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2 years
What is the term
length for a member
of the House?
The formal
qualifications for a
member of the
House
What are at least 25
years old, U.S.
citizen for 7 years,
must be a resident
of the state they
represent
Presides over the
House of
Representatives,
chosen from the
majority party
Who is the Speaker of the
House
Constitution makes no
mention of them, but these
bodies play an essential
role in the lawmaking
process, they sift through
and decide the fate of bills
What is standing
committees
The total number of
representatives in the House
What is 435
The name of box in which
all proposed bills are
placed
What is the Hopper
The 3 formal
qualifications to be a
Senator
What are at least 30 years
old, U.S. citizen for 9 years,
must be a resident of the
state they represent
The Senate has the
privilege to “talk a bill to
death”
What is a filibuster
The person who presides
over the Senate
Who is the President of
the Senate (Vice
President of the U.S.)
Person who presides over the Senate
when the President of the Senate is not
present
Who is the President
pro tempore
On average, these people
occupy the majority of seats
in Congress
What is white, middleaged, men
The only person who can
sponsor a Bill
Who is any member of
Congress
The majority of vote
needed to override the
President’s veto of bill
What is 2/3 majority in
both houses
3 things that the
subcommittee does once
they receive the bill
What are hold hearings,
debate, and mark it up
The 2 houses that make up
the bicameral Congress
What is the Senate and
House of Representatives
Majority and Minority
Leaders are assisted by
whom
What is minority/majority
whips
Great center of information
containing almost 100
million items and is run by
Congress
What is the Library of
Congress
Standing committees are
controlled by whom
What is the Majority
Leader
The term used to identify
the people from the home
state that
Representatives and
Senators represent in
Congress
Who is your constituency
Drawing district lines to
concentrate the
oppositions’ voters in one
or a few districts
What is
gerrymandering
Power allowing Congress to
check on how the executive
branch is administering the
law
What is legislative oversight
The number of
representatives GA has
What is 14
The implied power of setting
minimum wage falls under
this expressed power of
Congress
What is regulation of
commerce
When states lose or gain
seats in the House of
Representatives due to
changes in population
What is reapportionment
2 expressed powers of
Congress relating to
money
What is power to tax and
borrow money
The President can veto a bill,
sign it, or do this 3rd thing with
the bill
What is do nothing, and after
10 days it automatically
becomes a law