Congress outline2

Question 1

how old do you have to be fore the senate

Answer 1

30

Question 2

living requirement for the senate

Answer 2

citizen of the US for at least 9 years

live in the state in which they are elected

Question 3

what race, gender, and age is the average person in senate and house

Answer 3

white male in his late 50’s

Question 4

average house age

Answer 4

56

Question 5

average senate age

Answer 5

62

Question 6

how many women were in the last house

Answer 6

71

Question 7

how many women were in the last senate

Answer 7

17

Question 8

how many african americans were in the last house

Answer 8

42

Question 9

how many african americans were in the last senate

Answer 9

1

Question 10

how many hispanics were in the last house

Answer 10

2

Question 11

how many hispanics were in the last senate

Answer 11

2

Question 12

what percent of people in congress are protestants

Answer 12

50%

Question 13

what the most common profession in congress

Answer 13

lawyer

Question 14

what percent of people in the house are lawyers

Answer 14

33%

Question 15

what percent of people in the senate are lawyers

Answer 15

50%

Question 16

are there a lot of millionaires in congress

Answer 16

some but not as many as people think

Question 17

do the people in the house and senate have government experience

Answer 17

yes

Question 18

what are the 5 major roles of members of congress

Answer 18

be legislators (make laws)
represent of their constituents (people that voted for you)
committee members
servants to their constituents 
politicians

Question 19

delegates

Answer 19

a person in congress who is a delegate worried about what people back home think about an issue and will vote that way

Question 20

trustees

Answer 20

they follow their own beliefs and worry less about what their constituents think

Question 21

partisans

Answer 21

do what is best for their party

Question 22

politicos

Answer 22

try to balance all factors to come up with the best decision

Question 23

what happens when bills are proposed in congress

Answer 23

they get sent to a committee so they can be studied
the committee decides if the bill will be sent to floor consideration (to be considered upon by the full membership of the house or senate)
committees also have an oversight function

Question 24

how much do sneators and representatives make

Answer 24

$174,000

Question 25

how much does the speaker of the house make

Answer 25

223,500

Question 26

how much do leaders of the senate make

Answer 26

193,400

Question 27

benefits given to people in congress

Answer 27

get a travel allowance to travel back home a few times a year franking

Question 28

who is the leader in the house

Answer 28

the speaker of the house

Question 29

who is seen as the most important person in congress

Answer 29

speaker of the house

Question 30

how is the speaker of the house selected

Answer 30

elected among the party in the majority house

Question 31

what are the twi basic duties of the house

Answer 31

preside over the house | keep order in the house

Question 32

what the speaker of the house does/doesnt do

Answer 32

interprets and applies rules in the house and send bills to committees, schedules votes, and answers questions about rules can take part in the debates on the floor often doesn't vote on bills

Question 33

where is the speaker of the house located in ranking

Answer 33

behind the vice president in succession order to the president

Question 34

president of the senate is aka:

Answer 34

vice president of the us

Question 35

is the VP an actual member of the senate

Answer 35

no

Question 36

what is the basic job of the senate and what can they not do

Answer 36

break 50-50 ties | never allowed to participate in senate debate

Question 37

who is the leader of the senate when the VP isnt there

Answer 37

President Pro tem

Question 38

how is the president pro tem elected

Answer 38

from the majority party and is almost always the most experienced member of the senate

Question 39

where is the president pro tem in rank

Answer 39

behind the speaker of the house in succession to the president

Question 40

when does a party caucus usually happen and why

Answer 40

right after an election to make sure the party is on the same page and to elect their leader for the next session of congress

Question 41

what is the job of a floor leader

Answer 41

help carry out the decisions made by the party caucus | acts as spokesperson for their party

Question 42

what are the types if floor leaders

Answer 42

majority leader, minority keader, whips

Question 43

what is the job of a committee chairs person

Answer 43

decide how long hearings will be and who will appear in front of the committee

Question 44

how many standing committees does the senate have

Answer 44

17

Question 45

how many standing committees does the house have

Answer 45

20

Question 46

what is the most about of people in a committee/ least

Answer 46

10-75

Question 47

what does the fate of most bills come down to

Answer 47

what happens in the standing committee

Question 48

when do most bills die

Answer 48

with the committee

Question 49

how is leadership of the committees determined

Answer 49

seniority and who is the majority party

Question 50

what is the biggest committee in the house

Answer 50

house rules committee

Question 51

what does the rules committee do

Answer 51

controls the flow of bills on the floor and the conditions needed to bring a bill to the floor must clear a bill for it to be considered can slow down or speed up a bill

Question 52

do select committees stay long

Answer 52

no usually current issues

Question 53

who controls who is the select committee

Answer 53

speaker of the house and or president pro tem

Question 54

what do joint committees do

Answer 54

join the house and senate and investigate some sort of issue

Question 55

what doe the conference committee do

Answer 55

cones together and negotiates differences in bills so that when the bill his the presidents desk, it is one document that says the same exact thing