Congress

How many members are in the House of Representatives:

What can Congress do if the President vetoes a bill?

Opponents of a bill talking non-stop to prevent a vote from taking place

A ____, or majority of Congress must be present to conduct business

Congress has the power to establish ___ Courts

When each member is required to say their vote publicly

When 60 senators vote to stop a filibuster, ending the debate:

The people who are represented by an elected official:

___ refers to an official who remains in power but did not get re-elected

A ___ is a proposed law:

Members of the House serve ___ year terms

A law that punishes a person without a trial

Presidential action of rejecting a bill:

Only the ___ can propose appropriations (tax) bills

The ___ must decide who is president if no candidate gets the majority of the electoral votes

____ are bills that set aside funds for specific purposes

Redrawing of district boundaries to benefit one political party over another:

The Great Compromise combined elements of which two plans?

The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is the:

Senators must win __________ elections, while House members must win ___________ elections.

An amendment to a bill that bears little relationship to the main topic

___ is an official sanction of a senator that does not remove them from office

___ means that the distribution of house seats is based on population

The ___ monitor and influence how party members vote on legislation

The ___ is the President of the Senate

An official population count, which takes place every 10 years:

How many members are in the Senate:

___ is a permanent committee dealing with broad areas of legislation

Allows some parts of a bill to be amended but other may not

Which type of power allows Congress to declare war?

Members in charge of committees, always belonging to the majority party

Type of committee that deals with temporary issues, not covered in standing committees

A ___ allows the house to propose any amendment that they wish

The process where a committee decides how exactly a bill is written

___ is a law that applies to an action that took place after the law was passed

Members of the Senate serve ___ year terms

A ___ is a legal document requiring a witness to testify