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House of Representatives & Senate
How a Bill becomes a Law
Key Terms
From the Constitution
Potpourri
100
This tactic is used to talk a bill to death.
What is a Filibuster?
100
Money allocated for a project in a representative's district.
What is Pork Barrel Spending?
100
The meaning of this word is to have 2 chambers.
What is bicameral?
100
Referred to as the necessary and proper clause.
What is Elastic Clause?
100
This chamber of Congress has the power to approve or deny treaties.
What is the Senate?
200
This ends the time for debate.
What is Cloture?
200
This place is where bills are sent to be debated and discussed after being read aloud on the floor.
What is a standing committee? (committee)
200
Redistricting occurs every 10 years during this event.
What is a census?
200
List an expressed power of Congress
Power to build an army/navy Power to tax Power to coin money
200
This is the purpose of the Legislative Branch.
What is to make laws?
300
Length of term for a member of the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years?
300
This is a group made up of Representatives and Senators to prepare a final version of a bill.
What is a Conference Committee?
300
These powers are an extension of what is written in Constitution.
What are implied powers?
300
Allows Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
What is the Commerce Clause?
300
List the 3 Universal Qualifications to become a member of the House of Representatives.
What are: 25 years old Been a US citizen for 7 years Live in the congressional district that you are running for election
400
Length of term for a member of the Senate.
What is 6 years?
400
When a bill becomes a law without the president's signature.
What is a pocket veto?
400
The process of changing congressional boundary lines.
What is redistricting?
400
These types of powers are written word for word in the Constitution.
What are expressed powers?
400
List the 3 Universal Qualifications to become a member of the Senate.
What is: 30 years old Been a US citizen for 9 years Live in the state that you are running for election
500
The congressional districts of the House of Representatives are based on this.
What is Population?
500
The fraction of both houses needed to override a veto from the President.
What is 2/3?
500
The process of manipulating political boundary lines to the advantage of one political party over the other.
What is gerrymandering?
500
In this article of the Constitution it is where political parties are listed.
What is nowhere?
500
This amendment allowed for the direct election of Senators by the people.
What is the 17th amendment?