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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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Difference between expressed and implied powers

What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?

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Leader of 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?

200

When Congress assembles to conduct business, it is known as...

What is a session?

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Interpretation of Constitution where federal government has expressed powers and very few implied powers

What is strict construction?

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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 committees 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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Permanently set the number of how many members could be in the House of Representatives

What is the Reapportionment Act of 1929?

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The number of senators up for election every two years

What is 1/3 or about 33?

400

The start date of each Congressional term

What is January 3rd of every odd year?

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Four presidents that have been impeached

Who are Johnson, Nixon, Clinton, and Trump?

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The four ways in which Congress votes

What are by voice, standing vote, teller vote, and roll-call vote?

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3 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 3 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 (which Article and Section)

What is Article I, Section 8?

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Amendment that gives the House of Representatives power to elect president in case of no majority vote getter
What is the 12th 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 site for 10 days without signing making it a law, veto, and pocket veto?