9/10 Civics - Chapter 5

How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?

• 100

• 220

• 435

• 535

How many representatives are in the Senate?

• 50

• 100

• 200

• 435

How old does a person have to be in order to be in the U.S. Senate?

• 30

• 20

• 35

• 25

the political party to which fewer than half the members belong

• majority party
• minority party
• lesser party
• small party

a tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking until the bill’s sponsor withdraws it

• regulation
• cloture
• filibuster
• census

power that the U.S. Congress has that is specifically listed in the Constitution

• expressed power
• concurrent power
• implied power
• reserved power

the political party to which more than half the members belong

• minority party
• senate party
• house party
• majority party

to manage or control

• regulate
• filibuster
• lobby
• express

a government grant that primarily benefits a congressperson's home district or state

• beef-barell project
• chicken-barrel project
• fish-barrel project
• pork-barrel project

representative of an interest group who tries to influence lawmakers’ policy making decisions

• filibuster
• smooth talker
• lobbyist
• clergy