Making a Bill
This is a group of senators or representatives that every bill must go through.
What is a Committee?
I just turned _____ now I can run for the House.
What is 25?
Each state has this many Senators.
What is two?
Checks and Balances prevents this.
What is Tyranny?
You can plead this in court.
What is the Fifth?
When anyone asks someone in Congress to bring a bill to the House or Senate.
What is Proposing?
DAILY DOUBLE
Wesberry v. Sanders fixed this issue in Georgia in 1965.
What are unequal districts?
This government official can break ties in the Senate.
Who is the VP?
A 2/3 vote in favor of a bill can do this.
What is an override of a Veto?
Officer, you cannot search my house because of this.
DAILY DOUBLE
The President doesn't sign a bill after ten days, and Congress is not in session.
What is a Pocket Veto?
The power of _____ allows the House to create Budgets.
What is the power of the Purse?
DAILY DOUBLE
This debate tactic allows a Senator to talk without interruption.
What is a Filibuster?
A bill needs this to become a law.
What is the President's signature?
DAILY DOUBLE
Guantanamo Bay broke this amendment by interrogating prisoners.
What is the 8th Amendment?
The Senate _______ a bill to the House.
What is handing off?
Each representative is the voice of ________ Americans.
What is 761,000?
These members in the Senate count the votes of their respective party.
Who are the Whips?
This chamber can accept or reject the President's appointments.
What is the Senate?
Citizens' rights are not limited to those enumerated in the Constitution.
What is the 9th Amendment?
This Leader in Congress can refuse to bring a bill to the Floor.
Who is the Speaker of the House or Majority Leader
This is the number of voting representatives, and has not changed since.
What is 435 made in 1929?
This power allows the Senate to determine whether to impeach.
What is the Power to try impeachments?
DAILY DOUBLE
This government branch is composed of members appointed by another branch through this chamber.
What is the Judiciary Branch and the Senate?
Civil trials are guaranteed when the crime exceeds $20.
What is the 7th Amendment?