Structure of Congress
HOUSE VS. SENATE
TERMS, SESSIONS & ELECTIONS
POWERS OF CONGRESS
Misc
Bills to Laws
100
Article I establishes this branch of government.
What is the Legislative Branch?
100
This chamber is based on population.
House of Reps
100
The length of a term for a member of the House.
What is 2 years
100
Powers that are directly listed in Article I, Section 8 are called these.
What are expressed (enumerated) powers
100
This is the drawing of congressional districts to manipulate the results of voter turnout
Gerrymandering
100
This is a proposal for a new law or a change to an existing law.
Bill
200
What is the minimum age requirement to serve in the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old?
200
This chamber gives equal representation to every state.
What is the Senate
200
The length of a term for a U.S. Senator.
What is 6 years
200
What is the clause that allows Congress to make laws necessary to carry out its powers?
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
200
Who is the most powerful person in the House and the most powerful in the Senate?
House - Speaker of the House
Senat - Vice President
200
Once a bill is introduced, it is referred there for study, hearings, and "markup"
Committee
300
What is the minimum age requirement to serve in the Senate.
What is 30 years old
300
Only this chamber can introduce revenue (tax) bills.
What is the House of Representatives
300
Congress has this many sessions per term.
What is 2 sessions
300
What is the name for the powers not directly written in the Constitution but derived from expressed powers?
What are implied powers
300
This amendment allowed voters to democratically elect their state Senators rather than the state assigning Senators.
17th Amendment
300
the formal debate, amendment, and voting on a bill or resolution by the full membership of a legislative chamber (such as the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate) after it has been reviewed and reported out of committee
floor action
400
Representatives must be citizens for this many years before serving.
What is 7 years
400
This chamber has the sole power to ratify treaties.
What is the Senate
400
This event, conducted every 10 years, determines representation in the House.
What is the Census
400
The power to collect taxes is an example of this type of power.
What is an expressed power
400
This is an example of
Packing
400
This can override a presidents veto
2/3d vote in both chambers
500
Senators must be citizens for this many years before serving.
What is 9 years
500
This chamber conducts impeachment trials.
What is the Senate
500
The process of redistributing House seats after the census.
What is Reapportionment
500
Creating a national bank is considered this type of power.
What is an implied power
500
This is an example of
Cracking
500
a temporary, joint panel composed of members from both the House of Representatives and the Senate formed to resolve differences between competing versions of a bill.
Conference committee