| A | B |
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| Main function of the Legislative Branch? | Make laws |
| What are the formal and informal qualifications to become a member of the House of Representatives? | 25 years old, residency in state represented, citizen for 7 years |
| What are the formal and informal qualifications to become a member of the Senate? | 3 |
| Is Congress representative of the people in the US? Why or why not? | 4 |
| In Congress, whose duty is it to screen bills for floor consideration? | 5 |
| What is a term? | 2 years |
| What is a session? | The time the work for the year |
| How many Senators does each state have? How are they selected? What does the 17th amendment have to do with the selection/election of senators? | 6 |
| What is the demographic makeup of Congress today? | either Rep. or Democrat, Male, White, some experience, usually a lawyer, Protestent, in their fifties, usually a lawyer, wealthy, has a family, and is moral. |
| What roles do members of Congress execute once elected? | 7 |
| When must Congressional elections be held? Why? | 8 |
| How long do Senators and Representatives serve before they are up for reelection? | 9 |
| What are the difference between the Senate and the House of Representatives? | 10 |
| Where does Congress gets it’s power? | 11 |
| Who has the sole power to impeach the president? | 12 |
| Who has the sole power to carry out the trial after a president is impeached? | 13 |
| What is the purpose of the necessary and proper clause in the Constitution? | 14 |
| What powers are given to Congress by the Constitution (17 of them) | 15 |
| What is the job of the majority and minority whip? | 16 |
| What is the job of the majority and minority floor leaders? | 17 |
| What is the job of the Speaker of the House? | 18 |
| What is the job of the President Pro tempore? | 19 |
| Who is the official head of the senate? | 20 |
| What are the main purposes of committees in Congress? | 21 |
| How can a bill become a law without a presidents signature? | 22 |
| How do the legislative limitations differ between the house and the senate? | 23 |
| Who can introduce a bill in the House? The Senate? | 24 |
| Most bills introduced in the house die at which step in the law making process? | 25 |
| What options does a president have once he receives a bill? | 26 |
| What is the purpose of a standing committee? | 27 |
| What is the purpose of a filibuster? Which house of Congress can use it? | 28 |
| Which house of congress can propose measure dealing with the raising of money? | 29 |
| What is the purpose of the conference committee? | 30 |
| What do interest groups do? | influence specific public policies |
| House of Rep. serve for how long | 2 years |
| How long does a Senator serve | 6 years |
| How a bill becomes a law | 1st representative introduces the bill, 2nd assigned to committee, 3rd committee holds public hearing, 4th committee debates and votes on bill, 5th full house debates, 6th president signs the bill into law |
| Is the process of a bill to become a law | There are a lot of bills presented but only a few become law |
| What is the main reason that Congress has committees | divide the workload, and be able to research the bill |
| Impeachment process | ? |
| Filibuster | practice of "talking a bill to death", Only the Senate can do it |
