Congress (ch 7)

Question 1

Requirements for House

Answer 1

1. 35 yrs old
2. lived in U.S. 7 yrs
3. resident of state elected

Question 2

Requirements for Senate

Answer 2

1. 30 yrs old
2. lived in U.S. 9 yrs
3. resident of state elected

Question 3

Senator term

Answer 3

6 yr term; 1/3 senators up for reelection every 2 yrs

Question 4

Rep term

Answer 4

2 yr term; reelection every 2 yrs

Question 5

17th amendment

Answer 5

direct election of senators by voters

Question 6

apportionment

Answer 6

allotting congressional seats to ea state by proportion of pop after decennial census

Question 7

redistricting

Answer 7

redrawing of cong districts after census

Question 8

impeachment

Answer 8

House impeaches, Senate removes w 2/3 vote

Question 9

House of Rep members

Answer 9

435:
Speaker of House
House Maj Leader
House Maj Whip
House Min Leader
House Min Whip
Committee Chairmen

Question 10

Speaker of House

Answer 10

elected presiding officer and leader of maj of house

Question 11

House/senate Maj Leader

Answer 11

floor leader of maj party in house/sen

Question 12

house/senate maj whip

Answer 12

assistant floor leader of maj power in house/sen

Question 13

house/senate min leader

Answer 13

floor leader of min party in house/sen

Question 14

house/senate min whip

Answer 14

assistant floor leader of min party in house/sen

Question 15

Senate members

Answer 15

100:
President of Senate
President Pro Tempore
Senate Maj Leader
Senate Majority Whip
Senate Majority Leader
Senate Min Whip
Committee Chairmen

Question 16

Committee Chairmen

Answer 16

both houses:
head standing committees, chosen by maj power caucus, decide when comm will meet, which bills adressed, manage floor debate, try to take bills to final passage

Question 17

caucus

Answer 17

conference, caucus: House Dem; beginning of ea new Cong

Question 18

Committees in Congress

Answer 18

standing
select
joint
conference 
house rules

Question 19

standing committees

Answer 19

permanent comm that handle all bills that deal with a particular topic

Question 20

select comm

Answer 20

special comm set up for spec purpose and often for lim time

Question 21

joint comm

Answer 21

comm of members of both houses (spec inves, pub awareness)

Question 22

conference comm

Answer 22

compromise bills that both houses willing to accept if can’t agree

Question 23

House Rules Comm

Answer 23

only in House
bill gets our of comm -> House Calendar (order of when bill will be adressed on floor)
comm must grant a rule before off cal
speeds, delays, prevents action on bill

Question 24

pork

Answer 24

leg that allows reps to bring to dist jobs, prog

Question 25

earmark

Answer 25

funds for a purpose designated by appropriations bill

Question 26

trustees

Answer 26

role played by reps: listen to voters; opinions and use best judgement to make final decisions

Question 27

delegate

Answer 27

role played by reps: vote way constituents would want them to, regardless of own opinions

Question 28

politicos

Answer 28

act as trustees or delegates depending on issue

Question 29

divided gov

Answer 29

Congress is one party and White HOuse/president is the other

Question 30

logrolling

Answer 30

vote trading; vote yea to support colleague's bill in return for promise of future support

Question 31

Path of bill

Answer 31

1. drafted (anyone) 2. submitted by Congressman 3. house subcomm 4. full house comm 5. house comm on rules 6. house floor 7. sen subcomm 8. full sen comm 9. senate floor 10. conference comm 11. floor leaders 12. president

Question 32

markup

Answer 32

editing a bill

Question 33

Ways to kill a bill

Answer 33

1. house comm: pigeonholed (put away, don't act) 2. Rules Comm (not on cal/delay) 3. house floor (vote) 4. sen comm (pigeonholed) 5. Sen: filibuster unless cloture 6. floor sen 7. conf comm: must have 1 bill (joint comm might not agree) 8. h/s don't accept compromise bill 9. pres vetoes unless overriden w/2/3 vote 10. pocket veto: don't act, if congress adjourns it dies 11. law unconst

Question 34

congressional oversight

Answer 34

reviews activities of agencies/dept;

Question 35

congressional review

Answer 35

congress can nullify agency regs by joint resolution of leg disapproval

Question 36

War Powers Act

Answer 36

pres obtain cong apprvl before committing forces to combt zone, notify w/in 2 days when on soil, withdraw in 60 days if not declared war

Question 37

impeached presidents

Answer 37

tyler johnson nixon clinton

Question 38

senatorial courtesy

Answer 38

dist ct judges being selected, pres defers to senator of that state