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QUESTION:
•How many members are in the US House of Representatives?
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•435
QUESTION:
•How old must a member of the US House be?ANSWER:
•25
QUESTION:
•What is the length of term for a Representative?
ANSWER:
•2 years
QUESTION:
•The House has priority on what type of bills?ANSWER:
•Revenue or Tax bills
QUESTION:
•Though US Territories (Puerto Rico, DC, etc.) do not send voting representatives to the House, they do send these
ANSWER:
•Delegates
QUESTION:
•Each state sends how many Senators to the Congress?ANSWER:
•2
QUESTION:
•The Senate, alone, ratifies treaties with other countries. What is the necessary vote to ratify a treaty?
ANSWER:
•Two-thirds
QUESTION:
•Before the 17th Amendment, Senators were elected/appointed by
ANSWER:
•State legislatures
QUESTION:
•Unlike the House, the Senate has ____ and _____ power on presidential appointments.
ANSWER:
•Advice and Consent
QUESTION:
•A long speech given in the Senate to prevent a vote on a bill
ANSWER:
•filibuster
QUESTION:
•These types of committees are permanent, subject-matter committees.
ANSWER:
•Standing
QUESTION:
•The Chairman of each committee is always withANSWER:
•The majority party
QUESTION:
•This House committee determines tax policy
ANSWER:
•Ways and Means
QUESTION:
•Committees assure the executive branch carries out the laws with it’s _________ function.
ANSWER:
•oversight
QUESTION:
•Which committee must confirm the president’s appointee to the Supreme Court?
ANSWER:
•Senate Judiciary Committee
QUESTION:
•The typical House member represents roughly how many constituents?
ANSWER:
•650,000
QUESTION:
•Most members of Congress fall into this demographic
ANSWER:
•White, male
QUESTION:
•Members of Congress are paid an annual salary of about
ANSWER:
•$165,200 ($160-170,000)
QUESTION:
•Who currently represents Ohio’s Second Congressional District?
ANSWER:
•Brad Wenstrup
QUESTION:
•Who was the fifth ever African American to serve in the US Senate?
ANSWER:
•Barack Obama
QUESTION:
•What power of Congress has been contested more than any other?
ANSWER:
•The Power to Regulate Interstate Commerce
QUESTION:
•Anyone can formulate or draft a bill, but who must enter a bill into the legislative process?
ANSWER:
•Any member of Congress
QUESTION:
•This is a House device used to move a popular bill out of a reluctant committee
ANSWER:
•Discharge petition
QUESTION:
•A vote of 60 out of 100 in the Senate is necessary to end debate on a bill. This is known as a ______ vote.
ANSWER:
•cloture
QUESTION:
•When similar bills have passed the House and the Senate, a ______ committee holds a ______ session to create a final draft of the bill.
ANSWER:
•Conference, Mark-up
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