Structure US Congress
These two parts make up the U.S. Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
This branch has the power to make federal laws.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The lawmaking body of North Carolina is called this.
What is the General Assembly?
Both the U.S. Congress and NC General Assembly are examples of this type of legislature.
What is bicameral?
This word describes how citizens choose lawmakers.
What is elections?
Members of the House of Representatives serve this many years per term.
What is 2 years?
Only the House of Representatives can start this type of bill.
What are revenue (tax/spending) bills?
The NC General Assembly has these two chambers.
What are the House and the Senate?
This document creates the structure of the U.S. Congress.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
When voting district lines are redrawn, it is called this.
What is redistricting?
Each state has this many U.S. Senators.
What is 2?
The Senate must approve these before they become federal judges.
What are presidential appointments?
NC state senators serve this many years per term.
What is 2 years?
This document creates the structure of the NC General Assembly.
What is the North Carolina Constitution?
When district lines are drawn to unfairly favor one party, it is called this.
What is gerrymandering?
Representation in the House is based on this.
What is population?
Congress has the power to officially do this against another country.
What is declare war?
The total number of members in the NC House of Representatives is this.
What is 120?
Members of the NC General Assembly are elected from these areas inside the state.
What are districts?
When one political party controls the House and another controls the Senate or presidency, it is called this.
What is divided government?
The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is this person.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
This is the process Congress uses to remove a president from office.
What is impeachment?
The total number of members in the NC Senate is this.
What is 50?
If a law conflicts between federal and state government, this level of government wins.
What is the federal government?
(Supremacy Clause)
Because House members serve only two-year terms, they often focus heavily on this in order to stay in office.
What is reelection (or campaigning / public opinion / fundraising)?