A member of the House: 25 years-old, citizen of the U.S. for at least 7 years, & citizen of the state they are elected.

The three presidents that have been impeached, but all were acquitted.

A charge levied by government on persons or property to raise money to meet public needs.

Only Congress can do this on a foreign country.

Congress only be able to exercise its expressed powers & those implied powers absolutely necessary to carry them out.

A senator must be at least 30 years-old, have been a U.S. citizen for at least 9 years, and live in the state they are elected.

Most important/powerful position of Congress. It is the leader of the majority party. Follows VP in succession to the president

The legal proceeding in which the person’s assets are distributed among those to whom a debt is owed.

The House has the power to do this to government officials that abuse their positions. The Senate has the power to try them.

They favor a broad interpretation of the Constitution.

One made up of 2 houses, for historic (parliament & colonies), practical (federalism), and theoretical (checks & balances) reasons.

Serves in VP’s absence; leading member of majority party, usually its longest serving member; follows Speaker in presidential succession.

A tax on imported goods to protect domestic industry against foreign competition by increasing the cost of foreign goods.

The constitutional basis for the implied powers is found in one of the expressed powers called this. It's been stretched.

The federal government has practiced this where it spends more than it takes in each year and then borrows to make up the difference.

The Senate “shall be composed of 2 Senators from each state.” So, there are 100 members of the U.S. Senate, two for each of the 50 states.

Most committees do most of their work through several of these groups within them. Public hearings are held on the measures.

The power of Congress to coin money and regulate the value of it.

The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade.

All major appointments made by the president must be agreed to by the Senate by majority vote after hearings are held.

The exact size of the House; it is set by Congress.

A closed meeting of the members of each party in each house. They select party leaders and develop party stands on issues.

Any kind of money that a creditor must by law accept in payment for debts (est. 1863 by Congress).

Congress a number of specific powers in three ways: specific wording, reasonable deduction, & by creating a national government for U.S.

The Senate must agree to any treaties made by the president with a foreign country.