Unit 2 Quiz

2. The term length of the House of Representatives
6. How old you must be to become a member of the House of Representatives
7. Used to count the population in the United States. That information helps to determine the amount of districts in each state
10. Oversees the House of Representatives. They chair the House Rules Committee
12. How old you must be to become a member of the Senate
14. Make sure members of the party are informed of the next vote. They also know what everyone is voting for.
15. Committee featuring both House and Senate members together. They study important topics and bring info back to Congress.
17. Committee featuring both House and Senate members together. They create one bill for all of Congress to vote on.
18. 2 houses of Congress

1. Committee that exists in either the House or Senate. They are permanent and deal with standard issues(Education, Commerce)
3. Seen as the leader of whichever party holds the most seats in a specific house
4. Powers that allow Congress to keep the other branches in "check". Ex: Investigation power, power to impeach
5. Second in command in the Senate (right behind the Vice President)
8. The term length of the Senate
9. Committee exists in either the House or Senate. Temporarily exist to investigate a specific issue(January 6th, Watergate Scandal)
11. A politician who is running for re-election. They statistically have a 90% chance of getting re-elected
13. An individual represented by a congressmen. There job is to inform the representative of their needs.
16. An Expressed or Implied power of Congress. They are either directly written in the Constitution or are allowed via the Elastic Clause