House of Representatives
Does Congress have the power to pass the federal budget?
Yes
Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?
Speaker of the House
Which amendment allowed the citizens of the state to directly elect the person running for the Senate?
The 17th Amendment
lobbyist
Who gets to choose to recognize or ignore members who wish to speak in the House of Representatives?
The Speaker of the House
Where is most of the work done in considering and editing bills?
congressional committees
What is the majority needed in order to override a presidential veto?
What is 2/3 in each house
What is the President's power to reject a bill passed by congress?
What is veto?
What happens to a bill after it has been passed by both houses of Congress?
It is sent to the President.
This part of the constitution give the legislative branch its power
What is Article I
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
This is the officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair in absence of the Vice President.
What is the President Pro Tempore?
An indirect veto of a legislative bill by the president by retaining the bill unsigned until it is too late for it to be dealt with during the legislative session (within 10 days).
Pocket Veto
What does Bi-Cameral Legislature mean?
We have a two-house legislature.
What do the proposed law called before it has been passed by both chambers and signed into law?
bill
True or False : There are no term limits for re-election for the House of Representatives or the Senate.
True
Are most of the bills introduced in Congress passed as law?
No, most die in committee
What is the term meaning to remove a public official from office?
Impeach
The three ways the President could handle a bill
What are signing the bill making it into a law, veto, and pocket veto?
What are the people who are represented in congress called?
Constituents
Who is the presiding officer of the Senate?
The Vice President