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2. Jeopardy
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3. This is the term for the regular period of time during which Congress conducts business.

4. Session
A 100

5. This is the term for how seats are distributed to States for the House of Rep.

6. Apportioned
A 200

7. This is the term for the Senate since only a fraction are up for election at any one time.

8. Continuous body
A 300

9. This is who presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent.

10. President Pro Tempore
A 400

11. This is a committee made up of members from both houses and may send reports to both the House and the Senate.
A 500

12. Joint committee
A 500

13. The power to tax is this type of power.
B 100

14. Expressed
B 100

15. The power to draft Americans to the armed forces is this type of power.
B 200

16. Implied
B 200

17. This group has the power to propose Constitutional amendments.
B 300

18. Congress
B 300

19. The power to approve or reject major presidential appointments belongs solely to this group.

20. Senate
B 400

21. This gives Congress the power to pass laws needed to carry out the expressed laws.
B 500

22. The Necessary and Proper Clause or The Elastic Clause
B 500

23. This is the average race, age and gender of the majority of Congress members.

24. White, middle-aged males
C 100

25. This is how many Senators each state has.

26. Two
C 200

27. This leadership position is the elected presiding officer of the House and leader of the majority party.
C 300

28. The Speaker of the House
C 300

29. DAILY
DOUBLE
Place A Wager
C 400

30. These are the qualifications for a member of the House as required by the Constitution.

31. 25 yrs. old, 7 yr US citizen, resident of state

32. This is the person that determines how many votes their party can count on for a vote on a bill.

33. Whip
C 500

34. Screening for bills for floor debate is a major duty of this group

35. Committees
D 100

36. This is when congressional elections occur.
D 200

37. The Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years

38. The rule that majority party members with the longest service records become committee chairpersons is this.
D 300

39. Seniority rule
D 300

40. This court case ruled that all congressional districts must have about the same number of people so one person’s vote is equal to another’s.
D 400

41. Wesberry v Sanders
D 400

42. Before the 17th amendment, this group selected US Senators.

43. State legislators
D 500

44. This is how long a US Senator serves for a term.

45. 6 years
E 100

46. This is the method or source of election for both the House and Senate.

47. Popular vote or the people

48. These are the qualifications for being a US Senator according to the Constitution.

49. 30 yrs old, 9 yr citizen, reside in state

50. This is the difference between the House and Senate debate rules.

51. The Senate can debate unlimited or filibuster.

52. This group has the sole power to impeach the President.

53. The House of Representatives

54. Most bills in the House die at this step in the process.
F 100

55. Committee
F 100

56. To prevent a vote or action on a bill, Senators may do this.
F 200

57. Filibuster
F 200

58. This is the main reason Congress creates committees.
F 300

59. To divide the workload
F 300

60. This is the purpose of a conference committee.

61. To create a compromise bill that both the House and Senate will accept.
F 400

62. This how a President may prevent a bill passed by Congress from becoming a law.

63. Refuse to sign and attach a veto message

64. The Final Jeopardy Category is: Framers Please record your wager.
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65. Click on screen to continue
Why did the Framers of the Constitution establish a bicameral Congress?
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66. Historical, practical and theoretical reasons
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