Legislative Branch Review Game

What qualifications are necessary to be elected to the House of Representatives?25 years oldLegal resident of state you representCitizen for at least 7 years

What qualifications are necessary to be elected the Senate?• 30 years old• Legal resident of state you represent• Citizen for 9 years

How long is a term in the House of Representatives?• 2

How long is a term in the Senate?

• 6

The main task of Congress is to make the _____________.• laws

Which party controls the flow of legislative work in Congress?• Majority party

A proposed law is called a ____________.• bill

• A minimum number of representatives must be present before a vote can take place, this is called a_________________.

• quorum

• Representatives are elected from Congressional districts, the people in these districts are called __________________.

• constituents

Who has the main job of steering their party’s legislation through Congress?

Majority leader

• Who is the presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

• Speaker

• Who is the president of the Senate?

• Vice president

• Regulating interstate commerce and coining money are examples of ________________ powers.

• expressed

What powers are denied to Congress?

May not suspend the writ of habeas corpus

Non-Legislative powers of Congress

The House of Representatives can bring a formal accusation of misconduct against the president, what is this called?

impeachment

• The ______________ clause implies that Congress has powers beyond those expressed in the first 17 clauses of Article I, Section 8.

• elastic

What is the term given to the idea that representatives have the pressure to “bring home the bacon.” (referring to large projects that bring jobs and money to local districts)

“pork-barrel” legislation

• Who assists the majority and minority leaders in Congress?

• whips

Which committee is set up to reconcile different versions of a bill from the House and Senate?

conference