These are powers given explicitly to Congress in Clauses 1-17 of Article I, Section 8
What is enumerated or expressed.
100
Members of the House of Representatives represent the interests of whom?
Who are the people in their districts.
100
How old does one have to be to run for the House of Representatives?
What is 25 years old.
100
Two houses of Congress called for in Article I of the Constitution
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate.
200
What is the job title of the majority leader of the House of Representatives?
What is the Speaker of the House.
200
Legislative powers that are not specifically stated in the Constitution but are hinted at in the expressed powers.
What is implied powers.
200
A counting of the number of people in a specific area. This happens every 10 years.
What is the census.
200
How long does someone have to live in the U.S. as a citizen in order to run for the Senate?
What is 9 years.
200
A legislature composed of two houses
What is bicameral.
300
Who presides over the Senate?
Who is the Vice President.
300
Which chamber of the Senate has the ability to filibuster a bill?
What is the Senate.
300
A practice in which a state legislature draws its district boundaries to purposely favor the party in power, thus giving the party control of as many congressional seats as possible.
What is Gerrymandering.
300
How old does one have to be to run for senator?
What is 30 years old.
300
A box on the side of the Clerk's desk that House members can drop bills into.
What is the hopper.
400
A temporary committee composed of members of both houses for the purpose of working out a compromise on a bill.
What is a conference committee.
400
The power to produce nuclear weapons is considered which type of power?
What is implied.
400
The number of representatives in each state varies depending on what?
What is the state's population.
400
Which group of people has to live in the state they represent? The House or the Senate?
What is BOTH.
400
The privilege of congressmen who are not charged on postage on their official mail.
What is Franking Privilege.
500
Who is our current speaker of the house?
Who is John Boehner.
500
The power to declare war is considered what type of Congressional power?
What is enumerated/expressed.
500
The Senate is unique in that every 2 years, 1/3 of its members are elected or re-elected. What is this election process called?
What are staggered election.
500
True or false? You must be born in the United States in order to run for the House or the Senate?
What is false.
500
The amount of Congressional votes needed to override a Presidential veto? (hint:it's a fraction)