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What happens to BILL if it does not approve?
It is sent to the Congress to fix it
The two parts of Congress are ____________________________ and ______________.
Senate and House of Representatives
Who elects the representatives that meet in the Capitol building?
The people / citizens
Congress meets at Washington, DC at___
the Capitol building
Congress can override a presidential veto by a ____
2/3 vote
A President can check the power of Congress by__ a bill he doesnt agree with
veto
The_____created a bicameral legislature with the house based on population and senate on equal representaiton
Great Compromise
The legislative branch main responsibility is to_____
make laws
To refuse to approve
= To veto
The political party that has over half of the members in either the House or the Senate
Majority Party
What is the title of the official leader of the Senate?
Vice President
What is the title of the leader of the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
The number of members is based on population
House of Representative
The official count taken every ten years of the American population
The Census
Which chamber elects 1/3 of its members every two years?
Senate
True or False? Congress can declare war on other nations
True
Senators represent the entire __________ they live in
state
In which chamber must a tax bill start?
The House of Representatives
How many total Representatives are there in Congress?
435
How many total senators are there in Congress?
100
The number of Representatives each state gets is based on the state's _____________
population
How many senators does each state in the U.S. have?
2
How old must someone be to be a Senator?
30
How old must someone be to be a Represenative?
25
How many years does a member of the Senate serve?
6
How many years does a member of the House of Representatives serve?
2
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