House Leadership
The presiding officer and most powerful leader of the House
The Speaker of the House
This political party currently holds the majority in the House of Representatives
Republican Party
The Senate's president
Vice-President
The amount of votes required to approve treaties or overturn presidential vetoes
A Supermajority/Two-Thirds Vote
The total number of senators
100
The Speaker's top assistant in the House who helps plan the party's legislative program and steers important bills through the House. (the job title, not a person's name)
Majority Leader
The minimum number of House members required for official legislative action (Hint, it's not a number)
Quorum
The only event in the Senate where the President of the Senate is allowed to vote
A Tie
Any number of actions taken by a senator or group of senators to prevent a bill from coming to a final vote
Filibuster
This sweet desk is located close to a busy entrance in the Senate chamber.
Candy Desk
This House officer (not a specific person's name) watches how party members intend to vote on bills, persuades them to vote as their party wishes, and ensures they are present to vote.
Majority/minority Whip
The number of votes required to pass legislation in the House.
218
The amount of time Senators are allowed to speak during debate
Unlimited Time
*Daily Double*
The number of votes in the Senate needed to end a filibuster
Sixty
The removal of the sixty-vote threshold for presidential nominees is often referred to as this atom-splitting choice
the nuclear option
Most of the House's important work is done on these three days
Tuesday to Thursday
Major bills that reach the floor of the House do so by this special order from the Rules Committee.
Rule
The longest-serving member of the majority party in the Senate who presides in the absence of the Vice President
The President Pro Tempore
The Senate brings bills to the floor using this
Unanimous Consent
This current majority leader of the Senate resides in the Big Apple
Chuck Schumer (D)
This current House majority leader is from Louisiana
Steve Scalise (R)
When the House meets to debate and amend legislation, it often sits as this committee
Committee of the Whole
This current minority leader of the Senate is from Kentucky
Mitch McConnell (R)
This resolution ends a filibuster
Cloture
*Daily Double*
This longtime senator from South Carolina holds the record for the longest filibuster in the Senate's history
Strom Thurmond