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TERMS
SENATE
HOUSE
PEOPLE
ODDS AND ENDS
100
THE ELASTIC CLAUSE GIVES CONGRESS THESE POWERS NOT SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED IN THE CONSTITUTION
What is IMPLIED POWERS
100
each state sends this many senators to washington d.c.
What is 2
100
no state can have fewer than this number of house members
What is 1
100

How old must you be to be a Senator?

30

100

What Article of the Constitution is about the legislature?

Article one

200

What happens to a piece of legislation after it is passed by both houses?

Goes to the President for a signature.

200
this fraction of the senate is elected every 2 years
What is one third
200

Who is your representative to tge House of Represetatives?

Danny Davis

200

How old must you be to be a Representative?

25

200

Which House is the Upper House?

The Senate

300

What vote is needed to override a veto by the President?

2/3 of both Houses

300
fraction of senators needed to approve treaties
What is two thirds
300

Hoe many representatives are there in the House of Representatives?

435

300

Who has the power of impeachment?

The House of Representatives

300

What is the title of the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

The Speaker

400
in the senate and in the house this is the term for the party democrats or republicans with the most members
What is the majority party
400
the senate like the house meets in a seperate chamber in this building
What is the capitol
400

What determines the number of representatives a state receives?

population of the state

400

How long must you live in the United States before you can run for the Senate?

9 years

400

An assistant to the leaders of Congress?

Whip

500

specific powers of congress also called expressed powers

What is delegated powers

500
almost a fourth of them fail to win senate confirmation
What is supreme court nominees
500

What is the name of the Compromise that created the two houses of Congress?

Great Compromise

500

How long must you live in the United States before you run for the House of Representatives?

7 years

500

What is the term for a piece of legislation before it becomes a law?

Bill