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Senate
The House
People
Odds & Ends
100
The elastic clause gives Congress these powers to deal with matters not specifically mentioned in the Constitution.
What are implied powers
100
Each state sends this many senators to Washington, D.C.
What is 2
100
No state can have fewer than this number of House members.
What is 1
100
After Congress adjourns, this person can call its members back to Washington for a special session.
What is the President.
100
Members of Congress help young people get appointed to these schools.
What are military academies.
200
Sometimes called a conference, it is the meeting of each party before every new session of Congress.
What is a Caucus
200
This fraction of the Senate is elected every two years.
What is one-third
200
Official chosen by the House when there is no Electoral College majority
What is the President
200
President impeached by the House in 1868
Who is Andrew Johnson
200
The Congress of the United States consists of these elected bodies
What are the Senate and the House of Representatives
300
An official condemnation by Congress of its own members.
What is a censure
300
Fraction of senators needed to approve treaties
What is two-thirds
300
Charge of misconduct by the House against a federal official.
What is Impeachment
300
Recomended impeachment charges against President Richard M. Nixon.
What is the House Judiciary Committee
300
Four words referring to Congress's control over taxing and spending
What is "power of the purse"
400
In the Senate and in the House, this is the term for the party - Democrats or Republicans - with the most members.
What is the majority party
400
The Senate, like the House, meets in a separate chamber in this building.
What is the Capitol.
400
A meeting in the House chamber attended by Senators
What is a joint session
400
These groups of people prepare bills to be voted on.
What are committees
400
It gives Congress "all lgislative powers" of the federal government
What is the Constitution
500
Specific powers of Congress, also called expressed powers.
What is delegated powers.
500
Almost a fourth of them fail to win Senate confirmation.
Who are Supreme Court nominees
500
Two words for the part of a state that a House member represents.
What is a congressional district.
500
People who call, write, or visit their legislators.
Who are constituents.
500
This number is the sum total of the members of Congress
What is 535