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100

The practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular party, politician or group of people.

What is gerrymandering?

100

To accuse an officeholder of misconduct.

What is to impeach?

100

Minimum age requirement to be a representative.

What is 25 years old?

100

Members serve for this many years after being elected.

What is 6 years?

100

This is the year that the Congress of the United States was created.

What is 1789?

200

A lawmaking body of two houses.

What is bicameral?

200

A bill that involves the spending of money and must begin in the House of Representatives.

What is an appropriation bill?

200

Members serve for this many years after being elected.

What is 2 years?

200

Current Minority Leader of the Senate

Chuck Schumer

200

These committees of Congress focus on temporary issues that may arise and are not permanent.

What are special or select committees?

300

When a member of Congress must give up their seat because of a serious crime.

What is expulsion?

300

A proposed law.

What is a bill?

300

Current Speaker of the House

Mike Johnson

300

Current Majority Leader of the Senate

John Thune

300

These committees in Congress are designed to work through issues that a bill may be facing in both houses.

What are conference committees?

400

Less serious offenses by a member of Congress can bring this vote, a formal disapproval of a member's actions.

What is censure?

400

To prevent a vote in the Senate, a Senator may talk for hours, therefore talking the bill to death. 

What is a filibuster?

400

How many members of the House of Representatives is based on this.

What is state population?

400

How many members we have in the Senate is based on this.

What is equal representation?

400

Permanent committees in Congress that are focused on a specific area or permanent topic.

What are standing committees?

500
Each party's floor leader is assisted by this person, whose job is to count votes, encourage party loyalty, and ensure the party's members are present for important votes.

What is the party whip?

500

When a president refuses to sign the bill he can reject the bill through this action.

What is a veto?

500

This is the current number of representatives in the house.

What is 435?

500

This is the current number of Senators.

What is 100?

500

Minimum age requirement to be a Senator.

What is 30 years old?