Legislative Branch

Regular period of time (1 year long) in which Congress conducts its business:

Which below is true about Congress?

Before the 17th Amendment, the Constitution provided that the States themselves choose senators.

All are differences between House and Senate EXCEPT

What procedure requires 60 votes in Senate to kill a filibuster?

What are the formal qualifications for Senator?

Which committee is considered the "Traffic Cop"?

________ and________ are currently Georgia's Senators.

T/F Each Term of Congress is divided up into two 1-year Sessions.

Where are bills placed first in the House in order to introduce them?

Special committees made of both House and Senate members are called:

Congress shares war powers with the President.

What Amendment granted Congress the power to tax income?

All the following powers belong to Congress EXCEPT

Conference Committees produce what?

T/F Representatives may live anywhere in the state, even out of districts they represent.

Which of these guys was not impeached by the House?

What "qualification" below for the HOUSE is not in the Constitution?

Which body generally has a larger constituency?

What are the grounds for impeachment?

In Congress, screening bills, debate, testimony and markup prior to floor consideration is a major duty of________

Whose job is it to gather support of members, spokesperson for party, roll call, supervise whips?

To override a veto, what is needed?

Who is the Speaker of the House, as of March 2024?

T/F Congress cannot override a Pocket Veto.

Which below is correct about the Senate?

What is the minimum age requirement for the House?

Which one below is true about Congress?

A Rep from Cape Canaveral, FL would likely ask to be assigned to which House committee?

Why does Congress create committees?

What powers are being used when Congress looks into an issue like waste or fraud in government?

Who is currently the Senate Majority Leader?