Legislative Process
Powers
About the Legislators
Potpourri
Presidential Options with a Bill
100
Where the bills listed before they start their journey into committees.
What is the "hopper?"
100
This means to "make laws"
What is to "legislate?"
100
This is the length of a Senator's term.
What is 6 years.
100
This means the House of Representatives AND the Senate.
What is Congress?
100
If the president does this to a bill, the bill will become a law. (Hint, pens are used for this action)
What is sign the bill?
200
This is what it is called if a bill doesn't make it out of a committee or a floor vote. The bill...
What is "dies?"
200
These are the powers of Congress that are listed in the Constitution.
What are "Expressed" powers?
200
This is the citizenship requirement to be in the House of Representatives.
What is 7 years?
200
This is how long one can serve in the US Senate.
How long is "as long as they are elected."
200
If the president does this, the bill becomes a law in 10 days without his/her signature.
What is "not sign?"
300
This is where the entire House of Representatives debate and vote on a bill and where the entire Senate debates and votes on a bill
What is the House Floor or Senate Floor?
300
These are the powers Congress uses because of the "elastic" or "necessary and proper" clause.
What are "implied" powers?
300
This is the party of both of MN's senators.
What is Democratic?
300
Identify this person:
Who is Al Franken?
300
When the president does this, a bill does not become law because there are fewer than 10 days left in the session.
What is "pocket veto?"
400
The percentage of bills typically passed by Congress in an average session.
What is 4%
400
What can the House of Representatives do to the President that the Senate cannot? (It is a check in the checks/balances system too)
What is impeach?
400
They are MN's Senators.
Who are Amy Klobuchar and Al Franken?
400
Identify this person:
Who is Amy Klobuchar?
400
This is when the president formally rejects a bill.
What is veto?
500
This is the committee that is created to form a new bill from two previous versions of bills which have passed the House and Senate.
What is a conference committee?
500
This person is the most powerful in the House.
What is the Speaker of the House?
500
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
500
Identify this building:
What is the US Capitol?
500
This is needed to override a presidential veto.
What is 2/3 vote of the House and Senate.