Senate
Create a math problem that demonstrates the number of US Senators
50 x 2= 100
Representative's term
2 Years
Who can come up with an idea for a bill?
Anyone/citizen or Congressman
Two House Legislature
Bicameral
Congressional powers not specifically laid out in the Constitution
Implied Powers
Senator's term
6 years
Requirements to be a Representative
25 years old
Citizen for 7 years
Live in state (district) you represent
Who holds hearings about bills?
Committee
The Speaker of the House is chosen by the _______________ party.
Majority Party
Powers specifically stated in the Constitution
expressed powers
Requirements to be a Senator
30 years old
Citizen for 9 years
Live in state you represent
If the POTUS and VP are unable to serve who becomes the new President?
Speaker of the House
The vote needed to overturn a presidential veto?
2/3rds of both Houses
term that means branches of the government have powers that limit one another
checks and balances
Congress' Constitutional military power (it checks/limits the power of the President)
To declare war
Head of the Senate
Vice-President
The number of voting members in the House of Representatives.
435
What is the last step in the law making process?
The bill goes to the POTUS
term that means powers/abilities are divided between the branches of gov
separation of powers
Which part of the Constitution outlines Congressional powers?
Article I
How many senators are up for re-election every 2 years?
1/3 or 33(ish)
How many members of the House are up for re-election every 2 years (must be a number)
435
The committee where both houses come together to "iron out" the differences in a bill before sending it to the POTUS
Conference or Joint Committee
Where must bills regarding taxation begin?
House of Representatives
The VP only votes in the Senate if:
there is a tie
What 3 things can the POTUS do when they receive a bill?
Sign it
Veto it
Ignore it