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  • Which chamber requires a person be 25 years to be elected?
    House of Representative
  • Who is the representative for District 15?
    Glenn Thompson
  • To draw congressional lines for political gain
    Gerrymandering
  • A person who resides in a representative's district
    Constituent
  • Which chamber serves six year terms?
    Senate
  • A legislative body that includes two separate chambers-
    Bi-Cameral Legislature
  • The political party that has over half of the members in either the House or the Senate
    Majority Party
  • The amount of time a person serves in office
    Seniority
  • To draw congressional lines for political gain
    Gerrymandering
  • A selected group of congressmen/women that work on a specific topic
    Conference Committee
  • What district is Gallitzin, Pa part of?
    District 15
  • On January 3, 2021 what session of Congress began?
    117th
  • Which chamber is known as a Upper House?
    Senate
  • Who is the current leader of the Senate?
    Kamala Harris
  • Who is the current Speaker of the House?
    Nancy Pelosi
  • The regular time period when Congress works in separate chambers
    General Session
  • How many senators are allotted for each state?
    2
  • What is the title of the official leader of the Senate?
    Vice President
  • The official count of the American population that is taken every ten years
    Census
  • The official count taken every ten years of the American population
    Census
  • When the House and Senate meet together usually in time of crisis or the State of the Union
    Joint Session
  • The day to day leader of the Senate when the vice president is not present
    President Pro Tempore
  • A selected group of congressmen/women that work on a broad topic
    Committee
  • Which chamber elects 1/3 of its members every two years?
    Senate
  • How long does a member of the House of Representatives?
    Two years
  • Time period that a congressmen/women serve
    Session
  • To refuse to approve
    Veto
  • How many members are there in the total House of Representatives?
    435
  • To hold onto a bill in order to force the veto
    Pocket Veto
  • How many years must a person live in the U.S. to run for the House of Representatives?
    2 years
  • The number of members is based on population
    House of Representative
  • What is the title of the leader of the House of Representatives?
    Speaker of the House
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