United States Congress What does a bicameral Congress
United States Congress What does a bicameral Congress mean? Name the two parts of Congress? How many Representatives does each state get? What are the requirements to be a Representative? How long a tern do Representatives serve? How many total Representatives are there? What is a constituent? What are the requirements to be a Senator? How long are their terms? How many Senators does each state have? Name the leaders of Each House of Congress? How do members of Congress get placed on committees? What are expressed powers? Where must all appropriations bills start? What things does the Senate get to approve or reject? What is a filibuster? What is a roll call vote? When the President doesn’t sign a bill and it dies, what is it called? Vocabulary Executive Branch What are the leaders of the depts. , and other top officials called? What are the requirements to be President? How long are the terms of a President? What is the Vice-President’s main job? Who becomes President if the President and Vice-President die? What is the bureaucracy? When the President deals with foreign nations he is doing what job? Congress declares war, but only the President can do what? What is the name of the speech given to Congress every year by the President? When the President does endorsements he is being what job? This job of the President is mostly symbolic? The President’s top staff people are called what? This person runs the White House for the President? This person talks to the press for the President? This group is responsible for writing most of the federal budget. This group oversees the CIA and other defense concerns What do you call the head of each executive branch? How many executive departments are there? What is the main job of the State Department? What is a passport? Who has to get a visa when coming to the U. S. ? What part of the gov’t collects our taxes? What is the job of the Secret Service? Who is the leader of the Justice Department? Who investigates crimes for the Justice Dept. ? What is the INS? What is the USDA? Describe what OSHA does? What does the CDC do? What part of the gov’t oversees the safety of the medicines we take? What part of the gov’t investigates all airplane crashes? What regulatory commission has control over T. V. and radio? Describe the merit system? pocket veto Bicameral constituent gerrymandering censure party whip Speaker of the House President Pro-tempore seniority system expressed powers impeach appropriations pigeonhole filibuster cloture roll call vote cabinet bureaucracy ambassador treaty pardon reprieve Administration embassy passport visa Customs Service IRS Secret Service FBI INS USDA OSHA CDC HUD FAA NASA CIA EPA FCC Red Tape Spoils System Merit System
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