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House of Representatives
Senate
Whatever
Congress
Vocabulary
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435
What is the number of representatives in the House of Representatives?
100
30
How old must you be to join the Senate?
100
Dianne Feinstein, or Barbara Boxer
This person is a Senator from California.
100
to make laws
What is the main duty of Congress?
100
Bicameral
What does it mean when there are 2 houses in Congress?
200
25
What is the minimum age you must be to become a representative?
200
100
How many members are in the Senate?
200
Population size
How are districts established?
200
They investigate and hold hearings.
Besides proposing bills, what else do committees provide for Congress?
200
Partisan
Our congress today is referred to as this (because nothing is getting done)
300
2 years.
How long are the terms of a representative.
300
6 years.
How long are the terms for Senators?
300
Every 10 years.
How often does the Census bureau take part in redistricting?
300
The speaker of the House
Who is responsible for deciding what bills to vote on?
300
Constituent
These are the people congress represents
400
California.
Which state has the largest number of representatives?
400
president
The vice president is the ________ of the Senate.
400
Strom Thurman
This person hold the record for longest filibuster.
400
A party officer responsible for getting congressmen/women o vote.
What is a whip?
400
Select committee
These committees are sometimes set up for special circumstances.
500
Committee chairmen.
These appointments are strictly based on the seniority rule.
500
To keep a bill from being voted on.
When is a filibuster used in the Senate?
500
Line-item veto, or partial veto
What is it called when the president signs a bill into law but asks that certain items be deleted from the bill?
500
Quarum
What is it called when Congress needs a minimum number of members to be present for a vote to take place?
500
Implied powers
What is another name for elastic clause?