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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?
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Each state has this many Senators
What is two?
100
Type of legislature we have in America
What is a bicameral legislature?
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Difference between expressed and implied powers

What is expressed powers are specifically stated in the Constitution and implied powers aren't specifically stated?

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Presiding officer in the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House?
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Determines how many representatives each state gets
What is population of state?
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The length of term for a Senator
What is 6 years?
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A proposed law

What is a bill?

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Powers not given to Congress

What are denied powers?

200
Serves as presiding officer of Senate in absence of Vice President
What is the president pro tempore?
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The length of a term for a House of Representative member
What is two years?
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This amendment changed the election of senators from indirect to direct election?
What is the 17th Amendment?
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Permanent committee such as the Finance Committee, Agricultural Committee, and the Ways and Means Committee

What is a standing committee?

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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
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A stalling attempt to "talk the bill to death"
What is a filibuster?
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The Representative for the 1st District of Georgia (Represents Savannah and Brunswick)

Who is Buddy Carter?

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The number of senators up for election every two years
What is 1/3 or about 33?
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This clause states that Congress has the ability to make any law that is necessary to carry out their enumerated powers

What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
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Three presidents that have been impeached

Who are Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump?


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Unrelated clause attached to a bill

What is a rider

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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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Amendment that gives the House of Representatives power to elect president in case of no majority vote getter
What is the 12th Amendment?
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The two most common outcomes when a bill reaches the President's desk

What are signing the bill making it into a law, and veto the bill