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The Constitution
Powers of the Government
Congress
Congressional Leaders
Vocab
100
This article of the Constitution covers the legislative branch
What is Article I
100
A term for shared powers
What is Concurrent
100
This house of congress has 435 members
What is the House of Representatives
100
The president of the Senate
Who is the Vice President (Joe Biden)
100
The governmental system that ensures no one branch of government is more powerful than the others
What is Checks and Balances
200
This is the principle laid out in the Constitution that splits powers between the states and a national government
What is Federalism
200
Declaring war, coining money, and establishing federal courts are all examples of this
What are enumerated (expressed) powers
200
This is when the president sits on a bill for 10 days and it does not become a law, because congress is not in session
What is a pocket veto
200
The assistant floor leaders that tell the members of the party how to vote on bills
What are whips
200
Representatives of Special Interest Groups
What are lobbyists
300
The powers of the judicial branch are listed in this article
What is Article III
300
This clause gives congress the ability to make new laws as needed
What is the "necessary and proper clause"
300
When representatives introduce a bill, they drop it into this box on the house floor
What is the hopper
300
This is the minority party in the Senate
What is Democrat
300
Use of long speeches to block voting on a bill
What is a filibuster
400
This is the amount of congressmen that must vote for an amendment for it to pass
What is 2/3
400
This amendment reserves powers for the states
What is the 10th amendment
400
This is the first group of people that members of congress are responsible to
What are constituents
400
John Boehner fills this position in Congress
What is Speaker of the House
400
The powers of the federal government that are implied by the expressed powers
What are implied powers
500
The 18th amendment did this
What is prohibit sale and production of alcohol
500
Congress cannot pass this, a law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial
What is a Bill of Attainder
500
Congressional committees that are designed to get bills passed in both houses of congress
What are Conference Committees
500
Your current U.S. Representative
Who is Ralph Abraham
500
Second-in-command of the Senate
What is President Pro Tempore