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Josh Gottheimer
Who is your current representative in the House of Representatives if you live in Hackensack, NJ?
52 senators
How many Senators does California send to the United States Senate?
Robert Menendez
Who is currently New Jersey's Senior Senator?
Cory Booker
Who is currently New Jersey's Junior Senator?
Republican
Which political party currently has the majority in the House of Representatives?
Democrats
Which political party currently has the majority in the Senate?
100
How many total Senators are in the U.S. Senate?
435
How many total Representatives are in the U.S. House of Representatives?
Great
During the writing of the U.S. Constitution, the ___________ Compromise set up our two house Congress.
25 years old
What is the minimum age requirement to become a member of the House of Representatives?
30 years old
What is the minimum age requirement to become a member of the Senate?
Speaker of The House
What is Representative Kevin McCarthy’s other title?
President Pro Tempore
What is Senator Patty Murray’s other title?
President of the Senate
What is Vice President Kamala Harris' other official title?
6 years
How long is a Senator's term?
2 years
How long is a Representative's term?
House of Representatives
In which House of Congress does representation depend on the population of the state?
Senate
In which House of Congress is representation equal?
Democrats
Which political party do both of our current New Jersey Senators belong to?
Constituent
What is the term that means "the people who the members of Congress represent?”
Senate
Which House of Congress is based on the New Jersey Plan?
House of Representatives
Which House of Congress is based on the Virginia Plan?
Bill
What is a proposed law called?
Slaves
What group of people did the 3/5th Compromise allow to be counted toward a states' population?
Congress
What is the name of our national/federal legislature?
Elastic Clause
The ________ allows Congress to expand their powers to adapt to changing conditions & make laws that are necessary and proper.
Filibuster
A long speech that a Senator gives in order to try and prevent a vote on a bill is called a _____________.
Representatives/Congressman/Congresswomen
Members of the House of Representatives are called __________________.
3/5
What fraction of the Senate does it take to perform a Cloture?
Kamala Harris
If there was a tie vote in the Senate right now, who (name of person) would break the tie vote?
2/3
What fraction of Congress is required to override a presidential veto?
5th
Which Congressional district is Hackensack, New Jersey part of?
12
How many representatives does New Jersey currently have in the House of Representatives?
Veto
What term means "to reject or deny a bill?”
Capitol Building
The ________________ is where our U.S. Congress meets.
535 members
How many total members are there in our U.S. Congress?
Bicameral Legislature
What term means "a two-house legislature?”
Making Laws
What is the primary function (main job) of Congress?
Census
What is taken every ten years to count the population of the United States, and to determine how many members each state sends to the House of Representatives?
Gerrymander
To draw congressional district lines to favor one party.
Lobbyist
A person hired to influence government decisions.
Pork-Barrel Project
When a representative gets government money for projects in one district or state.
Expressed Powers
Coining money, setting up post offices, granting copyrights/patents, raising/spending money, and declaring war are all _________________ .
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