Power of Congress
These powers are directly stated within the Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
The majority of bills in Congress "die" or are tabled here in the process for a bill to become a law
What is a committee?
What is the required age to be a member of the House?
25 years old
"The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, chosen by the Legislature thereof..." According to the clauses, who chooses Senators?
What are state legislatures?
This term means two houses.
What is bicameral?
What are implied powers?
Veto, Sign, or Pocket Veto
What are the actions a President can take on a bill?
Who is the leader of the House?
The Speaker of the House
According to the Constitution, how many Senators are there from each state?
What are two?
The Constitution, and the powers of Congress, were made as a direct response to the weakness of this document?
What are the Articles of Confederation?
To create laws to govern the United States.
What is the main purpose of the Legislative Branch?
These committees are made up of members of both the House and the Senate who meet to discuss the differences in a bill before a final vote in both houses.
What is a conference committee?
House is the number of House of Representatives determined for each state according to the United States Constitution.
What is population?
Who is the leader of the Senate?
What is Vice President?
This is the term for the advantage that Congressmen have in re-election.
What is incumbency?
What is Congress' main function?
Through legislative debate and compromise, the U.S. Congress makes laws to influence our everyday lives.
What is the majority needed in order to override a presidential veto?
2/3 majority
Who currently is the Speaker of House of Representatives?
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
The tactic to delay or prevent Senate action on a bill
What is a filibuster?
This Chamber of Congress was established as a way for the members to be directly representative to the people of the United States, through the election of the people.
What is the House of Representatives?
If a Bill is to be passed in the U.S. Congress, what is the first step in the process of making that happen.
First, a representative sponsors a bill. Then the bill is assigned to a committee. If later released by a committee, the bill is put on a calendar to be voted on, debated or amended.
What are the two types of bills
Private bills and public bills
The process for this, the removal of the President from office, begins in the House of Representatives?
What is impeachment?
What is the power to negotiate treaties?
What is gerrymandering?
A practice that aims to establish a political advantage for a certain party by dividing geographic areas into voting districts