US History & Civics - Article I
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How long is a term of senator?
6 years
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How long is a term in the house of representatives?
2 years
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How old do you need to be to be senator?
30
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How old do you need to be to be in the house of representatives?
25
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How long do you need to have been a citizen of the US to be a senator?
9 years
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How long do you need to have been a citizen of the US to be in the house of representatives?
7 years
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Name both senators from MA?
Elizabeth Warrren & Ed Markey
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Name your representative for Hingham in the House of Representatives?
Stephen Lynch
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Who is the head of the house of representatives?
Speaker of the House
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Who is technically the head of the senate and breaks a tie vote?
Vice President
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Who is head of the senate when the VP isn't present?
President Pro Tempore
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Which house of congress has EQUAL representations?
Senate
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Which house of congress has proportionally based representation based on population?
House of Representatives
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How many houses of Congress are there?
2
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Article ONE of the US Constitution is about what branch?
Legislative Branch
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What do you need to get from congress to protect your written word (book, movie, poem, song lyric)
Copyright
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What do you need to get from congress to protect your INVENTION?
Patent
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The 18th power of congress is flexible or implied. What is this clause commonly referred to as?
Elastic Clause
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What happens to a bill if it sits on the President's desk 10 days and he/she doesn't sign it?
It becomes a law
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What happens to a bill if it sits on the President's desk for 10 days and during that 10 days Congress runs out of session?
POCKETVETO
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What does Congress need to do to override a President's vote?
⅔ Override
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Where does a bill start the process of becoming a law?
Committee
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All bills can start in either the Senate or the House of Rep. except what type of bill MUST start in the House?
Money Raising/Money Bills
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What is the word that means the minimum number necessary to conduct business in Congress? In the Senate-51 and House-218?
Quorum
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What is total number of senators?
100
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What is total number of members in the House of Representatives?
435
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