term for the population count taken every 10 years
What is census?
100
What term describes powers specifically listed in the Constitution to congress?
What are expressed powers
100
What is the first step in the bill process?
What is introduction.
200
How old do you have to be to run for the House?
What is 25 years old.
200
Who is the leader of the Senate when the VP is gone?
What is President Pro Tem
200
a term that describes a two house legislature?
What is bicameral?
200
What term describes another name for the "necessary and proper" clause of Article 1 that allows congress to stretch its powers?
What is the elastic clause.
200
what is the third step in the bill process?
What is debated.
300
How long do you have to have been a citizen to run for the House?
What is 7 years
300
How old do you have to be to run for Senate?
What is 30
300
a congressional member's right to send job related mail without paying for postage
What is franking privilege.
300
What is term describes those powers that congress has that are NOT specifically listed but exist as a result of the listed powers?
What are implied powers
300
What is the second step in the bill process?
What is goes to committee.
400
What is the residency requirement for the House?
What is live is state and district.
400
How long do you have to have been a citizen to run for Senate?
What is 9 years
400
the work that a congressman does to help the people of his/her district with problems
What is casework
400
What terms refers to a power limitation of Congress that prohibits them from passing a law that makes and act a crime after the act has been committed?
What is an ex post facto law
400
What is the 5th step in the process?
What is goes to the president
500
How many total members are in the House?
What is 435
500
How long is the term in the Senate?
What is 6 years.
500
term that describes people from the congressman's home district
What is constituents.
500
What term describes the document that requires police to explain why they are holding a prisoner?