congress

Question 1

How old must you be to be elected to the House?

Answer 1

at least 25 y/o

Question 2

How long does a Senators term last?

Answer 2

6 yrs

Question 3

How long does a member of the House of Representatives term last?

Answer 3

2 yrs

Question 4

What is a Filibuster?

Answer 4

The process or an instance of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics.

Question 5

Who has the power to declare war?

Answer 5

Congress

Question 6

What is a Committee Chair?

Answer 6

A Committee Chair is the person who schedules hearings, hires staff, appoints subcommittees, and manages committee bills.

Question 7

How old must you be to be elected Senator?

Answer 7

at least 30 y/o

Question 8

What is an incumbent?

Answer 8

The person already holding office

Question 9

Who has the power to initiate revenue bills?

Answer 9

The House

Question 10

What is a Conference Committee?

Answer 10

A Committee that is formed when the Senate and House both pass different forms of the same bill.

Question 11

What is a Bicameral Legislature?

Answer 11

A legislative body having two branches, houses, or chambers.

Question 11

How many members of congress are Senators?

Answer 11

100 members of congress are Senators.

Question 11

How many members of congress belong to the House of Representatives.

Answer 11

There are 435 members of the House of Representatives in Congress.

Question 12

Who has the power to conduct impeachment trials?

Answer 12

Senate

Question 13

What is a House Rules Committee?

Answer 13

A committee unique to the House that reviews all bills (except revenue, budget, and appropriation bills) coming from a House committee before they go before the full House

Question 14

How is representation determined in the Senate?

Answer 14

2 per state

Question 15

How is representation determined in the House?

Answer 15

By population

Question 16

What is Legislative Oversight?

Answer 16

Congresses monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administrative of policy.

Question 17

Who has the power to approve treaties?

Answer 17

Senate

Question 18

What are select committees?

Answer 18

Committees formed for a specific purpose

Question 19

What committee is always a part of Congress? permanent

Answer 19

Standing Committee

Question 20

In the House, what is top leadership position?

Answer 20

Speaker of the House

Question 21

Where does Congress meet?

Answer 21

Washington, DC; Capitol Building`

Question 21

How is the atmosphere of the House different than the Senate?

Answer 21

more rules, limits on speaking time, members tend to vote with their party more

Question 22

Who is the President of the Senate?

Answer 22

Vice-President

Question 23

100 members

Answer 23

Senate

Question 24

Creates bills

Answer 24

both House and Senate

Question 25

435 members

Answer 25

House

Question 26

Meets in D.C.

Answer 26

Both House and Senate

Question 27

Must be a citizen for 9 yrs.

Answer 27

Senate

Question 28

Majority and minority leaders

Answer 28

Both

Question 29

Democrats are current majority

Answer 29

Senate

Question 30

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

Answer 30

Standing Committee

Question 31

Each group specialized in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility

Answer 31

Subcommittee

Question 32

Temporary committees that study one specific issue and report their findings to the Senate of the House

Answer 32

Select Committee

Question 33

Members from both House and Senate; can be permanent or temporary

Answer 33

Joint Committee

Question 34

A Temporary committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill

Answer 34

Conference Committee

Question 35

Salary of 174,000

Answer 35

Both

Question 36

What is the salary of a member

Answer 36

174,000

Question 37

Must be a citizen for 7 yrs

Answer 37

House

Question 38

Republicans have majority

Answer 38

House

Question 39

Who introduces Bills

Answer 39

congress person

Question 40

what is Committee action

Answer 40

New bills sent to corresponding comittees

Question 41

Committee hearings are

Answer 41

short or long speechs to influence public

Question 42

Markup session

Answer 42

After meeting; members meet to decide what changes, if any, to make on a bill

Question 43

Reporting a bill:

Answer 43

committee votes to kill or report a bill

Question 44

Debates and amendments happen to a bill when?

Answer 44

Second reading

Question 45

What must be present to vote

Answer 45

Quarum

Question 46

Is line-item veto allowed

Answer 46

no

Question 47

6 steps to approving a bill

Answer 47

1.) Members drop bills into hopper 2.) Speaker sends the bill to the appropriate committee for study 3.) Bill is put onto the appropriate House Calendar 4.) Bill is put onto the discharge calendar to force it out of committee 5.) Bill goes to rules committee 6.) Bill goes to the floor of the House for debate, amending, and vote