Congress & it's Powers

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How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

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435

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How many members are there in the Senate?

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100

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One way the legislative branch checks the executive branch is to -

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impeach the President

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How do we determine the amount of members each state gets in the House of Representatives?

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The amount of Representatives is based upon the size of a state's population.

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Which article of the Constitution creates Congress? Options: Article I, Article II, Article III, Preamble

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Article I

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How long are the elected terms of members of the Senate?

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6 years

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What is the process of counting the all the people in the United States, conducted every 10 years?

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Census

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Each state has ____ number of senators.

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2

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The filibuster is a method of defeating a bill. It is used in the

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Senate

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What is the main job of the Legislative Branch?

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to make the laws