Congress
This part of Congress has more prestige because of it's smaller number.
What is Senate?
Term length for the House
What is 2?
Term length for Senate
What is 6?
North Dakota's Senators
Who are Cramer and Hoeven?
This state has the most representation
What is California?
He is the Speaker of the House.
Who is Mike Johnson?
This is known as a permanent committee
What is a standing committee?
Fraction of vote that is needed to override a veto.
What is 2/3rds?
This part of Congress is considered "The People's Body"
What is the House?
Age needed to be a representative
What is 25?
Age needed to be a senator
What is 35?
A prolonged debate or other delaying tactics aimed at blocking the passage of a bill favored by a majority of lawmakers.
What is a filibuster?
Seats in congress are redistributed after this occurs.
What is the Census?
He is the House Minority Leader
Who is Hakeem Jefferies?
Chairmen of a committee is usually picked by this rule
What is Seniority Rule?
These people are assistants to the Floor leaders, makes sure their party is voting a certain way
Who are the WHIPS?
A term of congress lasts this long.
What is 2 years?
North Dakota's Representative
Who is Julie Fedorchak?
This amendment allowed the people to elect their senators.
What is 17th?
The other title of the person who is the presiding officer in the Senate.
What is the VP?
To re-designed Congressional districts in favor of one party.
What is Gerrymandering?
Current President Pro Temp
Who is Chuck Grassley?
Committee set up to investigate an issue
What is a Special Committee?
Clause in Article I Section 8 allows Congress to stretch its power
Necessary and Proper or Elastic Clause?
Congressional election when there it isn't a presidential election year.
What is a midterm?
Major committee in the House, known as the traffic cop committee.
What is House Rules?
This is added to a bill in the Senate, because it wouldn't pass on it's own, has nothing to do with the rest of the bill.
What is a Rider?
Selected a state's Senators, prior to the amendment.
What is the State Legislature?
These lawmakers make decisions what is they believe is best for constituents
What is a Trustee?
He is the Senate Minority Leader
Who is Chuck Schumer?
Made up of both Senate and House members, less power. “permeant”
What is a Joint committee?
These are public funds allocated for a particular purpose by a legislature.
What is Appropriations?
Total number of Congressmen in Congress.
What is 535?
He is the House Majority Leader
Who is Steve Scalise?
This stops debate in the Senate.
What is a Cloture?
This man holds the record for the longest filibuster
Who is Strom Thurmond?
These lawmakers make decisions based on what the constituents want
What is a Delegate?
He is the Senate Majority Leader
Who is John Thune?
Made up of both Senate and House members, less power. “temporary”
What is a conference committee?
These are the 6 territories with a non-voting delegate in Congress.
What is Puerto Rico, Guam, Northern Marina Islands, DC, US Virgin Islands, and America Samoa?