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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 _________________ .