Numbers
2
Presides over the U.S. Senate.
Vice President
A proposed law.
Bill
When can the Vice President vote?
When there is a tie.
How many years is a term in office for a member of the U.S. Senate?
6
Presides over the House of Representatives.
Speaker of the House
These committees are permanent committees to which bills about specific subjects are referred.
Standing
When a Senator tries to talk a bill to death it is called a...
Filibuster
How many Senators are there?
100
Presides over the Senate in the Vice Presidentś absence.
President Pro Tempore
This clause gives Congress the power to make all laws necessary and proper to help it do its job.
Elastic
What vote is needed in the Senate to ratify treaties or convict an official in an impeachment trial?
2/3
How many representatives are there?
435
When no one wins a majority vote in the electoral college, the House chooses who will be this.
President
When the President rejects a bill by failing to sign it for 10 days while Congress is out of session, it is called this kind of veto.
What vote is needed in both houses of Congress to override a President´s veto?
2/3
According to the War Powers Resolution, a military committment must end after this many days - unless Congress extends it.
60
When no one wins a majority in the electoral college, the Senate chooses who will be this.
Vice President
Joe knows his party and constituents want him to vote no, but he votes yes because he thinks it is a good bill. How is Joe doing his job?
Trustee
Joe is 35 years old. He has lived in Pennsylvania the last 20 years and has been a U.S. citizen for 8 years. Can he run for the House, the Senate, or both?
House