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This is Jeopardy!. The House of Representatives. Terms. Powers. Miscellaneous. The Senate. 200. 200. 200. 200. 200. 400. 400. 400. 400. 400. 600. 600. 600. 600. 600. 800. 800. 800. 800. 800. 1000. 1000. 1000. 1000. 1000. Has a term of this many years. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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This is Jeopardy!
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The SenateThe House of
Representatives Powers Terms Miscellaneous
Has a term of this many years.
Must be this old to become a member
This made it possible to directly elect senators
The president of the Senate
When the president of the Senate is absent this person presides in their
place.
The term of office for a Representative
The number of members in the House of Representatives
Because they are based on population the House
is considered this.
To be a member of the House one must be a citizen for this many
years.
He is our 2nd district representative.
The powers written in the Constitution are
examples of this kind of power
This is where you can find the powers of
Congress in the Constitution
The Necessary and Proper Clause is also
called this
Even though the President is the
Commander in Chief, Congress has this power
over him.
This clause gives Congress the power to
set the rules of Naturalization
The Senate is considered this because they never have all of their seats up for election at the same
time
The act of drawing district lines to benefit a
certain party
The people of a legislative district
Senators today are elected by direct
elections of the people of the state because of
this
Every ten years the seats of the House of
Representative are _____ among the states because of the change in
populations
Because Congress is made up of two houses
it is considered this
The number of members of Congress the state of
Indiana sends
After the House has impeached the President the Senate must do this
Many members of Congress come from this
kind of background
Members of Congress have this, the ability to not pay for postage and
printing
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The House 2 The Senate 2
Terms 2 MiscellaneousHow a Bill Becomes a
Law
This person presides of the House of
Representatives
The minimum age requirement for the
House
Party of the President generally loses House
members in these election years
This committee is in the House but not the Senate, it will look at the process of debate
on each bill.
The House has this many different
calendars that bills have to make it onto
The Senate is sometimes referred to as this,
stemming from the idea of hierarchy in government
Some consider the Senate the stepping
stone to this
The newly elected Senator from Indiana
During lawmaking they are generally
more or less formal?
The Senate doesn’t always meet as a whole,
they keep tabs on the Senate floor through
these.
See themselves as agents for the people
who elected them
Believe that each question must be decided on merit
Believe that they owe their first allegiance to
their political party
Try to be a combination of all the types of voters
To accuse or bring charges up against an
elected official
The first thing a bill must do before it can be
considered is be this
In both the House and the Senate the bill must
go to these
These can be added to a bill to make it more appealing for other members to vote
favorably
The Senate has the power to do this to delay
a vote and further discussion on a bill
Once the bill has passed both the House and
Senate, the first time, it must go to this.
In committees this can determine who the
Committee Chairperson is.
These are committees that are permanent
These are the accepted leaders of their parties
Only these two things can hold the force of law
when passed
The ability of Congress to regulate trade is
found under this named clause
Final Jeopardy!
When Congress has adjourned its session
within 10 days of giving the President a bill and it dies because he doesn’t
sign it