Legislative Branch Jeopardy Template

Power of Congress	Structure
100 Article 1 section 8 Establishes the rules of the congress?	100 Subcommittee Process that public hearings on a bill are most likely to occur.	100 Senator:6 years Representative: 2 years Term of office for a senator and representative?	100 pocket veto What is it called when the president just ignores a bill and it dies?	100 one-third How much of the Senate is elected every two years?
200 The majority leader Most powerful person in the senate?	200 The Elastic clause Grants Congress power to pass unspecified laws "necessary and proper" for the exercise of its expressed powers?	200 Vice president Who is the proceeding officer of the senate?	200 The speaker of the house Who is second in line to succeed the president?	200 joint resolution A resolution that is passed by both houses of Congress?
300 When the government cannot raise enough money to fund itself. When can congress authorize borrowing to make the difference?	300 Power to initiate revenue bills, impeach official's, and elect the pres. with there is a tie Power of a representative?	300 Senate: 30 House: 25 The minimum age requirement for the senate and house.	300 435 How many members are in the House of Reps?	300 Bicameral legislature A legislature that is broken into two parts or groups of people?
400 Need two-thirds vote in both senate and house. How can congress override a veto?	400 to confirm of those the president's appointments that require consent as well as to ratify treaties? Power of a senator?	400 Elected by the representatives How is the Speaker of the house elected?	400 population The membership in the House of Reps is based on?	400 Majority party The party that holds the majority, more than half of legislative seats, in either the House or the Senate
500 To declare war. Congress holds the sole power of what?	500 The bill would be sent to the floor of either the house or senate. What happened if the full committee votes for approval the bill?	500 The senate and house must pass the same bill by majority vote. In order to pass legislation and send it to the pres. what must be done?	500 17 How many senate committees are there?	500 implied power Power that Congress has that is not stated in the Constitution. Powers derived from the "Necessary and Proper" or "Elastic" clause?

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