House Of Representatives
Powers Of Congress
The Constitution & Congress
Famous Laws
Vocabulary
100

Members of the House serve this many years per term.

Was it 2 years?

100

Congress has the power to do this with taxes.

What is collect them?

100

This article of the Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch.

What is Article I?

100

This amendment ended slavery.

What is the 13th Amendment?

100

A proposed law.

What is a bill?

200

There are this many voting members in the House.

What is 435?

200

Congress has the power to declare this.

What is war?

200

The Constitution divides Congress into these two chambers.

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

200

This 1964 law outlawed segregation in public places.

What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?

200

The official approval of a bill by the President.

What is signing the bill?

300

The leader of the House is called this.

Who is the Speaker of the House?

300

This clause allows Congress to pass laws not specifically listed in the Constitution.

What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?

300

This document outlines the powers of Congress.

What is the U.S. Constitution?

300

This 1920 amendment gave women the right to vote.

What is the 19th Amendment?

300

Rejecting a bill passed by Congress.

What is a veto?

400

This state has the most representatives due to population.

What is California?

400

Congress controls this aspect of government spending.

What is the federal budget?

400

The Legislative Branch is described in this section of the Constitution.

What is Article I, Section 1?

400

This act created Social Security in 1935.

What is the Social Security Act?

400

A meeting of members of Congress to discuss and write laws.

What is a committee?

500

Only the House has the power to do this to a federal official.

What is impeach?

500

This is the name for rejecting a presidential veto.

What is an override?

500

The minimum age requirement to serve in the Senate is this.

What is 30 years old?

500

This act expanded healthcare coverage in 2010.

What is the Affordable Care Act?

500

When Congress overrides a presidential veto.

What is a veto override?