative for District 34 & Nixon, Texas
Who is Filemon Vela
400
This Senate committee oversees the banking system of the United States
What is the banking committee?
400
After both houses of Congress approve a bill, it goes to ___________
Who is the President?
500
Seats in the House of Representatives are apportioned among the states by population as determined by a census conducted every ________ years.
What is ten years?
500
Exclusive power to initiate revenues bills is granted to the __________.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
This political party has current majority in the House.
What is the Republican Party?
500
This committee oversees the farming industry
What is agriculture committee?
500
The bicameral legislature was a compromise of the Virginia Plan & the __________ Plan
What is New Jersey?