Powerpoint JeopardyPowers of Congress

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This is formally accusing an officeholder of misconduct and can sometimes lead to removal from office.

This is the term for crimes against your own country.

What is the “power of the purse?”

If the Electoral College ends in a tie, this House decides who will be Vice President.

Which 2 presidents have been impeached?

This house approves allPresidential appointments.

These are laws that apply to actions that occurred before the laws were passed.

These are laws that sentence people to prison without trial.

This is the name given to a proposed law.

This kind of bill, which must begin in the House of Representatives, approves the spending of money.

After the introduction of a bill, it is sent to this to be negotiated and polished.

Who determines when a bill will be debated in the House of Representatives?

If a bill is approved by the House of Representatives what happens next?

This is the act of “talking a bill to death.”

If 3/5 of the Full Senate vote to limit debate, this kind of vote can occur to end the debate.

This is the act of a president rejecting a bill.

This occurs when a president doesn’t sign a bill within 10 days.

How can Congress override a veto?

What occurs every 10 years to determine representation?

When are elections held?

How long must one be a US citizen to run for the House of Representatives?

How long must one be a US citizen to run for the Senate?

Each term of Congress is divided into 2 of these.

These are the meetings amongst party members where, among other things, they decide their leaders.

Which foreign government was our Congress based upon?