The Senate
What is Censure?
Censure is a formal statement of disapproval in the form of a resolution that is adopted by a majority vote.
How many years ago was the U.S. Constitution signed?
Who leads the Congregation?
The Imam.
What is the speaker of the house?
Serves as the U.S. House of Representatives' leader. serve as Speaker pro tempore, counting and declaring all votes, referring bills and motions to committees, appointing Members to select and conference committees, and signing all bills and resolutions that pass in the House.
What is the Legislative Branch?
The legislature is the branch in government that makes the laws. The legislature for the United States of America is called Congress. The U.S. The Constitution, the blueprint for American government, divides Congress into two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.
What is Expulsion
"Each House [of Congress] may determine the Rules of its proceedings, punish its members for disorderly behavior, and, with the concurrence of two-thirds, expel a member."
How many pages was the original U.S. Constitution?
4 pages long.
What is the purpose of the Congregation?
providing places of refuge, service, convening, and, most importantly, vehicles to transmit personal and social values.
What is the majority leader?
Second to the Speaker of the House in the party hierarchy. Responsible for keeping legislation moving and uniting the majority party.
When was the legislative branch created?
In 1787 the framers of the United States Constitution established in Article I the structure and powers of Congress. They debated the idea of a Congress made up of two houses.
What is Impeachment
If a federal official commits a crime or otherwise acts improperly, the House of Representatives may impeach—formally charge—that official.
How many amendments are in the U.S. Constitution?
27 amendments.
What does the Congregation Church believe?
The Congregational Church believes that a gathered church should remain a central element to the church.
What is the minority leader?
Serves as the floor leader to the “loyal opposition”. Serve as the Representative for his or her district, but, by tradition, does not lead floor debate on major issues.
How was the legislative branch created?
Constitutionally, the framers initially intended the legislative branch which they saw as closest to the people to be the most powerful of the three branches of government.
What is Investigations
A thorough search for facts, especially those that are hidden or need to be sorted out in a complex situation.
What are the 3 major parts in the U.S. Constitution?
The preamble, seven articles, and the amendments.
How do you become a member of the Congregation?
people are expected to have a personal relationship with God and have accepted him as their savior.
What is the Party Whips?
Responsible for assisting the party leadership in managing the party’s legislative program on the House floor, maintaining communication between the leadership of the party and its members, counting votes on key legislation, and persuading Members to vote for the party position
What did the legislative branch do in 1789?
One of the first acts of the new Congress was to establish a Federal court system through the Judiciary Act signed by President Washington on September 24, 1789. The founders of the new nation believed that the establishment of a national judiciary was one of their most important tasks.
What is Nomination
Nomination is part of the process of selecting a candidate for either election to a public office, or the bestowing of an honor or award.
What do the Constitutional Powers do?
They lay and collect taxes, pay debts, borrow money, establish lower courts, declare war, and raise and support the Army and Navy.
What is the Congregational Membership?
A person who wishes to be identified with a particular congregation and worships regularly and supports the church.
What is the foreign and legislation committee?
The only Senate committee with the authority to study and report on treaties that the President has filed for the Senate to approve. The committee has open hearings on each treaty, much like issue hearings.
Who heads the legislative branch?
The top official is called the Speaker of the House of Representatives. If the President and Vice President can no longer serve, the Speaker of the House of Representatives becomes President. The current Speaker of the House is Kevin McCarthy. Kevin McCarthy, Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.