Legislative Branch I
Who and what are constituents?
people elected officials serve
anyone who lives in their district or state
How many senators does the Senate have?
What is 100?
How many representatives are there per state in the Senate?
What is 2?
What are the two chambers of congress?
What is House of Representative and the senate
What checks and balances does the Executive branch have over Congress?
Veto laws they pass
What does a Bicameral mean?
Having two houses
How long is a term in the Senate? .
What is 6 years?
What amount of the Senate is up for election each time?
What is 1/3 of the senate?
What is the purpose of congress?
What is to make criminal law and all laws governing the operation of federal departments and agencies?
What checks and balances does the Judicial branch have over Congress?
To rule laws they pass as unconstitutional.
House of Representatives is representation based on what?
What is population?
The current speaker of the House.
Who is Mike Johnson?
Why is it necessary to compromise on bills?
Because the same wording must pass both houses
Congress holds the ability to impeach who?
What is Federal officials?
What happens after a bill passes through the senate and house?
A joint committee of both house and senate members will meet to iron out differences.
How long is a term in the House of Representatives?
2 years
Who in the House has a powerful hand in controlling the flow of legislation?
Who is Speaker of the house?
The Speaker of the House is elected by who?
Who is Majority party?
Congress holds the ability to amend what?
What is the Constitution?
Name our two senators.
Senator Gallego
Senator Kelly
What are the qualification for being a House Representative?
What is 25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, be a resident of the state you represent
What requirements are there to be a Senator?
What is 30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, Resident of State from which they were elected?
Who is the acting head of the Senate in the VP's absence?
Who is President pro tempore?
Why did the founding fathers set up our congress as bicameral?
A agreement to have both equal and proportional representation from large and small states.
Name our representative for this district.
Rep Schweikert