By the Numbers
Our Congress has two houses, What kind of legislature is this?
What is bicameral
Which part of congress is represented according to population?
What is The House of Representatives
What building does Congress meet in?
The US Capitol Building
Which section of the Constitution talks about the Legislative Branch?
Article 1
What percent of the vote does congress need to override a presidents veto?
2/3rds
How many people are in the House of Representatives?
What is 435?
In the senate, who has the power to influence committee assignments?
The Majority Leader
What is the purpose of congressional committees
What is make handling thousands of bills more efficient
What is the primary responsibility of the Legislative Branch?
To make laws
How long are the terms for members of the senate?
What is 6 years
What are the 3 qualifications to be a Senator?
Citizen for 9 years, 30 years old, and live in the state.
Who is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives?
Who is the Speaker of the House.
Which committee would deal with appointing federal judges?
The powers that are specifically listed in the Constitution that belong to Congress are called?
Enumerated Powers
How long do members of the house of representatives get elected for?
What is 2 years
What are the 3 qualifications to be a Representative in the House?
At least 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, and live in the state.
Who is the leader and president of the senate?
Who is the Vice President
Permanent committees in Congress are called?
Standing Committees
Who approves presidential appointments, like ambassadors, judges, and cabinet members?
The Senate
What is the vote called that you need 3/5's of to end a filibuster?
Cloture
What is the total number of members in Congress?
What is 535? (House and Senate)
Who is in charge of the Senate when the Vice President is gone?
President Pro Tempore
What kind of committee us set up for specific purpose and limited time?
What is a select (or special) committee
This chamber can impeach officials or accuse them of wrongdoing.
The House of Representatives
The redistribution of House seats based on census results.
Reapportionment