Created by Todd Jenkins

TermsMy House Congress Who Am I Potpourri 100

A1 100 Proposed law, the way every law starts in Congress

200 A2 Every November of even- numbered years, Congress people get elected in these

300 A3 The period of time that Congress meets to act on bills, budgets and other legislative decisions

400 A4 The minimum number of members of a legislative body who must be present to take official action

500 Members who are already in office that run for re- election are called A5

As a member of the House of Representative my term is this long. B1 100

200 As a member of the Senate my term is this long. B2

300 The qualifications of….30 years old, legal resident of the state elected and a US citizens for 9 years allow me to be a member of which congressional house? B3

400 The qualifications of….25 years old, legal resident of the state elected and a US citizens for 7 years allow me to be a member of which congressional house? B4

500 When Congress has more of one party’s members than the other party, the party with the most representatives is said to be this. B5

100 When Congress is in session these are set up to discuss topics, to speed up the process of legislation and to lesser the burden of Congressmen C1

200 US Congress has this many Senators. C2

300 When determining the number of House members a state must have……based on apportionment, this is taken every 10 years to determine representatives and electoral votes by counting population. C3

400 This is the number of US House of Representatives. C4

500 When a member of Congress with the most experience in the majority party leads a committee it is called this C5

100 Senators and Representatives hire us to work directly with them. D1

200 Senators and Representatives hire us to works directly with the people within the Congress persons’ state. D2

300 The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is called this D3

400 When the Vice President is absent, this person presides over the Senate D4

500 The first in line as leader and preside’r of the Senate is D5

100 The voting people in districts represented in Congress are called E1

200 The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is said to be this. E2

300 The congressional practice of stalling by discussing a bill to death E3

400 The illegal practice of redistricting for elections to favor one party to get into office is called this. E4

500 The process of setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment through census is called this. E5

Daily Double

Daily double

Daily Double

Final Jeopardy is in the area of national election laws. Question

Final Jeopardy question is? List South Dakota’s one House Representative and two Senators.