Congress Review

Question 0

Harry Reid

Answer 0

Senate Minority Leader

Question 1

Orrin Hatch

Answer 1

Third in line to presidency

Question 2

Joe Biden

Answer 2

President of the senate

Question 3

Kevin McCarthy

Answer 3

House Majority Leader

Question 4

Nancy Pelosi

Answer 4

House Minority Leader

Question 5

Mitch Mconnel

Answer 5

Senate Majority Leader

Question 6

John Boehner

Answer 6

Speaker of the house

Question 7

How long is a term of congress

Answer 7

2 years

Question 8

There a ____ sessions of congress in a term

Answer 8

Two

Question 9

This is the ____congress that started on Jan 5

Answer 9

114th

Question 10

Special Sessions of congress can only be called by

Answer 10

President

Question 11

There are___ representatives in the house

Answer 11

435

Question 12

There are___senators in the senate

Answer 12

100

Question 13

Congressional Elections are held the first___after the first ____

Answer 13

Tuesday

Monday

Question 14

4 types of votes

Answer 14

Voice Votes
Standing Votes
Electronic Voting
Roll Call Vote

Question 15

2 expressed powers of congress

Answer 15

Tax

War

Question 16

The implied powers of congress are also known as

Answer 16

Elastic Clause

Question 17

2 non-legislative powers of congress

Answer 17

Executive

Investigate

Question 18

Minimum years old for House of Representatives

Answer 18

25

Question 19

Years of Citizenship for House of Representatives

Answer 19

7

Question 20

Length of one term for House of Representatives

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2

Question 21

__is our representative for the fourth congressional district in Indiana

Answer 21

Todd Rokita

Question 22

Minimum years old for senate

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30

Question 23

Years of citizenship for senate

Answer 23

9

Question 24

Length of one term for senate

Answer 24

6

Question 25

2 senators from Indiana

Answer 25

Dan Coats | Joe Donelly

Question 26

Since 1914 senators have been elected by ___ of their state

Answer 26

People

Question 27

___ of the senate is elected every two years

Answer 27

One third

Question 28

Senate Watergate Committee is an example of

Answer 28

Select Committee

Question 29

Constitutional___is an example of joint resolution

Answer 29

Amendment

Question 30

Only___of congress can introduce bills

Answer 30

Members

Question 31

To keep the fat or pork out of bills the past 5 presidents have supported __ __ veto

Answer 31

Line Item

Question 32

Longer a congressman has served the greater their power in congress. This is called

Answer 32

Senority Rule

Question 33

Rider

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Provision or bill not likely to pass on its own that gets attached to a bills that is certain to pass

Question 34

Bi-Cameral

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Two house legislature

Question 35

State of Union

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Required of president in constitution to give a report to congress

Question 36

Filibuster

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Attempt to "talk a bill to death" stalling tactic

Question 37

Apportionment

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How the seats are distributed among the states

Question 38

Pigeonhole

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Ignore a bill in committee

Question 39

Quorum

Answer 39

Majority of the full membership

Question 40

Whip

Answer 40

Assist the floor leaders

Question 41

Franking Privlege

Answer 41

Free mail to constituents

Question 42

Joint Committee

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Any committee made up for both house and senate members

Question 43

Party Caucus

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Closed meeting of the members of each party

Question 44

Standing Committee

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Permanent committees of congress that handle bills in their area of expertise

Question 45

Gerrymandering

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Drawing district in strange shapes to benefit of one political party that controls the state legislature

Question 46

Bills

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Proposed laws presented to the house or senate for enactment

Question 47

Junket

Answer 47

Trip to a location affected by a bill