The House
H.R. 98 is a suggested new law--also called one of these.
What is a bill?
A term in the United States Senate is this long.
What is six years?
These are the powers that are specifically discussed within the text of the Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
These powers are reasonably suggested by the powers that are specifically discussed within the text of the Constitution.
What are implied powers?
This is a permanent committee that address a specific topic.
What is a standing committee?
This type of Congressperson always sides with his or her party.
What is a partisan?
Kentucky, New York, or California--no matter what state you are in, you are represented by this many Senators.
What is two?
Congress is allowed to collect this in order to raise revenue.
What are taxes?
Congress is granted the ability to regulate interstate and foreign trade because of this.
What is the commerce power?
This is a smaller portion of the permanently existing committees that address narrower topics than the whole committee.
What is a subcommittee?
This type of Congressperson votes based on conscience even if that goes against the will of his or her constituents.
What is a trustee?
These are the formal qualifications to be a member of the United States Senate.
What are 30 years old, a U.S. citizen for 9 or more years, and an inhabitant of the State from which he or she is elected?
This is the exclusive, legal right of a person to reproduce, publish, or sell his or her own creations.
What is a copyright?
Congress may issue these to inventors granting the exclusive right to manufacture, use, or sell his or her invention for a set period of time.
What are patents?
When members of both chambers of Congress need to discuss something together they form one of these.
What is a joint committee?
This type of Congressperson attempts to balance all views when deciding how to vote.
What is a politico?
All of the members of the United States Senate are never up for election at the same time, which makes the Senate one of these.
What is a continuous body?
Only the federal government may issue this--the kind of money that must be accepted for the payment of debt.
What is legal tender?
Congress is allowed to take public property if it is needed for the public good--a power which is also called this.
What is eminent domain?
The specific type of committee that is formed to hammer out differences on bills passed in the House and the Senate is called this.
What is a conference committee?
This perk for being a Congressperson allows for postage-free mail.
What is the franking privilege?
Political affiliations, a familiar name, prior experience, and sometimes gender or race have all been some of these.
What are informal qualifications for a United States Senator?
Congress was able to establish rules regarding the way a person can get out of crushing debt--a condition known as this.
What is bankruptcy?
Congress is given the power to determine how a citizen of another country may become a citizen of the United States--a process called this.
What is naturalization?
AKA a special committee, this is created for a limited time to address a specific issue.
What is a select committee?