Bill of Rights s1

CONGRESS

#1 JOB is WHERE DO THEY MEET: WHERE ELSE HAVE THEY MET:

House of reps

______members Every state has at least: Usually middle class and: Always been open to the: It is sometimes referred to as the ______house This is because the qualifications are not as:

Qualifications of representatives

Age: Citizenship: Residency: Term: Term limits:

Selection of congressman

1st Tuesday after the first Monday in: Elections are held in: Approximately 1 representative per:

Redistricting

Happens every______years with the ______Gerrymandering:

Senate

______per state Called the ______House

Qualifications

Age: Citizenship: Residency: Term: Term Limits:

Congress goes to work

Begin on Jan 3 during ______# years Current congress is: How long is a session: How many sessions in a term of congress: Campaign Costs

1996 2000

Senators

Why the difference:

Salary

Representatives:

Senators:

Impeachment process

House: Senate Chief justice of the supreme court

Presidents to be impeached:

Bill becomes a law What is a bill:

Steps to becoming a law:

1. 2. 3. 4.

Once it passes on one house it is then sent to the other______

Rules on deliberating a bill

House:

Senate:

To talk a bill to death is called:

Longest Filibuster of all time:

How to end a filibuster:

Once a bill passes both houses it is then sent to:

President can do 1 of 4 things once he gets a bill:

1. 2. 3. 4.

President may not: