Congress is made up of what two houses?
Senate and House of Representatives
Congress has the power to _____________
Make Laws
Representatives are elected every __________ years
Two
House Members must be at least ________ years old
Twenty-five
House members must have been citizens for at least __ years.
Seven
There are _ representatives in the house
435
The census, or population count taken every ten years
enumeration
The leader of the majority party
Speaker of the House
Members of the house have the power to _____ and offical
Impeach
Each state has how many senators?
two
Senators are elected for___ years
six
Senate members must be at least ______ years old
Thirty
Each senator must have been a Us citizen for at least _____ years
Nine
Senate members must live in the state they ________ ________
Speak For
The __________________ Presides over the Senate
Vice President
The vice president cannot vote on any bill or law unless there is a _______
Tie
The ____________________________ takes over if the Vice President is not there
President Pro Tempore
The Senate holds the __________ trial after the House begins them
Impeachment
Election for Senators is the ___________
First Tuesday after the first Monday in November
The opening date of the regular session of Congress is on _________
January third
Congress meets in the _________
Capitol
Minimum members
quorum
A complete record is available in the _____________
Congressional Record
Neither house can adjourn or more then three days or move location without the approval of the ___________________
Other House
Congressional salaries are paid out of the US ________
Treasury
The ___________ privilege prohibits members from arrest for things said in congress
Immunity
_____________ are restrictions put on salaries to prevent personal benefit
Emoluments
President approves or ______ bills
vetoes
_______________ can override veto with a two-third vote of the members of each house
Congress
Ask for and collect ________________ to raise and spend revenue
Taxes
Borrow, Spend, and Print ________
Money
Controls ______________
Naturalization
Declare ________
Bankruptcy
Establish ____________ offices
post
Make _________
laws
Support and pass regulations for the __________ Navy Armed Forces and National Guard
Army
Declare _____
War
_________ requires a prisoner to be brought before a court to show cause to hold
Habeas Corpus
Congress may not _________ goods that moves from state to state
tax
Must tell people about the ______________ they make and spend
Money
Can't grant any titles of ____________.
nobility
States can not conduct _______ affairs
foreign
States can not collect _________- on any imports or exports
taxes
States are prohibited from having their own ________ or _________
Army, navy