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This is Jeopardy!
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200 400 200 400 600 800 1000 The Senate The House of Representatives Powers Terms Miscellaneous
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Has a term of this many years.
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Must be this old to become a member
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This made it possible to directly elect senators
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The president of the Senate
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When the president of the Senate is absent this person presides in their place.
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The term of office for a Representative
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The number of members in the House of Representatives
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Because they are based on population the House is considered this.
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To be a member of the House one must be a citizen for this many years.
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He is our 2 nd district representative.
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The powers written in the Constitution are examples of this kind of power
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This is where you can find the powers of Congress in the Constitution
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The Necessary and Proper Clause is also called this
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Even though the President is the Commander in Chief, Congress has this power over him.
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This clause gives Congress the power to set the rules of Naturalization
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The Senate is considered this because they never have all of their seats up for election at the same time
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The act of drawing district lines to benefit a certain party
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The people of a legislative district
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Senators today are elected by direct elections of the people of the state because of this
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Every ten years the seats of the House of Representative are _____ among the states because of the change in populations
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Because Congress is made up of two houses it is considered this
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The number of members of Congress the state of Indiana sends
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After the House has impeached the President the Senate must do this
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Many members of Congress come from this kind of background
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Members of Congress have this, the ability to not pay for postage and printing
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400 800 400 800 1200 1600 2000 The House 2 The Senate 2 Terms 2 Miscellaneous How a Bill Becomes a Law
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This person presides of the House of Representatives
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The minimum age requirement for the House
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Party of the President generally loses House members in these election years
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This committee is in the House but not the Senate, it will look at the process of debate on each bill.
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The House has this many different calendars that bills have to make it onto
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The Senate is sometimes referred to as this, stemming from the idea of hierarchy in government
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Some consider the Senate the stepping stone to this
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The newly elected Senator from Indiana
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During lawmaking they are generally more or less formal?
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The Senate doesn’t always meet as a whole, they keep tabs on the Senate floor through these.
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See themselves as agents for the people who elected them
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Believe that each question must be decided on merit
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Believe that they owe their first allegiance to their political party
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Try to be a combination of all the types of voters
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To accuse or bring charges up against an elected official
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The first thing a bill must do before it can be considered is be this
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In both the House and the Senate the bill must go to these
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These can be added to a bill to make it more appealing for other members to vote favorably
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The Senate has the power to do this to delay a vote and further discussion on a bill
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Once the bill has passed both the House and Senate, the first time, it must go to this.
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In committees this can determine who the Committee Chairperson is.
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These are committees that are permanent
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These are the accepted leaders of their parties
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Only these two things can hold the force of law when passed
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The ability of Congress to regulate trade is found under this named clause
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Final Jeopardy!
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When Congress has adjourned its session within 10 days of giving the President a bill and it dies because he doesn’t sign it
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