Flashcards in Gov Deck (39)
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The members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected to serve for how many years?
2 yenes
2
What is a two-house chamber or legislative body called?
Bicameral
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What is the name given to the political party that has the fewest members in the House of Representatives?
The Minority Party
4
During what month of he year does a new term/session begin for congress?
January
5
How often (in years) are the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives apportioned or redistributed amongst the fifty states?
Every ten years - goes along with the census
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What is the name for the tactic for delaying debate in the senate by along lengthy speeches ofr "talking a bill to death"?
Filibuster
7
How many members are currently seri in on the U.S. House of Representatives
435
8
Who is the official leader is U.S. census as delegated by the constitution?
Vice president of president of the senate
9
How many senators is each of the fifty states guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?
Two
10
What is the general age of the members of congress?
50+
11
The federal official who is responsible for signing a bill passed by congress into law?
The president
12
What is a veto?
The presidents rejection of a congressional bill
13
Who is the considered to be the official leader of the U.S. Senate when the Vice President is absent?
The president pro tempore
14
What responsibility does the legislative branch have with the law?
Make the law
15
Who are the only people that can sponsor/ introduce a bill into either the House or Senate?
The members of congress
16
What is the length of a term for a U.S. Senator ?
6
17
How many members are currently serving in the U.S. Senate?
100
18
What is the minimum age for a member of the U.S. senate?
30
19
A bill that applies to all of American people and society if known as what?
Public bill
20
What level of education has the majority of members of congress achieved?
College
21
What racial group of people occupies the majority of sweats in congress
White
22
Who can make suggestions for a law?
Anyone including private citizens
23
What is the minimum age for a member in the House of Representatives
25
24
Where must any bill involving appropriations start at?
The House of Representatives
25
What is the immune number of representatives, that each of he fifty states is guaranteed by the U.S. constitution?
One
26
A tax that an individual pays directly to the government is called what?
Direct tax
27
How is the very first bill identified after is has been introduced in the U.S. House?
HR 1
28
Debate in the House of Representatives is more what, unlike the U.S. senate?
Limited
29
When is the president t of the senate allowed to vote in the senate?
When there's a tie vote
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