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Vocab
Powers
Who are they
Know you Congress
Miscellaneous
100
Can be used in the Senate to block legislation
What is a filibuster
100
Also known as the Necessary and Proper Clause
What is the Elastic Clause
100
This is the party that controls the U.S. House of Representatives
What are the Republicans
100
A person from a special interest group who is influential in the bill process
What is a lobbyist
100
Remington high school's mascot
What is The Rifles
200
The creation or redistricting of Congressional districts
What is gerrymandering
200
Powers of Congress set through tradition
What are Inherent Powers
200
Total members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate
What is 535
200
Length of term for a U.S. Senator and House of Rep
What is six and two
200
The school Dr. Goad taught at before she came to TC
What is West Central
300
Attached to a bill towards the end of the process and may not relate to the original bill
What is a rider
300
Only the President can order this which makes the Congress meet out of their scheduled dates
What is a special session
300
Speaker of the House in the U.S. House of Reps
Who is John Boehner
300
Senate Majority leader
Who is Harry Reid (D)
300
The length of time between Mr. Scherer's haircuts (Tyler of coarse)
What is 2 weeks
400
A committee that "irons out" the differences between the House and Senate to finalize a bill
What is a conference committee
400
These handle the screening of bills before brought to the floor for consideration
What are committees
400
Total number of U.S. House Congressional districts
What is nine
400
An expressed power that allows Congress a lot of flexibility to create laws
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause or Elastic Clause
400
Where the majority of the U.S. tax revenue that is spent
What is public welfare
500
Allows the President to block legislation by ignoring the bill
What is a Pocket Veto
500
This has the power to draw congressional districts with in a state
What is the party in power in a state's legislature
500
Indiana's two U.S. Senators
What is Dan Coats (R) and Joe Donnelly (D)
500
Percent of government revenue that comes from taxes
What is 95%
500
The two (physical) signs Mr. Urban is having a rough day
What is he is not wearing his glasses and no gel in the hair