Congress Card Scramble
• Sort through the Congress cards
• Put cards into the correct envelope: “House”
“Senate” or “Both”
• Rotate to another station and check work
• Divide the three groupings into “Constitution”
and “Politics” for a total of six
• Rotate to final station and check work
House
• Speaker is presiding
officer - C
• Must original all tax bills C
• Must be a minimum 25
years old to serve - C
• Selects president if no
majority in Electoral
College - C
• Has to run for election
every two years -C
• Must be a citizen a
minimum of seven years C
• Has sole power of
impeachment - C
• Favors states with large
populations - C
• Has 435 members
• Presiding officer is
second in line to
presidency
• Rules Committee
decides floor debate
• Ways and Means
committee (taxation)
• Discharge petition
• Cannot filibuster
Senate
• Serves 6 year term - C
• Presiding officer is the Pro
Tempore - C
• Selects vice president if no
majority in Electoral College - C
• Has privilege of recommending/
approving president’s federal
court nominees - C
• Approves presidential
nominations - C
• Has the power to conduct the
trial of impeached officials - C
• Is comprised of 100 members - C
• Cannot originate a tax cut - C
• Changed to direct elections by
17th amendment - C
• 1/3 of body up for election every
two years - C
• Must a citizen at least nine years
-C
• Protects states with small
populations - C
• Presiding officer belongs to two
branches of government - C
• 2/3 vote needed for approval of all
treaties - C
• Must be a minimum of 30 years old
to serve – C
• Advice and consent - C
• Presiding officer is third in line for
presidency
• Has cloture rule to end filibuster
• Minority and majority leader confer
on floor debate rules
• Minority party has more rights
• Has the ability to filibuster
Both
• Declares war - C
• Makes laws – C
• 2/3 vote required to override
presidential veto - C
• Votes on constitutional
amendment - C
• Cannot make laws abridging
freedom of speech/press - C
• Cannot make laws abridging
freedom of religious exercise – C
• Cannot make laws respecting the
establishment of religion - C
• Cannot suspend Writ of Habeas
Corpus, pass Bill of Attainder, or
pass an ex post facto law - C
• May establish its own rules - C
• Has power to coin money, borrow
money, regulate interstate and
foreign commerce – C
• Has power to grant patents and
copyrights - C
• Begins meeting on Jan. 3rd as
provided in the 20th amendment - C
• Responsible for selecting president
and vice president if no majority in
Electoral College - C
• Is established in Article I of the U.S.
Constitution – C
• Franking privilege
• Works in committees
• Has a majority and minority leader
• Oversees and investigates
• Committee mark up/bill editing