2. 200 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 200 300 400 500 100 300 A BillInto Law How Congress Works Flexible Constitution Congressional Leadership

3. -Every bill starts as this? Row 1---100 Question

4. -an idea Row 1---100 Answer

5. -How does a bill get into Congress? Row 1---200 Question

6. -sponsored by a Congressman Row 1---200 Answer

7. -This is an action taken by a legislative committee that places a bill to the side without a vote of approval or denial. Row 1---300 Question

8. -pigeonhole Row 1---300 Answer

9. -These are meetings held by legislative committees in order to allow public comments and information to be given to legislative committees. Row 1---400 Question

10. -public hearings Row 1---400 Answer

11. -This is the right of a Senator to hold the Senate floor for am unlimited amount of time— usually threatened as a form of killing or revising a bill the Senator opposes. Row 1---500 Question

12. -filibuster Row 1---500 Answer

13. -A special vote taken by the Senate that would require a Senator to give up the floor during a filibuster---requires a 2/3 vote---very difficult to achieve. Row 2---100 Question

14. -cloture Row 2---100 Answer

15. -Type of Congressional vote where the name of each legislator is called out and a vote recorded? Row 2---200 Question

16. -roll call vote Row 2---200 Answer

17. Row 2---300 Question -Term that describes a special committee made up of legislators from the House and Senate who try to work out differences in bill that passed both houses in different forms.

18. -conference committee Row 2---300 Answer

19. Row 2---400 Question -This is the process where the President does not sign a bill and Congress has adjourned and after ten days the bills dies rather than becoming law.

20. -pocket veto Row 2---400 Answer

21. -This is the ability of Congress to pass a bill after the President has vetoed it---but only if they can pass it again with a 2/3 majority. Row 2---500 Question

22. -override Row 2---500 Answer

23. -Which statement in Article I of the Constitution allows Congress to stretch its enumerated powers to do almost anything in the best interests of the citizens? Row 3---100 Question

24. -necessary ad proper clause Row 3---100 Answer

25. -What is the alternative term for this clause that stretches the government’s power? Row 3---200 Question

26. -elastic clause Row 3---200 Answer

27. -This is the idea that the Constitution should be defined by the exact wording used. Row 3---300 Question

28. -strict interpretation Row 3---300 Answer

29. -Which term describes the idea that the Constitution should be defined by using a broader definition of the words used. Row 3---400 Question

30. -loose interpretation Row 3---400 Answer

31. -This concept says that the Constitution’s meaning should be determined by what the Founding Fathers had written it to mean in their time. Row 3---500 Question

32. -original intent Row 3---500 Answer

33. -Which part of Congress has more rules to follow in their daily work? Row 4---100 Question

34. -House Row 4---100 Answer

35. -These people are members of each political party who are responsible for preliminary voting intentions and trying to influence party members to vote as a group on important issues. Row 4---200 Question

36. -party whips Row 4---200 Answer

37. -This person is the mostly symbolic position given to the longest serving Senator from the majority party. Row 4---300 Question

38. -President Pro- tempore Row 4---300 Answer

39. -This is a permanent committee of Congress who study, revise, and pass legislation? Row 4---400 Question

40. -Standing Committees Row 4---400 Answer

41. -This is a committee made up of members from both houses who try to coordinate the efforts of Congress? Row 4---500 Question

42. -joint committee Row 4---500 Answer

43. -Who is the Constitutional leader of the Senate? Row 5---100 Question

44. -Vice President Row 5---100 Answer

45. -This person is the leader of the political party who does not have the majority seats within a legislature. Row 5---200 Question

46. -minority leader Row 5---200 Answer

47. -This person is the leader of the House of Representatives and has great power in setting the agenda for the House of Representatives. Row 5---300 Question

48. -Speaker of the House Row 5---300 Answer

49. -This person is the leader of the political party with the most members within the legislature. Row 5---400 Question

50. -majority leader Row 5---400 Answer

51. -This is a term that refers to how long a member has been in Congress and is important in assigning committee memberships? Row 5---500 Question

52. -seniority Row 5---500 Answer