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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?
100
Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
100
Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
100
Difference between expressed and implied powers
What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?
100

What body of Congress must approve all presidential appointments and treaties?

What is the Senate?

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Determines how many representatives each state gets
What is population of state?
200
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
200
When Congress assembles to conduct business
What is a session?
200
Interpretation of Constitution where federal government has expressed powers and very few implied powers
What is strict construction?
200

Serves as day-to-day leader in the Senate

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?
300
This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?
What is the 17th Amendment?
300
Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them
What is a standing committee?
300

Name two expressed powers of Congress

What is power to tax, borrow money, distribute money, regulate value of money, declare war, raise a military, create a post office

300
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
400

Title AND name of the current leader of the House of Representatives

Who is Mike Johnson - Speaker of the House?

400

Title AND name of the current official leader of the Senate

Who is JD Vance - Vice President?

400

When Congress comes to a stalemate trying to pass the annual budget

What is a government shutdown?

400

Two presidents that have been impeached

Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump?

400

The three options Congress has when it comes to voting

What are yea, nay, and abstain?

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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?
500
The start date of each Congressional term
What is January 3rd of every odd year?
500
Amendment that gives the House of Representatives power to elect president in case of no majority vote getter
What is the 12th Amendment?
500

The three ways the President could handle a bill

What are signing the bill making it into a law, veto, and pocket veto?