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Upper house

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The SENATE

Question 1

Bicameral

Answer 1

Under the US constitution, the legislative Branch is bicameral
(2 houses)

Question 2

Lower house

Answer 2

House if representatives

Question 3

What are the eight shared powers of congress

Answer 3

1) make/pass laws
2) regulate trade laws with other countries
3) raise an army
4) declare war
5) establish post offices
6) propose amendments
7) coin money
8) appropriate (send) money

Question 4

Number of members in the senate

Answer 4

100

Question 5

Qualifications to be a US senate

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1) must be 30 years old
2) must live in US for 9 years
3) each serves for 6 years

Question 6

What are the 3 sole powers of the senate

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1) Has the power to approve presidential treaties
2) to confirm or reject presidential appointments
3) tries any impeachment case

Question 7

Who are the two Illinois senators

Answer 7

Richard Durbin

Mark Kirk

Question 8

Who is the president of the senate

Who is the president pro tempore

Answer 8

Joe Biden

Patrick leahy

Question 9

Number of members in the house of reps.

Answer 9

435

Question 10

Qualifications for the house of reps.

Answer 10

Must live in US for 7 years
Must be 25
Serves a 2 year term

Question 11

3 powers of the house if reps.

Answer 11

1) only part of congress that may create a bill the raises taxes
2) May begin impeachment process
3) elects president Incase of an electoral tie

Question 12

Speaker of the house
House majority leader
House minority leader

Answer 12

John Boehner
Kevin McCarthy
Nancy Pelosi

Question 13

Elastic clause

Answer 13

The writers of the constitution knew the world would change and included a clause that allows the powers of the congress to expand

Question 14

How does congress check the other 2 branches of government

Answer 14

Checks sand Balances

Congress can override a presidential veto with 2/3 vote in both houses of congress

Power of the purse

Impeachment

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Impeach

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Formally charge an official of serious misconduct- can result in the removal from office

Question 16

How does the impeachment process work

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It starts in the house of reps and they vote to impeach or not and if they choose impeach that case goes to the senate. The senate then does the 2/3 majority process and then they talley the points to see if they have been impeached or not

Question 17

What is needed to override a presidential veto

Answer 17

Congress can override a presidential veto with a 2/3 vote in BOTH houses of congress