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HOuse and Senate
Congress
President
Vocabulary
WTF?
100
30
What is the minimum age to run for Senate
100
presides over the Senate
Who is the vice president/president pro tempore
100
minimum age requirement for president
What is 35
100
A provision in article 1, section 8 of the Constitution that gives congress the power to do whatever it takes to carry out its other powers
What is the necessary and proper clause
100
very first step when a bill is given to the House of Representatives
What is dropped into the hopper
200
100
What is the number of senatore
200
435
What is the total number of Representatives in the House
200
formal requirements of president other than age
What is must be natural born citizen, must be resident of U.S for 14 years.
200
A law for raising money
What is taxes
200
process in which the differences of the bill is worked out and the bill is made to look identical before going to president
What is the Conference committee/action
300
7 years
What is the amount of years a person must be a citizen to run for House of Representative
300
most important power
What is lawmaking
300
This admendment limits the term of the president
What is amendment 22
300
a formal accusation of misconduct against a government official
What is impeachment
300
Action in which the Senate and the House debates on the passage of a bill
What is floor action
400
recognizes people to speak on the floor, moves bill through the House
What is Speaker of the House
400
nonlegislative powers
What is power to choose president, confirmation,amendment powers,ratify treaties, impeachment or removal powers
400
informal requirements for presidential candidate(not listed in constitution)
What is needs to have lots of money, experience in government, moderate views
400
an agreement between two lawmakers to support eachothers bills
What is logrolling
400
when a presient refuses to pass a bill during the last 10 days of the session in Congress and the bill is killed
What is a pocket veto
500
Congress reapportion House seats among the states every ten years
What is the census
500
Legistative powers
What is foreign policy powers, levy taxes, copyright and patent, borrow money, naturalization, interstate commerce
500
Duties of the President
What is commander in chief of the armed forces, enforce and execute laws, appoint abassadors and federal judges, make treaties with other heads of state
500
Congress passes laws to support local pet projects
What is pork barrel legislation
500
bill making process
What is bill is introduced to the house or senate, dropped in hopper or announced on floor, given a number, sent to the committees for debate on if it should go to the next step, sent to the floor for debate on passage, sent to conference committee to work out differences and back to house and senate for debate, to the president, veto or passes. if president vetos bill Congress can override it with 2/3 majority and bill is passed