Senate/House of Reps
Senate/House of Reps
Gerrymandering
Committees
Powers of Congress
100
The leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House?
100
The leader of the Senate
Who is the Vice President?
100
This is the process of redrawing congressional districts every 10 years.
What is Redistricting?
100
An investigation into a politician stealing money would go to this committee.
What is a Special or Select Committee
100
These come from Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution
What are the enumerated powers of Congress?
200
The number of members in the House of Representatives
What is 435?
200
Age a senator must be.
What is 30 or older?
200
This is the process of drawing district lines in order to benefit one's own party
What is Gerrymandering?
200
A bill that deals with funds for veterans affairs would go to this committee
What is a standing committee?
200
The clause that states: "[Congress shall have all powers necessary in executing these foregoing powers]"
What is the necessary and proper clause?
300
When the Vice President catches a cold, this person presides over the Senate
Who is the president Pro Tempore?
300
Each state has 2 of these.
What is a Senator?
300
This is putting all of a group of voters into one district in order to win the other districts.
What is Packing?
300
This committees purpose is to reach a compromise between the House and Senate when they pass 2 different versions of a bill
What is a Conference Committee?
300
Implied powers of Congress come from this
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
400
This chamber is the only one that can propose bills on taxes.
What is the House of Representatives?
400
Does not have term limits
What is both Representatives and Senators?
400
Spreading out a group of voters in many different districts is this.
What is Cracking?
400
This committee's purpose is to establish rules for amendments and the time allotted for debate on a bill in the House
What is the House Rules committee?
400
The power of Congress to coin money is an example of this
What is an enumerated power?
500
This chamber is the only one that can begin the impeachment process.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
Only this chamber can approve Justices, Treaties, and Presidential Cabinet Members
What is the Senate?
500
This is an example of...
What is Cracking?
500
These kinds of committees often are very similar to the president's cabinet.
What are Standing Committees?
500
The power of Congress to purchase metal in order to turn that metal into coin is an example of this.
What is an implied power?