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Vocabulary
Powers of Congress
Steps to Create Budget
Congress Qualifications
Factors
100
Money set aside for a specific purpose
What is an appropriation?
100
This power allows Congress to raise money to pay debts and defend the country
What is the power to collect taxes?
100
The budget begins and ends with the _____________.
Who is the President?
100
One must be ___________ to be in the House and ___________ to be in the Senate.
What is 25 years old and 30 years old?
100
Factor #1 deals with whether or not the _______________ states that the bill can be voted on.
What is the Constitution?
200
A smaller, more specific group in a committee
What is a subcommittee?
200
This power is valid across state lines and in foreign countries.
What is the power to control commerce?
200
The House and the Senate create _____________, or rough drafts.
What are resolutions?
200
One must live in the U.S. for ___________ to be in the House and __________ to be in the Senate.
What is 7 years and 9 years?
200
Factor #2 deals with a member of Congress' ____________ _____________.
What is personal opinion?
300
This is a rough draft of a budget plan.
What is a resolution?
300
This power deals with people coming in from other countries.
What is making immigration laws?
300
The __________________ __________________ approves the budget resolutions.
What is the Conference Committee?
300
True/False: One must live in the state that they represent to be a member of Congress.
True
300
Factor #3 deals with the views of the member's _____________ _______________.
What is political party?
400
This is a plan for receiving and spending money.
What is a budget?
400
This power is to raise and support _____________.
What is armies?
400
Twelve ___________________ split up and look at specific plans.
What are Appropriations Subcommittees?
400
House members serve for _____________ before re-election and Senators serve for ______________.
What is 2 years and 6 years?
400
Factor #4 deals with what the ______________ think.
What are voters or constituents?
500
This committee brings members of the House and the Senate together to solve differences.
What is a Conference Committee?
500
This term refers to things Congress can do that are not on the list ("___________ and ______________")
What is "necessary and proper"?
500
The Appropriations Subcommittees work together to ____________, or meet in the middle to resolve a conflict.
What is compromise?
500
True/False: Most of the members of Congress are between the ages of 30 and 40.
False. Most are middle-aged white men.
500
True/False: The Constitution only gives Congress certain powers.
True.