Legislature Overview
This Article of the Constitution establishes the Legislative Branch.
What is Article I?
This house has 435 members, with seats apportioned based on state population.
What is the House of Representatives
Powers specifically granted to Congress in the Constitution, such as the power to collect taxes or declare war.
What are expressed powers
What month, day, and hour does Congress convene for the start of their session
What is January 3rd, at noon
A proposed law presented to a legislative body for consideration.
What is a bill
A legislature consisting of two houses, created as a compromise between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans.
What is a bicameral legislature
Often called the "Upper House," this chamber consists of exactly two members from each state.
What is the Senate
This clause, found in Article I, Section 8, is the foundation for all "implied powers."
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause
How many seats in the Senate every two years
What is one-third of the seats
An attempt to "talk a bill to death" in the Senate to prevent a final vote.
What is a filibuster
The primary function of the Legislative Branch in the U.S. government.
What is making laws
The length of a term for a member of the U.S. Senate.
What is six years
The non-legislative power that allows Congress to remove federal officials from office for misconduct.
What is impeachment
The speech given by the President once Congress is assembled where he details a potential legislative agenda
What is the State of the Union
The President’s formal power to reject a bill passed by Congress.
What is a Veto
The period of time during which Congress assembles and conducts business; there are two of these per term.
What is a session
The minimum age requirement to serve in the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old
The specific chamber where the trial takes place after the House has voted to impeach an official.
What is the Senate
The name of the closed meeting both parties hold before Congress convenes for its first session
What is the Party Caucus
The number of votes required in both houses to override a presidential veto.
What is a two-thirds majority
The British body that served as the model for the Framers' choice of a bicameral legislature.
What is Parliament
Considered one of the most powerful figures in Congress who has the ability to influence what bills make it onto the floor
Who is the Speaker of the House
The 1819 Supreme Court case that formally defined the scope of the "Necessary and Proper" clause.
What is McCulloch v. Maryland
What do we call a party member who helps organize votes and party memebers is known as what
What is a Whip
This is the formal procedure used to end a filibuster, requiring 60 votes.
What is a Cloture