Gov Flashcards
The members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected to serve for how many years?
2 yenes
What is a two-house chamber or legislative body called?
Bicameral
What is the name given to the political party that has the fewest members in the House of Representatives?
The Minority Party
During what month of he year does a new term/session begin for congress?
January
How often (in years) are the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives apportioned or redistributed amongst the fifty states?
Every ten years - goes along with the census
What is the name for the tactic for delaying debate in the senate by along lengthy speeches ofr “talking a bill to death”?
Filibuster
How many members are currently seri in on the U.S. House of Representatives
435
Who is the official leader is U.S. census as delegated by the constitution?
Vice president of president of the senate
How many senators is each of the fifty states guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?
Two
What is the general age of the members of congress?
50+
The federal official who is responsible for signing a bill passed by congress into law?
The president
What is a veto?
The presidents rejection of a congressional bill
Who is the considered to be the official leader of the U.S. Senate when the Vice President is absent?
The president pro tempore
What responsibility does the legislative branch have with the law?
Make the law
Who are the only people that can sponsor/ introduce a bill into either the House or Senate?
The members of congress
What is the length of a term for a U.S. Senator ?
6
How many members are currently serving in the U.S. Senate?
100
What is the minimum age for a member of the U.S. senate?
30
A bill that applies to all of American people and society if known as what?
Public bill
What level of education has the majority of members of congress achieved?
College
What racial group of people occupies the majority of sweats in congress
White
Who can make suggestions for a law?
Anyone including private citizens
What is the minimum age for a member in the House of Representatives
25
Where must any bill involving appropriations start at?
The House of Representatives
What is the immune number of representatives, that each of he fifty states is guaranteed by the U.S. constitution?
One
A tax that an individual pays directly to the government is called what?
Direct tax
How is the very first bill identified after is has been introduced in the U.S. House?
HR 1
Debate in the House of Representatives is more what, unlike the U.S. senate?
Limited
When is the president t of the senate allowed to vote in the senate?
When there’s a tie vote
A congressional bill passed in the U.S. House of representatives has to be in what form with the bill, which is passed in the is senate to become a law?
Identical
During a filibuster, the filibustering senators are snot allowed to do what?
Sit down, stop talking,eat, or leave the senate floor
The political party that has the most members in each house/chamber of congress is known as what?
The Majority party
What is the are if the device that the house members place the bill indicates it can be introduced?
Hopper
A provision that bears little relationship to the main topic
An amendment
The. I him number of members needed I order to co due t business
Quarter
The responsible for our national defense is divide between who pm
President and congressional
Authority to declare war
Congress
Wad power resolution limits military action for how many days
60-90 days
Who is the most powerful officer in the U.S. House of Representatives?
The speaker of the house
