Powers of Congress/Legislature

Question 1

How many members are in the U.S. House of Representatives?

Answer 1

435

Question 2

How long of a term does the House serve?

Answer 2

2-year

Question 3

How old do you need to be to become a member of the House?

Answer 3

25 years

Question 4

How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen for the House?

Answer 4

7 years

Question 5

How many members are in the U.S. senate?

Answer 5

100

Question 6

How long of a term do Senators serve?

Answer 6

6 years

Question 7

How old do you need to be to become a member of the U.S. Senate?

Answer 7

30 years

Question 8

How long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to become a Senator?

Answer 8

9 years

Question 9

This position is the most powerful in the Senate?

Answer 9

Majority Leader

Question 10

The President of the Senate also holds this position:

Answer 10

Vice President

Question 11

Who is the President of the Senate?

Answer 11

Kamala Harris

Question 12

If the President of the Senate is not present who is in charge of the Senate?

Answer 12

President Pro-Tempore

Question 13

Who is the President Pro-Tempore?

Answer 13

Patty Murry

Question 14

Debate is what is the Senate?

Answer 14

Unlimited/Filibuster

Question 15

After bills are introduced, they are assigned to a?

Answer 15

Committee

Question 16

Most of the day to day work of Congress is done in?

Answer 16

Committee

Question 17

When the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill the bills are sent to a:

It is then sent back with a different version and sent back to the Senate and House for vote.

Answer 17

Conference Committe

Question 18

What percentage of bills become laws?

Answer 18

4.5%

Question 19

To override a Presidential veto both the ____ & _____ must approve the bill by a / margin to make it a law.

Answer 19

House & Senate
2/3

Question 20

Who are the 2 Senators from Michigan?

Answer 20

Debbie Stabenow/Gary Peters

Question 21

Which political party has the power in the House?

Answer 21

Rebublicans

Question 22

Which political party has the power in the Senate?

Answer 22

Democrats

Question 23

How often do we have a census?

Answer 23

Every 10 years

Question 24

The tactic of giving lengthy speeches to stop a bill from being voted on in the Senate?

Answer 24

Filibuster

Question 25

The redrawing of district lines by the state legislature is called?

Answer 25

Redisticturing

Question 26

Manipulating the drawing of congressional lines to benefit a political party is called?

Answer 26

Gerrymandering

Question 27

What is the economic role?

Answer 27

Power to tax, approve the borrowing and spending of money, regulates trade, power to coin money, establish bankruptcy laws.

Question 28

What is the citizenship role?

Answer 28

Immigration, becoming a citizen, loss of citizenship

Question 29

What is Judicial Review?

Answer 29

Impeachment process, add justices, define federal crimes

Question 30

What is foreign relations/war

Answer 30

Approve/reject treaties, declare war. establish/support military, captured lands

Question 31

What is the electoral role?

Answer 31

House of Rep selects a president when no candidate receives a majority in the electoral college.
Senate approves replacement for VP
Senate approve presidential appointments

Question 32

Speaker of the House?

Answer 32

Kevin McCarthy

Question 33

Senate Majority Leadership

Answer 33

Chuck Schumer

Question 34

President Pro-Tempore

Answer 34

Patty Murray

Question 35

Senate Minority Floor Leader

Answer 35

Mitch McCollell

Question 36

Michigan U.S. Senators

Answer 36

Debbie Stabenow (Senior Senator)
Gary Peters Sr. (Junior Senator)

Question 37

U.S. House of Rep (MICHIGAN)

Answer 37

Michigan’s 5th District
Tim Walberg

Question 38

If no candidate wins a majority of votes in the Electoral College, which group will decide the outcome of the Presidential Election?

Answer 38

House of Rep.