Powers Impeachment 5.1 & 5.3 Vocab 5.2 Vocab Leadership Chart
100
Delegated Powers
What are the powers given to congress called?
100
Congress
Who has the power to impeach?
100
The right of members of Congress to mail official letters free of charge
What is Franking Privilege?
100
Meeting of Congress
What is a Session?
100
Donald Trump
Who is the President of the U.S. ?
200
1.) The House alone can start impeachment proceedings
2.) All bills for raising money must begin in the senate
3.) If no presidential candidate receives enough electoral votes members of the House may choose the president.
What are the House's Special Powers?
(Name all 3)
200
President Lyndon Johnson and President Bill Clinton
What two presidents have been impeached?
200
The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political.
What is Gerrymandering?
200
A small group in Congress formed to consider bills.
What is a Committee?
200
Mike Pence
Who is the Vice President of the U.S. ?
300
1.) Financing Government
2.) Regulating and Encouraging American Trade and Industry
3.) Defending the country
4.) Enforcing Laws
5.) Providing for growth
What are the powers of congress?
(Name all 5)
300
The House
Where are impeachment proceedings started?
300
The formal disapproval of the actions of a member of Congress by other members
What is a Censure?
300
A political leader in Congress who works for the passage of bills the party favors.
What is a Floor Leader?
300
Nancy Pelosi
Who is the Floor Leader of the house?
400
1.) All impeachment trials must be held in the Senate
2.) If no vice-presidential candidate receives the number of electoral votes needed, then senators may choose the vice president.
3.) All treaties with foreign nations must be approved by the senate with a 2/3 vote.
4.) Certain high ranking officials appointed by the president must be approved by a majority vote.
What are the Senate's special powers?
(Name all 4)
400
The Senate
Where are all impeachment trials held?
400
Laws that limit the number of terms elected officials can serve.
What is are Term Limits?
400
The political party that has fewer members in Congress or in a state legislature
What is a Minority Party?
400
Mitch Mcconnell
Who is the leader of the senate?
500
1.) Passing Ex Post Facto Laws
2.) Passing Bills of Attainder
3.) Suspending the Writ of Habeas Corpus
4.) Taxing Exports
5.) Passing Laws that Violate the Bill of Rights
6.) Favoring Trade of State
7.) Granting Titles of Nobility
8.) Withdrawing Money With-out a Law
What are the limits on the powers of congress?
(Name all 8)
500
President Richard Nixon
What president resigned before being impeached?
500
The removal of a person from an institution for serious misconduct.
What is Expulsion?
500
The political party that has more members of congress or in a state legislature
What is a Majority Party
500
John Boehner
Who is the Speaker of the house?






Civics Reveiw

Press F11 for full screen mode



Limited time offer: Membership 25% off


Clone | Edit | Download / Play Offline