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?