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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
Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
200
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

Presiding officer in the Senate

What is the President of the Senate?

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The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
300

Senate has the power to elect this government official if a tie occurs in the Electoral College

Who is the Vice President?

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, and Copyrights and patents
300

chamber that has the power to approve presidential appointments like the Cabinet

What is the Senate?

400

Has the power to elect this government official if a tie occurs in the Electoral College

Who is the President?

400

Has the power to serve as a jury during this process

What is impeachment?

400

a proposed law

What is a bill?

400

Three presidents that have been impeached

Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton Donald Trump?

400

chamber where all money bills must start

What is the House of Representatives?

500

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?
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Section of the Constitution that lists Congress' expressed powers
What is Article I, Section 8?
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name given to powers that extend beyond the expressed powers

necessary and proper clause

500

number needed to convict an official and remove them from office

What is a 2/3 vote?