What is "talking a bill to death", in order to hold the floor, to delay or prevent debate in the Senate only.
100
The length of a term for a Member of the House of Representatives is ______________.
What is two years?
100
The length of a term for a Senator is ____________.
What is six years?
100
The main reason both the House and the Senate have so many committees...
What is to divide up the workload?
100
The reason why the Founding Fathers created two chambers of Congress.
What is so neither the House or the Senate would become too powerful? (This is a part of checks and balances; requiring BOTH the House and Senate pass laws is a check on power).
200
The President of the Senate.
Who is Joe Biden? (The president of the Senate breaks a tie in the Senate).
200
The current Speaker of the House, and the most powerful Member of the House.
Who is Paul Ryan? (Republican of Wisconsin)
200
The most powerful committee in the House of Representatives.
What is the Rules Committee?
200
All presidential appointments, including Supreme Court Justices, cabinet members, federal judges, etc. are approved by _______________.
What is the Senate?
300
This person, in both the majority AND minority parties, is responsible for counting up votes prior to a vote.
What is the whip? (There is a majority whip and a minority whip).
300
The total number of members of the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
300
Qualifications to serve in the Senate.
What is be 30 years old, live in the US for nine years, and live in the state you were elected from.
300
The committee that makes sure bills passed in both the House and the Senate are identical before going to the President for action.
What is a conference committee? (Members of both the House and Senate get together to align the bills).
300
The clause in the Constitution that allows Congress to pass laws in order to carry out the expressed/enumerated powers.
What is the necessary and proper clause? (AKA the elastic clause).
400
The process of dividing up/distributing the number of members of the House of Representatives among the states.
What is apportionment?
400
Qualifications to serve in the House of Representatives.
What is be 25 years old, live in the US for seven years, and live in the state that you were elected from.
400
The Senate approves treaties by this percent.
What is two-thirds of the Senate? (This is an exclusive power of the Senate).
400
Committee chairs are chosen by ______________________.
What is the majority party?
400
The Congressional power to declare war is an _________________ power.
What is an expressed power?
500
The process of redividing/redistributing the members of the House of Representatives, after a census, in case a state loses or gains population.
What is reapportionment?
500
This is the very FIRST step in removing a President, Vice President, Supreme Court justice, etc. from office.
What is impeach? (This belongs exclusively to the House).
500
This power for removing a senior official of the executive branch, including the President, Vice President, Supreme Court justices, etc. belongs exclusively to the Senate.
What is trial and conviction? (this leads to removal from office).
500
In the House of Representatives, the __________________committtee decides when a bill will reach the floor, how long it will be debated, and when it will come up for a vote.
What is the Rules Committee?
500
All bills dealing with taxing and spending originate (begin) in the ________________.