if you want to be elected to the House of Representatives you have to meet these qualifications
What is
1) 25 years old
2) U.S. citizen for at least 7 years
3) legal resident of the state
100
If elected to the Senate your term is this long
What is 6 years?
100
The Republican who is serving as the Speaker of the House and is third in the presidential succession line.
Who is John Boehner?
100
A committee of the House or Senate that probably is not going away.
What is a standing committee?
100
This Senate minority leader is currently trailing in the polls in his home state of Kentucky and risks not being re-elected if a strong Republican decides to challenge him in the primary race.
Who is Mitch McConnell?
200
These four non-states get to send a representative to the House of Representatives.
What is
1) District of Columbia
2) Guam
3) American Samoa
4) Virgin Islands
[Puerto Rico gets a resident commissioner]
200
Arkansas' 2 senators AND their parties.
Who are John Boozeman (R) and Mark Pryor (D)?
200
The current chairperson of the most powerful standing committee in the House of Representatives
Who is Pete Sessions (Texas) (House Rules Committee)
200
The type of committee that is formed to work out the difference between similar bills that have passed the House of Representatives and Senate
What is a conference committee?
200
The current session number for Congress
What is the 113th Congress?
300
In order to conduct regular business in the House of Representatives, this number of members must be present.
What is 218 members?
[This constitutes a quorum.]
300
If you want to be elected as a senator you have to meet these qualifications
What is
1) be at least 30 years old
2) be a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years
3) be a legal resident of the state
300
The Democrats elected this Nevada senator to serve as their leader in the Senate.
Who is (Senate Majority Leader) Harry Reid of Nevada?
300
A person becomes a chairperson of a particular committee becuase of this system
What is the seniority system?
300
The reason why Nancy Pelosi will be remembered in history
What is she was the first female Speaker of the House?
400
The one standing House of Representatives committee that Congressman Steve Womack serves on.
What is the Appropriations committee?
400
The position that presides over the Senate (although he rarely does.)
What is the vice-president of the United States?
(when the vp is absent the senate pro tempore presides but even then he usually appoints another senator to preside.)
400
The "assistant party leader", his/her job is to encourage support for specific legislation.
What is a party whip?
400
Name two of the four joint committees
What are
1) Printing
2) taxation
3) Library
4) Economics
400
The houses of Congress that does not allow filibusters to occur.
What is the House of Representatives?
500
Arkansas' four congressmen AND the districts they represent
Who are...
Rick Crawford - District 1
Tim Griffin - District 2
Steve Womack - District 3
Tom Cotton - Distric 4
500
He is fourth in line to become the president (position AND current holder of the position.)
What is the senate pro tempore AND Patrick Leahy?
500
A senator becomes the president pro tempore when...
What is he/she is the longest serving member of the majority party?
500
The assassinations of President John Kennedy and Civil Rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King led to the formation of this?
What is the House Select Committee on Assassinations?
500
Eric Cantor and Nancy Pelosi are currently holders of these positions for their respective political parties.