Congress Flashcards
How many ny representatives?
27
How many members in the House of Representatives
435
Who is the representative for the district
Elliot engel
To be a member of the house you must be how many years old
25
Citizen of us for house of reps for how long?
7
How many standing committee in house of reps
21
How many senators does each state have
2
How old do you have to be to be in the senate?
30
How many years lived in us to be a senator
9
Who are the senators
Chuck shumer and Kirsten gillenbrand
How many standing committee in senate
20
Where is the most of work of congress done in
The committee
How long is the term of a us rep
2
How long is the term of a us senator
6 years
Where do revenue bills begin
House of rep
Where do impeachment cases begin
House of rep
Where at impeachment cases tried
Senate
Who approves a treaty of the president
The senate
What percente of the senate must approve a treaty
2/3
If the president appoints people where is this confined
The senate
What are delegated or enumerated powers of congress
Declare war, build a navy, post office, coin money, regulate commerce, tax
What do the necessary and proper clauses do?
Allow congress to make any laws to carry out the other powers in the constitution
Ex post facto law
Cannot punish for past conduct before law was in effect
The president of the us senate is also the
Vice President. Joe Biden
Title given to the leader of the house of reps
Majority leader
Who is the majority leader
Kevin McCarthy
Congress main power appear in
Article 1 section 8
How many members of senate
100
Senate majority leader
Harry Reid
Elastic clause
Ability to stretch laws based on validity in time.
How do house of reps decide who wins
Must receive 26 of states
