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2015 Congress
100
Whaqt part of the Constitution focuses on the formation of the House of Representatives?
What is Article 1, Section 2
100
Which Article and Section refers directly to the Senate?
What is Article 1, Section 3
100
What are the requirement to be a member of the House of Representatives?
What is 25years old and 7 years citizen of the state
100
Article 1, Section 5: give 1 fact
What is to decide an election both Houses of Congress will meet to decide, and you must have half to meet the quorum. To expel a member they need 2/3 members
100
This is the most important committee(s) in Congress and membership decided by....
What is political parties assign newly elected Representatives and Senators to standing committees.
200
What form of government does the House of Representatives represent?
What is Direct Democracy
200
Senator selection decided initial by this group
What is initial the states legislatures picked their Senators?
200
What are the requirement to be a member of the Senate?
What is the minimum age of 30 and 9 years a citizen of the state which they representatives
200
Article 1, Section 8
What is longest part of Article 1: section 8 delegated powers all the things Congress can do; Clause 18 the Elastic Clause gives them room to carry out the delegated powers…necessary and proper
200
This person is President of the Senate
What is Vice-President Joe Biden
300
How is Speaker of the House decided? And give two of the powers
What is chosen by members of the House by voting within the House; ...leader of the House and combines several roles: the institutional role of presiding officer and administrative head of the House, the role of leader of the majority party in the House, and the representative role of an elected member of the House; performs administrative and procedural functions, and represents his or her Congressional district.
300
Election of Senators happens how often and the percentage up for re-election
What is every two years and 1/3 (33%) would be up for reelection at one time
300
Congress decided in 1911 the maximum number of representatives allowed in Congress. What is the number and how do they change the membership?
What is 435 and reapportionment after the census
300
Article 1, Section 4: give 1 fact
What is elections determined by the states, and they must meet at least once a year.
300
These people title include Speaker of the House and President Pro Tempore and represent these political parties
Who are Speaker John Boehner (R) and Pro Temp Orin Hatch (R)
400
The House has only impeached two Presidents. Who are they?
What is Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson
400
This person heads the Senate, but only votes if there is a tie. which happen in 1993 by _____________ and the Bill's topic
What is the Vice president? Who is Al Gore and the Clinton Budget?
400
The Census calculates state population every 10 years to determine the number of representatives from each state. The minimum number each state will have.....
What is at least one member
400
Article 1,Section 6:
What is salaries set by law. They give themselves a raise by the 26th amendment. Anything they say or do can’t be punished, cannot be arrested travelling to/from Congress or they can't hold more than one government job.
400
These people represent the majority of the Senate and the minority leader of the House; their political affiliation...
Who are Majority leader Kevin McCarthy (R) and Minority leader Nancy Pelosi (D)
500
The most important leadership position in the House chosen by this group
What is the Speaker of the House chosen by the majority party?
500
This is the title given to the Vice-President's standin, and this person falls in what place to become President?
What is President Pro-tem 4th in line to be president after the Speaker of the House
500
What was the 3/5 compromise and which Constitutional Amendment removed it?
What is 5 slaves equal 3 people for the Census population and the 13th Amendment
500
Article 1, section 7
What is House of Rep start Revenue Bills (raise taxes, etc.) accountable to the people; clause 2 how bill becomes a law. Both house must agree to the bill before it’s sent to the president
500
The assistance to the majority and minority leaders in the House (Whips)
Who are majority whip Steve Scalise (R) and minority whip Steny Hoyer (D)