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Powers of Congress
Congressional Membership
Congressional Committees
Apportionment and Gerrymandering
Process: How a Bill becomes a law
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This term is considered the power to create laws.
What is Legislative Power
100
This job requires that you be at least 30 years old in order to run for office. It also requires you to have at least 9 years of citizenship.
What is a Senator
100
This type of committee is permanent in nature. It deals with specific issues that carry on throughout the many years of congress.
What is a Standing Committee
100
A territory located within a state that is represented by a Representative from Congress.
What is a Congressional District
100
This is always the very first step of creating a bill. This step occurs long before the bill is discussed in Congress.
What is the Idea for the Bill
200
This was considered the official term for the many "Powers of Congress". This term was used in the Constitution.
What are Enumerated Powers
200
This job requires that you be at least 25 years of age in order to run for office. It also requires that you have at least 7 years of citizenship.
What is a Representative
200
This type of committee is only temporary in nature. It is designed around the concept of a singular goal or mission. Once that mission is accomplished, the committee is no longer needed.
What is a Select Committee
200
The process of the House of Representatives determining the amount of people that should represent each state based on population.
What is Apportionment
200
What is the minimum amount of times a bill would have to be voted on if it was to become a law?
What is Four Times.
300
List two examples of powers that are reserved for the Legislative Branch of government.
What are Declare War, Manage the Postal Service, Coin Money, Manage the Budget, Impeach Officials, Deploy Troops, Create Laws, The Elastic Clause, Ratifying Treaties, and Regulating Trade and Commerce.
300
This house of government consists of 435 members. Membership is based on population.
What is the House of Representatives
300
This type of committee could be temporary or permanent. This committee always includes both Senators and Representatives.
What is a Joint Committee
300
Term used for the people that are represented by a Senator or Representative that they elected to Congress.
What is a Constituent
300
This is considered the final step in the journey of a bill becoming a law. (typically)
What is the Presidential Signing
400
This term refers to the name of the system in which a legislative branch consists of TWO Houses.
What is Bicameral Legislature
400
This house consists of 100 members. Its membership is distributed evenly among the states.
What is the Senate
400
This type of committee is called in order to compromise on a bill. If the House and the Senate pass different versions of a bill, this committee combines the two ideas to create one bill.
What is a Conference Committee
400
The process of manipulating the boundaries of a congressional district to favor a particular political party or class.
What is Gerrymandering
400
List two locations in which a bill might die on its journey through Congress.
What are During Committee, During House Vote, During Senate Vote, Presidential Veto, and During Floor Action.