US Congress

Question 1

How many members of the Senate?

Answer 1

100

Question 2

How many members of the House of Representatives?

Answer 2

435

Question 3

How many African-Americans senators are there?

Democrats and Republicans

Answer 3

3

2 and 1

Question 4

How many African-Americans are there in the House of Representatives? (Democrats and Republicans)

Answer 4

55

52 and 3

Question 5

How many female senators are there? (Democrats and Republicans)

Answer 5

24

16 Democrats and 8 Republicans

Question 6

How many female members of the House of Representatives are there? (Democrats and Republicans)

Answer 6

121

90 Democrats and 31 Republicans

Question 7

How many bills were introduced and then enacted by the 116th Congress?

Answer 7

16,231
205
1%

Question 8

How many vetoes’s did Trump use (how many overridden)?

Answer 8

10 used (1 overridden)

Question 9

Name 3 Acts that demonstrate bipartisanship?

Answer 9

Jobs Act (2012)
Every Student Succeeds Act (2015)
CARES Act (2020)

Question 10

3 examples of Senate standing committees

Answer 10

Armed Services
Budget
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

Question 11

3 examples of House standing committees

Answer 11

Appropriations
Energy and Commerce
Small Business

Question 12

3 examples of significant laws passed in Congress

Answer 12

USA Patriot Act (2001)
Obamacare (2010)
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (2017)

Question 13

What percentage of laws were passed in the 1980s

Answer 13

7-8%