Senators serve for a term of _____ years

Representatives serve for a term of ______ years.

How many Senators in the US Senate?

How many Representatives in the US House of Representatives?

How are the number of Senators determined?

How are the number of Representatives determined?

A Senator must be at least ____ years old

Who is the leader of the Senate?

A Representative must be at least ____ years old

Who is the leader of the House of Representatives?

What part of congress can file articles of impeach against the president?

What part of congress can remove the president from office?

What part of congress approves judges?

What part of congress approves people the president selects for important jobs?

What part of Congress declares war?

Drawing of congressional districts to favor one pol. party/group over another

Prevents filibustering (16 signatures) and ends debate in the Senate, by a 3/5s vote of the Senate

Why do Incumbents rarely lose reelection?

Permanent groups to oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues are called?

The formal responsibility of the President of the Senate belongs to the

This power allows Congress to check on how the executive is administering the law.

Traditionally, most committee chairs are selected on the basis of

How does the House of Representatives determine the terms of debate , the scope of amendments , and the calendar of a bill?

A lengthy speech designed to delay or kill the vote on a bill; used only in the Senate

hidden congressional provisions that are put on a bill that would not probably pass on its own

Legislation that gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in the hope of winning their votes in return.

The day to day leadership of the Senate is handled by

All bills that raise _______ must start in the House of Representatives.

A committee from both houses is formed to investigate raising the minimum wage to $15 an hour. This would most likely be in which type of committee?

The House and Senate both passed different bills that protects the Native Americans from the invasion of the North Dakota Access Pipeline. Which committee is needed to get this bill to the President?

When a bill is in committee and the committee votes to by majority against the bill, what action has the committee taken?

the power that is shared by both the federal and state governments

an era of federalism during which the national and state government shared functional authority in broad policy areas; also called 'marble cake' federalism

federal funds given to state and local governments for specific projects

a federal grant that can only be used for a specific purpose, or category, of state and local spending; these grants usually require that the state contribute money in addition to the national money

What is the last step of the lawmaking process in Congress?

Most of the work that is done on bills in Congress in done ________________.

If the House and Senate pass different version of the same bill, where does it go next?

What does the federal census affect?

A bill could fail to become a law by?

Which part of the Constitution is used to justify the implied powers of the Federal Government?

The formal power of the Speaker of the House

A caucus within Congress is

Chief spokesman for the party in power in the Senate

Presides over the Senate in the absence of the VP

Congress can punish their own members in all of the following ways except

Being place on a committee is usually based on your seniority within your party

Elects the President if no winner is determined by the electoral college