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House of Representatives
The Senate
Overview of Congress
Congressional Powers
Congress in Action
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The number of voting members in the House
What is 435?
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Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
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Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
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The sole power to try a federal official

Who is the Senate?

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Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
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Determines how many representatives each state gets
What is population of state?
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The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
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When Congress assembles to conduct business
What is a session?
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The amount of votes required to override a presidential veto  

What is 2/3rds

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Serves as presiding officer of Senate in absence of Vice President
What is the president pro tempore?
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The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
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This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?
What is the 17th Amendment?
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Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them
What is a standing committee?
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Name two expressed powers of Congress
What is power to tax, borrow money, distribute money, regulate value of money, declare war, raise a military, and Copyrights and patents
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A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
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The presiding officer of the House of Representatives

What is the Speaker of the House?

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The number of senators up for election every two years
What is 1/3 or about 33?
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The ability to tax and spend public money for the national government.

What is the "power of the purse"?

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Three presidents that have been impeached

Who are Andrew Johnson, Donald Trump and Bill Clinton?

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Interest group representatives that can improve the efficiency of congress, but some people claim they support corruption and bribery. 

What are Lobbyist?

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Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member
What is 25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district?
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The formal qualifications of becoming a senator
What is 30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving?
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Section of the Constitution that lists Congress' expressed powers
What is Article I, Section 8?
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The amendment that gave congress the power to levy income taxes

What is the 16th Amendment?

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The four ways the President could handle a bill

What are signing the bill making it into a law, let it sit for 10 days without signing making it a law, veto, and pocket veto?