2, one each year. 2009

was the 111th

Congress, First Session.

2010 was the 111th

Congress, Second

Session.

The 2009-2010

Congress was the

111th. How many

sessions did it

include?

How long is the

term for the U.S.

House of

Representatives?

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

This house cannot

adjourn (leave) without

the consent of the other

house. House, Senate,

Both, or neither

How long is the

term for the

U.S. Senate?

In which US

Congressional

District of

Tennessee do we

live?

Which house in

the US

Congress is the

"upper" house?

How many US

Congressional

districts does

Tennessee have?

What is the

youngest possible

age for a member

of the U.S.

Senate?

A member of the US

Senate must have

been a US citizen

for a minimum of

how long?

A member of the US

House of

Representatives must

have been a US citizen

for a minimum of how

long?

House of

Representatives

The number of people

elected by a state to this

house is based on the

size of the state's

population. House,

Senate, Both, Neither

Senate

house

This house can hold

trials for office holders

who have been

impeached. House,

Senate, Both, or Neither

House of

Representatives

This house can bring

impeachment charges

against federal office

holders. House, Senate,

Both, or Neither

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

The state legislature

decides when, where and

how the elections for this

house of Congress will be

held. House, Senate, Both,

or Neither

House of

Representatives

Which house in

the US

Congress is the

"lower" house?

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

This house can punish

its own members for

misbehavior. House,

Sentate, Both, or

Neither

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

No member of this house can

be arrested for any crime

except treason, felony or

breach of the peace while in

route to official business or on

official business. House,

Senate, Both, or Neither

Only 1/3rd of the

members of this house

are up for election

during any national

election year. House,

Senate, Both, or Neither

House of

Representatives

This house elects

a Speaker who

runs its meetings.

House, Senate,

Both, or Neither

Congressmen/women

cannot be arrested for

anything they

________ during a

session of Congress.

Normally you

would call a

member of the

senate:

Congressman

or

Representative

Normally you

would call a

member of the

House of

Representatives:

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

This house must

keep a journal that

tells what has

happened in the

house.

President

Pro

Tempore

Who leads the Senate

when Joe Biden is

Africa, Europe, Asia,

or someplace other

than the Senate:

Vice

President

Joe Biden

Who is

President of

the Senate:

What is the

youngest possible

age for a member

of the US House of

Representatives?

make

laws

Congress's

main purpose

is to:

How many

members of the

Senate have to be

present for a

quorum:

66%...or 67%,

depending on whether

Senator Smith was in

the one class of

senators who has 34

senators.

If Senator Smith is

elected in 2010, what

percentage of the

Senate will be up for

election before Senator

Smith has to run agian?

Congressmen/women

cannot be ________

on their way to a

Congressional vote.

How many seats

are there in the

US House of

Representatives:

Both houses

have to meet on

the first Monday

of what month:

Congressmen/women

_____ be arrested for

anything they say

during a session of

Congress

By

senority

The chairmen of

congressional

committees are

chosen how?

... ends a

session

When

Congress

adjourns, it ...

The power of the House

of Representatives to

officially charge an

official with wrongdoing

is the power of

gather party

members' votes

for upcoming

bills

The major

job of floor

leaders is to:

How many

senators are up

for re-election

every two years?

eminent

domain

The power that allows

Congress to take private

property for such uses

as an interstate highway

system or a national

partk is the power of

continuous

body

Because a majority

of senators are

always experienced,

the Senate is said to

be a

Tennessee

has 9 of

them

House of

Representatives

Is the

"lower

house"

Must be a

citizen for

9 years

House of

Representatives

Must be a

citizen for at

least 7 years

Must be at

least 30

years old

Are divided into 3

groups only one of

which is up for

election every 2

years

House of

Representatives

has a

2-year

term

In total,

there are

535 of them

House of

Representatives

2 from

each state

House of

Representatives

Only voters from

their

"Congressional

District" vote for

them

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

Must live in

the state that

they represent

Elected

at-large

House of

Representatives

There are

435 of

them

There are

100 of

them

House of

Representatives

Must be 25

years old

Is a

"continuous

body"

Elected for

a 6-year

term

This house must

keep a journal that

tells what has

happened in that

house

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

This house cannot

adjourn without the

consent of the

other house

House of

Representatives

When passing a

bill into law, this

group has a

Rules Committee

This house can

HOLD TRIALS for

office holders who

have been

impeached

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

The state legislature

decides when, where

and how the elections

for this house of

Congress will be held

Only 1/3rd of the

members of this

house are up for

election during any

national election year

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

No member of this house can

be arrested for any crime

except treason, felony or

breach of the peace while in

route (on their way) to official

business or while on official

business

House of

Representatives

This house

elects a Speaker

who runs its

meetings

Both House of

Representatives

& Senate

This house can

punish its own

members for

misbehavior

House of

Representatives

The number of people

elected by a state to

this house is based on

the size of the state's

population

House of

Representatives

This house brings

impeachment charges

against federal office

holders but does not

hold the trial

Neither, it is the

Chief Justice of

the Supreme

Court

This house acts

acts as the judge

in an

impeachment trial