Congress
The Powers of Congress
The House of Representatives
The Senate
The Legislative Process
100

The branch that congress is in.

What is the legislative branch?

100

The expressed powers.

What are the powers that are specifically listed in the constitution?

100

The age you have to be to become a member.

What is 25?

100

The age you must be to become a member.

What is 30?

100

The starting form of a law.

What is a bill?

200

The two houses of Congress.

What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?

200

The implied powers.

What are the powers only suggested by the constitution? 

200

The length you must be as a US citizen to become a member.

What is 7 years?

200

The length you must be as a US citizen to become a member.

What is 9 years?

200

The committee that negotiates a compromise version of House and Senate bills. 

What is the Conference Committee?

300

The members constituents.

Who are the people who live within that area?

300

The inherent powers.

What are the powers that all governments of independent nations possess?

300

The drawing of district boundaries for political advantage.

What is gerrymandering?

300

Occurrence when opponents of a measure take the floor of the Senate and refuse to stop talking in an effort to prevent the measure coming up for a vote.    

What is a filibuster?

300

The person who signs the final bill for it to become a law.

Who is the president?

400

The date congress was created.

What was March 4, 1789?

400

The two powers the constitution gives the congress to run the government. 

What is to levy taxes and borrow money?

400

The leader of the House.

Who is the Speaker of the House?

400

The President of the senate.

Who is the Vice President?

400

The length that a bill becomes a law if the president chooses not to sign it.

What is 10 days?

500

The number of officials that congress has impeached ever.

What is 17?

500

A law that punishes a person without a trial and cannot be passed by congress.

What is the bill of attainder?

500

The current Speaker of the House.

Who is Nancy Pelosi?

500

The current President of the Senate.

Who is Mike Pence?

500

The number of bills George Washington vetoed.

What is 2?