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The two parts of Congress are ____________________________ and ______________.

Senate and House of Representatives

Congress can override a presidential veto by a ____

2/3 vote

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

In which chamber must a tax bill start?

The House of Representatives

How many years does a member of the Senate serve?

6

How old must someone be to be a Senator?

30

A President can check the power of Congress by__ a bill he doesnt agree with

veto

What is the title of the official leader of the Senate?

Vice President

Congress meets at Washington, DC at___

the Capitol building

True or False? Congress can declare war on other nations

True

What happens to BILL if it does not approve?

It is sent to the Congress to fix it

Senators represent the entire __________ they live in

state

How many years does a member of the House of Representatives serve?

2

The number of members is based on population

House of Representative

How many total Representatives are there in Congress?

435

Which chamber elects 1/3 of its members every two years?

Senate

Who elects the representatives that meet in the Capitol building?

The people / citizens

The political party that has over half of the members in either the House or the Senate

Majority Party

How old must someone be to be a Represenative?

25

The official count taken every ten years of the American population

The Census

How many total senators are there in Congress?

100

To refuse to approve

= To veto

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

What is the title of the leader of the House of Representatives?

Speaker of the House