Senate
Number of members
100
Number of members
435
They are responsible for party discipline, keeping members “in line” and generally enforcing “proper” party behavior
WHIPS
Those powers are not stated but drawn from expressed powers
Implied Powers
They are 3rd in line to be President
Speaker of the House
Term Limit
6 years
Representatives per state is based upon what?
Population
Presides when the VP is unavailable
President Pro Tempore
Fancy Latin word for the type of Congress we have
Bicameral
This state has the least representatives
Alaska, Delaware, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont, and Wyoming - 1
The most visible members of the Senate
Majority/Minority Leaders
Term Limit
2 years
This is the "president" of the Senate
The VP
Powers that are STATED in the Constitution
Expressed Powers
Floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in Congress
Majority Leader
Bills and legislation
Age Limit
25
He presides over an impeachment case instead of the VP
Chief Justice
There are three reasons for a bicameral Congress, name one
Historical, Practical, Theoretical
California
Age Limit
30
Constitutional amendments require this
2/3 votes to pass
Current Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
Powers that belong to all sovereign nations
Inherent Powers
They assign bills to committees and members to committees as well.
Speaker of the House