House of Representatives
The number of voting members in the House
435
Each state has this many Senators
Main goal of the Legislative Branch:
Make Laws
Consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives:
Congress
Formal charge (accusation of misconduct) brought against a public official by the lower house in a legislative body; trial, and removal upon conviction, occurs in the upper house.:
Impeach
The length of a term for a House of Representative member:
Two years
The length of term for a Senator:
6 years
Who in Congress needs to pass bills? Who needs to sign bills?
House of Representatives and the Senate/President needs to sign a Bill to become a Law
A proposal presented to a legislative body for possible enactment as a law:
A Bill
Congress sets the rules for _______, or becoming a citizen.
naturalization
Formal qualifications of being a House of Representative member:
25 years old, US citizen at least 7 years, and resident of state and district
The formal qualifications of becoming a Senator:
30 years old, 9 years of being a US resident, and live in state they're serving
How many people total are in Congress?
535
Congress has the power to regulate ______, or trade.
commerce
Who is the President of the Senate and can break a tie in the Senate?
Vice President
Who is your representative in the House?
Morgan McGarvey or Thomas Massie
Name your senators.
Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul
What is the most common outcome of Bills when they get sent to committees?
They die
A tactic used in the United States Senate to delay or block a vote on a measure by preventing debate on it from ending:
Filibuster
An official count and survey of a population:
Who is the leader of the House of Representatives? Name the position and the person who holds the position now.
Speaker of the House
President Pro Tempore
List 3 of Congress's enumerated powers.
•Hold a census
•finance the National Government
•lay and collect taxes
•borrow money
•regulate commerce
•coin money
•establish standards of weights and measure
•issue patents and copyrights
•establish Post Offices and Postal Roads
•defend the nation
•declare war
•maintain the armed forces
•enact/pass laws
•establish other federal courts as needed
•NATURALIZATION
The process of dividing and distributing something fairly among a group, usually based on a specific rule or formula. In government, it often refers to dividing seats in a legislature (like the U.S. House of Representatives) among different areas or states based on population:
Apportionment
Two House Legislature:
Bicameral Legislature