Senate
How long are senators elected to serve?
What is 6 years
What is a proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration?
What is a Bill
Who is the current President of the Senate?
Who is J.D. Vance
How long do state Representatives serve for in Congress?
2 years
Who has the power to impeach the president?
What is the House
How many people are in the Senate?
What is 100 (2 per state)
What is the official count of a population; takes place every 10 years in the United States?
What is the Census
Who is the current Speaker of the House?
Who is Mike Johnson
The ___________ is responsible for introducing tax & revenue bills
What is the House of Representatives
Who has the ability to ratify treaties and approve presidential appointments?
Who is in charge of the Senate when the President of the Senate is not there?
What is the President Pro Tempore
What is the President's ability to deny a bill that passed both bodies of Congress, preventing it from becoming a law?
What is a Veto
Who are the 2 Tennessee state Senators?
Who is Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hegarty
How many people make up the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
Who tries a case against president after they have been impeached?
Who is the Senate?
What are the Constitutional requirements to be in the Senate?
What is 30 years old, 9 years citizen, resident of the state they want to represent
Implied Powers are created by the
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
What Supreme Court case created guidelines for drawing up Congressional districts and guaranteed a more equitable system of representation to the citizens of each state?
What is Baker v. Carr
What are the requirements to be a Tennessee state Representatives?
What is 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, resident of the state they wish to represent
What are the expressed powers of Congress?
What is the Power to Declare War, Power to Tax, Power to Regulate Commerce, Power to coin money
What allows voters to directly elect U.S. Senators
What is the 17th Amendment?
What is the word for a two body congress?
What is Bicameral
What is the secession of power if the president is unable to preform his duties
Who is the Vice president and then Speaker of the House
There are 9 Tennessee state Representatives... Which of these are NOT a Tennessee Rep?
a). Mitch McConnell b).Tim Burchett c). Chuck Fleischmann
Who is Mitch McConnell
What are the steps to make a bill into a law? 700 point question
What is Introducing the bill, having a committee look into the bill, voting on the bill, if passed... goes to the other body of congress and follows the same process, if approved by both it is sent to the President, the President can then sign it into law OR veto it