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100
25 years old
What is the age requirement for members of the House of Representatives?
100
Members of this House in Congress are known as this
What are Senators or Congressmen
100
Before it becomes a law, it is this
What is a bill
100
This is the period of time between elections
What is a congress
100
This is the number required to override a presidential veto
What is 2/3
200
Republican party
What is the party in control of the House of Representatives?
200
This is the age requirement to be a member of the Senate
What is at least least 30 years old?
200
After a bill is introduced in Congress, it goes here
What is a committee
200
The powers listed in the Constitution given to Congress
What are expressed or enumerated powers
200
This amount is required in order to bring impeachment charges against a federal official
What is 2/3 vote of the House of Representatives
300
This determines the number of representatives that each state has
What is population?
300
The total number of Senators in Congress
What is 100?
300
This is what a bill becomes after the President's signature
What is a law
300
To bring charges against a federal official
What is impeachment
300
This is the number of senators per state
What is 2
400
Must live in the state he/she represents
What is a requirement for the House of Representatives
400
Vice President of the United States of America's position in Congress
Who is the President of the Senate?
400
Congress uses this to expand its power to include more than those powers listed in the Constitution
What is the elastic clause or necessary and proper clause
400
Another name for money bills
What are appropriations bills
400
This is the length of time a president has to take action on a bill one way or another
What is 10 days
500
Name of the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Who is Paul Ryan ?
500
This body can declare laws that Congress passes unconstitutional
What is the United States Supreme Court
500
This is the name for permanent committees
What are standing committees
500
This is the number of members in Congress
What is 535