Crash Course US Government and Politics: Congress

Where in the U.S. Constitution do you find the following statement?

"All legislative powers herein granted shall be vested in a congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and a House of Representatives."

• The preamble

• Article 1, section 1

• The Bill of Rights

• Amendment 2

What does Bicameral mean?

• 2 house legislature

• Constitution

• Bill of Rights

• Presidential Power

What are 3 requirements to be elected into the House of Representatives?

• 25 years old

• resident of that you wish to represent

• 30 years old

• US citizen for 7 years

Who has representation based on population?

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Which has the following requirements?

30 years old

9 years as a US Citizen

Resident of state they wish to represent

• Senate

• House of Representatives

The Senate has how many senators from each state?

• based on population

• 2

• 1

• 52

The 17th amendment to the constitution changed how our senators are chosen. How are they chosen today?

• elected by the people

• the president picks them

• the house of representatives pick them

• state government chooses them

The House of Representatives has the power to do 3 following things...

• Impeach a government official

• Ratify treaties

• Choose a president if none is chosen in voting

• raise taxes

According to article 1, section 7 of the constitution "All bills for raising revenue shall originate in the house of representatives." This is commonly referred to as what?

• power of the purse

• money snachers

• confirmation power

• executive power

When the constitution was originally written our leaders could not agree on the type of government we should have. They agreed to proportional representation in what is known as ______.

• The great compromise

• the practical power

• the congress

• the senate