The House has the power to __ officials of misconduct in office
The Vice President is the presiding officer to the
Sometimes state lawmakers are drawn to new district lines to help one party gain voting strength
The longest-serving committee member from the minority party leads the members of that party. He or she is called the ranking __member
The House of Representatives has proportional
Each congress is divided into 2
Two thirds__e is needed by the Senate to convict or remove the official from office
Power that Congress has that is not stated explicitly in the constitution
If anything happens to the President or Vice President, he or she is next in
do most of the work of Congress
Most powers given to Congress are listed in Article I, __ 8, of the constitution
The Framers of the constitution wanted the __ branch to have more power than the other 2
Congress alone has the power to declare
The Senate has equal representation, two senators for each
They make sure legislators are present for key votes
If both the Senate and House can get two-thirds vote, they can __ the President’s veto
Clause 18 is also called the __ clause
said, “ Congress is the first branch of the government.”
A temporary committee that deals with special issues; meets until it completes the assigned task