Legislative Branch Questions

1. What are constituents?

2. What are interest groups?
3. What is the legally required number of people in the House of Representatives?
4. What are the non-voting member states of the House of Representatives?
5. How often are Representatives elected?
6. How often are Senators elected?
7. What is the Power of the Purse?
8. What is Advice and Consent?
9. What is it called to file formal charges against a member of government?

10. What are the four powers of Congress addressed in the Constitution?
11. What are the three types of taxes Congress can levy? Describe them.
12. Who has the power to declare war? (Answer choices: Senate, House, or Both)
13. What is Article I Clause 18?
14. What is the writ of habeas corpus?

15. What are the three primary requirements to run for the House of Representatives?
16. How do we determine the number of seats each state has in the House of
Representatives?
17. What is gerrymandering?
18. What position is the most powerful person in the House? Who is it currently?
19. Who is the current minority leader in the House?
20. What is a standing committee?
21. What is a select committee?
22. What is a joint committee?

23. What are the three primary requirements to run for the Senate?
24. What is the Vice President’s primary job in the Senate?
25. What position is the most powerful person in the Senate? Who is it currently?
26. Who is the current Senate minority leader?
27. What is the purpose of the filibuster?

28. Who can propose bills?

29. What is a rider?
30. What is the point of a committee in the writing of a bill?
31. What happens if either the Senate or House makes a change to a bill?
32. What three actions can a president take once a bill reaches him?