The Two Houses
Powers of Congress
I'm Just a Bill
The Filibuster
Misc.
100
This house is determined by state population.
What is the House of Representatives?
100
These are the powers that are explicitly stated in the Constitution.
What are the enumerated powers?
100
It's the term for legislation that has not become a law yet.
What is a bill?
100
When a senator filibusters, they have this amount of time to speak.
What is unlimited time.
100
It's the Congressional house that represents the whole state.
What is the Senate?
200
These Congress members serve the longest terms at 6 years per term.
What are senators/the senate?
200
A common example of an implied power is creating this government agency to aid Congress' power to collect taxes.
What is the I.R.S.?
200
This person votes on the bill after it passes both houses.
Who is the president?
200
This type of filibuster only requires a senator to simply threaten to filibuster. If 41 senators agree to oppose, the vote is often cancelled.
What is a silent filibuster?
200
It is the longest article in the Constitution and describes the responsibilities of the Legislative Branch.
What is Article I?
300
This term describes how Congress has two houses.
What is bicameral?
300
Sometimes referred to as the "Elastic Clause," this clause states that Congress has the power to make laws required for carrying out their Constitutional duties.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
300
These are groups that closely review a bill and determine if they will make it to the House/Senate.
What are committees/subcommittees?
300
The only way to end a filibuster is to reach this term, which requires 60 votes, or a supermajority.
What is cloture?
300
This form of gerrymandering refers to cramming many voters of the opposing party into just one district so they have less influence elsewhere.
What is packing?
400
It's the total number members of Congress.
What is 535?
400
It is the section of Article I that lists all the powers of Congress.
What is Article I, Section 8?
400
If the president vetoes a bill, Congress can override it with this number of votes.
2/3 majority (357 votes)
400
The benefit of the filibuster is that it encourages both parties to work together, which is better known by this term.
What is bipartisanship?
400
This person presides over the Senate when the President of the Senate is absent.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
500
This Democratic Massachusetts senator has served with fellow senator Ed Markey since 2013 and has ran for president multiple times.
Who is Elizabeth Warren?
500
This Supreme Court case ruled that Congress had the ability to use implied powers as long as they were connected to enumerated powers.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland?
500
These groups are formed when the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill. They contain members of both the House and Senate and work to find compromises on the bill.
What are Conference Committees?
500
He famously gave a 21 hour filibuster against Obamacare.
Who is Ted Cruz?
500
Only the House has the ability to do this, charging an officeholder with misconduct.
What is impeach/impeachment?