Senators
This person is the senior senator from Michigan.
Who is Debbie Stabenow?
Congress's ability to influence policy due to their control of how and where money is spent is sometimes called this.
What is "the power of the purse"?
This is the term for the minimum number of members of Congress who must be present in order to hold a vote on a bill.
What is a quorum?
This is the name for the staff that works for the office of a Senator of Congressperson.
What is personal staff?
Territories held by the United States government; Guam, for instance.
What are protectorates?
This person is the junior senator from Michigan.
Who is Gary Peters?
This is a formal measure declaring Congress's disapproval of one of its members.
What is a censure?
A congressperson who is undecided on a bill might place this motion that alerts party leaders that if unanimous consent were to be sought, they would object.
What is a hold?
This is the member of congressional staff who is in charge of establishing the legislative agenda and briefing the lawmaker on all legislative matters.
What is the legislative director?
This is a predetermined list of people who will become president, should the president be incapacitated.
What is the line of succession?
This person is the Senate Minority Leader.
Who is Mitch McConnell?
This is the kind of committee that is formed when the Senate and the House both pass different bills on the same issue.
What is a conference committee?
A congressperson who doesn't want a bill to come to a vote at all may stall the legislative process and prevent a vote from taking place with this measure.
What is a filibuster?
What are caseworkers?
What is a caucus?
This person is the Senate Majority Leader.
Who is Charles Schumer?
This amendment states that Congress cannot vote to give themselves a raise for reasons other than keeping up with inflation.
What is the 27th Amendment?
This is how much of the Senate must vote in favor of a bill to approve a treaty, overturn a veto, or to remove elected officials from office.
What is a two-thirds majority?
People who work for lawmakers that draft press releases, schedule press conference, and answer questions from the media are called these.
What are press secretaries?
An elected official that is currently in office.
What is an incumbent?
This person is the president pro tempore.
Who is Patrick Leahy?
This person is the assistant to the majority and minority leaders, making sure that everyone in their party is prepared to vote similarly on upcoming bills.
What is the whip?
This is how much of Congress must vote in favor in order to pass a regular bill.
What is a simple majority?
The person working for a lawmaker who is their right-hand person who runs the office, supervises the schedule, and gives advice is called this.
What is the administrative assistant?
This is a law passed by Congress limiting the commander-in-chief to waging war for 60 to 90 days before requiring congressional approval.
What is the War Powers Act?