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Chapter 5-7 Flashcards

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Bill to Law process

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Bill is introduced in the House/Senate (all tax bills start in House), Bill is reviewed by committees, Bill is voted on to be approved then sent back to other chamber to restart, Bill goes to president, If veto’d bill returns to congress, If bill get 2/3 votes in both chambers it becomes law.

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House of Reps organization

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435 members (6 non voting members)

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House of Reps qualifications

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At least 25
Citizenship for at least 7 years
Legal resident of state
Members can serve 2 terms with no limits but must be re-elected

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Reapportionment

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The process of reassign representation based on population after the census

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Census

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A population count conducted every 10 years

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Redistricting

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Setting up new district lines after reapportionment

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Gerrymandering

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Drawing boundaries to give one political party an advantage

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Packing

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Drawing district lines so they include as many of the opposing party’s voters as possible

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Cracking

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Dividing an opposing party’s voters into other districts

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House of Reps leadership

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Speaker of the house-Majority leader-Majority whip

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Senate organization

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100 senators (2 per state)

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Senate qualifications

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At least 30
Citizen for at least 9 years
Legal resident of state
Members can serve 6 year terms with no limits but must be re-elected

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Senate leadership

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Senate President-Majority Leader-Minority Leader

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Unanimous consent

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Requires both parties to agree to debate a bill

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Filibuster

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Stalling to prevent a final vote

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Cloture Resolution

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Procedure allowing each senator to speak for only one hour on a bill under debate

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27th amendment

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Congress can not give itself a pay raise

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Censure

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A vote of formal disapproval of a members actions

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Standing Committee

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Permanent committee that oversees bills dealing with specific issues. ex: Energy and Commerce Committee would oversee a bill regulating shade oil

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Select Committee

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Temporary committee formed to study one specific issue and report findings, and expire at the end of term but can be renewed. ex: Select Committee on the modernization of Congress

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Joint Committee

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Consists of members from the House and Senate from both parties, acts as a study group that reports back to the chambers. ex: Joint committee on taxation

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Conference Committee

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Temporary committee set up when the House and Senate pass different versions of the same bill

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Chief of Staff

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Runs the members office, supervises their schedule, and offers advice to personal congressman

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Legislative Director

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Establishes the members agenda and supervises junior legislative staff

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Legislative Assistant

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Keep the member informed about the many bills in Congress

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Press Secretary

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Managers the members media relations

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Caseworker

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Manages the many request for help from the members constituents typically relating to an issue with a federal agency

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Legislative Powers

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Taxing, Commerce, Foreign Policy, Naturalization, Admit New States/territories, Grant Copyrights/Patents, Establish Post Offices and Federal Courts

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Revenue Bill

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A law for collecting taxes (must start in the House because there is more representation of the states there)

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Process for approving federal spending

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Authorization Bill—-Appropriations Bill

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Authorization Bill

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Establishes a federal program & how much can be spent on the program

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Appropriations Bill

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Approves an amount to spend on a federal program

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Commerce clause

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Authorizes Congress to regulate foreign and interstate commerce

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Congress has the power to ?

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Approve treaties, declare war, maintain an army/navy, and regulate foreign commerce

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National Emergences Act

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Requires POTUS to tell Congress within 48 hours if deploying troops to other countries

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Naturalization

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Grant citizenship to immigrants

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Copyright

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The exclusive right to publish/sell a literary, musical, or artistic work for a specific period

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Patent

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The exclusive right of an inventor to manufacture, use, and sell his/her invention for a specific period

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If no candidate has a majority of electoral votes

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House chooses the POTUS from the top 3 candidates
Senate chooses VPOTUS from top 2 candidates

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Removal from Office

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House impeaches
If impeached, Senate holds a trial and votes to convict remove from office

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Impeachment

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Accusation of misconduct

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Amendment Power

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Typical path:
Congress proposes (2/3 support from each chamber)
State legislatures ratify (3/4 of states approve)

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Confirmation Power

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Senate approves presidential appointments with 50+1

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Ratification Power

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Senate approves international treaties with 2/3 vote

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Private Bill

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Deals with individual people or places

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Public Bill

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Deals with general matters and applies to the entire country

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Joint resolution

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A resolution passed in the same form by both chambers
Has the force of law and must be signed by POTUS

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Simple resolution

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Covers matters affecting one chamber
Does not require POTUS signature

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Concurrent resolution

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Covers matters affecting the House and Senate
Does not require POTUS signature

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Rider

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A provision on a subject other than the one addressed in a bill

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Continuing resolution

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Temporarily prevents a shutdown by continuing the previous years’ funding

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Authorization bill

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Sets up a federal program, specifies how much money can be appropriated for it

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Appropriations bill

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A proposed law to authorize spending money on a federal program

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Most effective way for a constituents to get a congress persons attention

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Phone calls, personal emails, and meetings are most effective

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Least effective way for a constituents to get a congress persons attention

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Physical mail is least effective

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Fastest way to get constituent input

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Questionnaires and surveys

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How does POTUS indirectly influence public opinion

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White House speeches, television appearances, press conference, etc

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How does POTUS directly influence public opinion

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Presidents can leverage their support/ opposition to Members’ legislative goals

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Interest Groups

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A group of people who share common goals and organize to influence government and policy

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Lobbyist

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A paid representative of an interest group who tries to convince Members to support policies the interest group supports

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Lobbying

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The efforts to persuade officials to support their points of view

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What is a Political Action Committee and what do they do

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PACs are fundraising organizations formed by interest groups
Raise money to support lawmakers who agree with them on major issues

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Pork-barrel legislation

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Laws that appropriate funds for local federal projects
PRO: Bring jobs and money into a state/district
CON: Abuse of power/favoritism

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Logrolling

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When two or more lawmakers agree to support each other’s bills (The more support your bill receives, the more likely it is to become law)

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