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Legislative Branch

Steps of a Bill

Question: What's the first step of a bill?
Answer: The bill is introduced in one chamber of the Congress.

Question: What is the third step of a bill becoming a law?
Answer: The standing committee reports the bill back to the floor.

Question: What's the second step in a bill becoming a law?
Answer: The bill is assigned to a standing committee.

Question: What is the 6th step in a bill becoming a law?
Answer: A vote is held, If it passes the first chamber, it is called an act.

Question: What is the very last step in a bill becoming a law?
Answer: Congress may override a veto by a 2/3's vote of both chambers (becomes law).

Qualifications

Question: How old do you have to be to be a representative?
Answer: 35.

Question: Length of citizenship for a respresntative?
Answer: 7 years.

Question: Residency for a representative?
Answer: You have to be a legal resident of the STATE.

Question: Length of citizenship for a senate?
Answer: 9 years

Question: How old do you have to be to be a representative?
Answer: 30

Members

Question: Who is the majority leader of the senate?
Answer: Harry Reid

Question: Who is the president pro tempore?
Answer: Patrick Leahy.

Question: Who is the minority leader of senate?
Answer: Mitch McConnell.

Question: Who is the speaker of the house?
Answer: John Boehner.

Question: Who is the majority whip of the House of Representatives?
Answer: Kevin McCarthy.

Definitions

Question: Bicameral?
Answer: having two branches or chambers.

Question: Whip?
Answer: a whip is a member of a political party in a legislature whose task is to ensure that members of the party attend.

Question: Constituency?
Answer: a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.

Question: Commerce Power?
Answer: The commerce power is an enumerated power of Congress and the Supreme Court has interpreted it as an express grant of authority to Congress and an affirmative limitation on the rights of the states to regulate commerce within their own borders.

Question: Off Year Elections?
Answer: Off-year elections refer to general elections in the United States that are held in odd-numbered years. These elections rarely feature any election to a federal office, few state legislative elections, and very few gubernatorial elections.


Election Info

Question: Election Day?
Answer: Election Day in the United States of America is the Tuesday following the first Monday in November. It can fall on or between November 2 and November 8. It is the day when popular ballots are held to select public officials.


Question: Inauguration?
Answer: January 20th. (Every 4 years.)

Question: Primary voting month?
Answer: May

Question: Deadline month for voting age cut off?
Answer: November

Question: Can you be 16 and vote for primary votes?
Answer: Yes