Legislative Branch

Congress shares foreign powers with:

This person is 3rd in succession and has the right to recognize members and establish rules.

House membership is based on:

A majority of Congress are:

Who is the only one that can propose a bill to the House?

When an unrelated matter gets added to a popular bill, this is called a:

An Appropriations Bill (Revenue Bill) always must start where?

Important committee chairs are chosen on this controversial practice.

The pattern for drawing congressional districts to the advantage of a political party.

When a bill dies it is commonly known by this term?

Each state has at least 2 senators, what is the requirement for the house?

This body is redistributed after every census, some states may gain or lose seats.

What group is elected to serve 6 year terms?

Congress is protected from liability from a civil lawsuit for duties they perform.  This is the

Congress offers legal tender that all creditors must accept this is called what power?

How are both house and the senate similar?

If the President vetoes a bill, Congress can still do this if both chambers have two-thirds?

This power gives Congress the authority to stretch the laws based on validity in time.

Metaphor for the granting of government spending for projects that bring $ to a Reps. district

Congress establishes the law on citizenship this is called:

The following are reasons for bicameralism EXCEPT:

Which qualification do both House and Senate members share?

Who are Constituents?

The period of time that Congress conducts its business in the year is known as what?

The number 1 thing Congress spends tax dollars on is:

Why is the Senate known as the "Upper House"?

Which one has the most constituents?

Congress has the authority to promote science, technology, and the arts, which power?

Each person's vote should be equal to another's, or population should be equal in districts.

As it pertains to defense, what privilege does Congress have?

Elections for Congress at the National level are:

Which one of the following is NOT in the Constitution?

Congress can only use this power on imports not on exports.

The person in each party that makes sure members are there for an important vote

A group that's a continuous body, or not all of the seats are up for election at the same time

How many Senators are there in the U.S.

How many votes are needed in the whole house(s) to pass a bill?

The House has this nonlegislative power to bring up charges of high crimes.

The Senate has power of unlimited debate, trying to slow down action and talking is  

When the Vice President does not attend the Senate, the person who presides is:

Which one is a qualification for the house as mentioned in the Constitution?

Bills die here most often?

The last group that irons out differences in different versions of a bill is:

The president is allowed to sign a bill 15 days after it reaches his desk?

The post offices are state or federal offices?

Richard Nixon was the only president removed from office.

The current Senators of Georgia are:

One way of voting in the House is electronic, another is with yea or nay the is known as a:

Cloture is best associated with what other term?

This allows for a more efficient Congress.

This powerful committee acts as the traffic cop determining which bills will come to the floor.

Before a bill is read aloud it must be given this?

This special committee monitors the executive branch.

The House must approve the Presidents Judicial appointments

The congressional privilege of allowing mail free postage.

Information on a representatives speech or how he/she votes is put in this:

Besides creating bills, Congress can make changes to the Constitution, this is called an: