Congressional Queries
The number of members there are there in the House of Representatives.
What is 435?
The length of a term in office for a U.S. Senator.
What is six years?
Reapportionment of seats in the House of Representatives occurs this often.
What is every ten years as a result of the census or once a decade?
(TWO PARTS) This legislature has the same number of representatives for each state and they must be at least ______ years old to serve.
What is the senate & 30?
When this occurs, the President has decided not to sign a bill into law from Congress.
What is a VETO?
This person has the most power in the House of Representatives to determine committee assignments and set the legislative agenda.
Who is the Speaker of the House and/or Mike Johnson?
This method may be used in the Senate to delay or block a vote on a bill?
What is a Filibuster?
A congressional district where polls indicate a close contest between candidates & either could win is called this.
What is a swing district?
This process can be used in the Senate to “kill” a bill by debating it “to death”
What is a filibuster?
In Baker vs Carr, the Supreme Court banned this in the creation of congressional districts, which gives unequal numbers of voters in districts.
What is malapportionement?
The most important factor that determines what type of laws will be passed by Congress.
What is the majority party?
This must occur in order for a president to be removed from office during the impeachment process.
What is a 2/3 majority vote of guilty in the Senate?
Who are their constituents?
This is the end result for the overwhelming majority of bills introduced into Congress.
What is they DIE? (They are killed or pigeonholed in standing committees)
The process used to determine a state’s number of representatives, usually done every 10 years.
What is apportionment/reapportionment?
These are THREE different types of committees in Congress.
What are Standing Committees, Select Committees, Joint Committees, and Conference Committees?
The Senate can block the president’s appointees to these positions. (Name AT LEAST two).
What are the Supreme Court, the Cabinet, Federal Judiciary Courts, and/or Federal executive agency heads?
This solution has been offered that might make gerrymandering less prevalent/more fair (name at least 2 options)
What are using technology, courts, or non-partisan commissions draw congressional districts?
(TWO PARTS) If there is a 50-50 tie vote in the Senate, this person casts the deciding vote (Title & Name of person).
Who is Vice President JD Vance?
This MUST happen to a bill before it can become a law, with no exceptions.
What is completing the legislative process in BOTH houses?
These are FOUR of the six roles of Congress and what they do
What are Lawmaking, Representation, Service to Constituent, Oversight, Educating the Public, Conflict Resolution (with definitions)?
These TWO positions are connected to the Senate are in the line of Presidential Succession (and name who currently holds them).
Who are the Vice President (JD Vance) and Senate President Pro Tempore (Chuck Grassley)?
(THREE PARTS) Identify & explain the three models of Representation for a member of congress.
What are _________ (answers vary)?
According to "I'm Just A Bill", this happens to a bill after it is introduced by a Senator or Representative.
What is being sent to committee? (each bill will be assigned a number and sent to a standing committee)
These people are usually responsible for drawing the congressional district lines within a state through redistricting or gerrymandering.
Who is the state legislature in each state?