House of Representatives
Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
When Congress can send job-related mail for free
What is a Franking Privilege?
Serves as presiding officer of Senate in absence of Vice President
What is the president pro tempore?
This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?
What is the 17th Amendment?
Permanent panels that look through all bills sent to them
What is a standing committee?
A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
The Representative for Missouri's 8th District.
Who is Jason Smith?
The number of senators up for election every two years
What is 1/3 or about 33?
The start date of each Congressional term
What is January 3rd of every odd year?
Two presidents that have been impeached
Who are Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton?
The way to end a Filibuster.
What a 4/5ths Cloture vote?
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?
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?
Section of the Constitution that lists Congress' expressed powers
What is Article I, Section 8?
Amendment that gives the House of Representatives power to elect president in case of no majority vote getter
What is the 12th Amendment?
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?