exam 2 set 1 Flashcards
(25 cards)
qualifications for the house (3)
25+ years, american citizen for 7 years, and a resident from the state you were elected
qualifications for the senate
30 years old, citizen for 9 years, must reside in state you’re representing
qualifications for presidency
35 years old, natural born citizen, and at least a 14 year resident of US
what is the 22nd amendment?
limits the president to 2 terms
12th amendment:
changed the thing that says the runner up can be the vice president
17th amendment
said that senators are now directly elected by the people of the states. used to be that they were chosen by state legislatures
what does article 1 of the constitution deal with?
congress
what does article 2 of the constitution deal with?
presidency
what does article 3 of the constitution deal with?
designs of the federal courts
what does article 1 section 8 describe?
congress’ revenue power. lists all the specific powers of congress and concludes w the power to make all laws necessary and proper
what is revenue power
the ability to collect taxes and spend money
how many house seats are there
435
how many senate seats are there
- 2 for each state
how many texas seats in the house of reps
36
what did the reapportionment act of 1929 do?
capped the # of seats in the house at 435. after census, house seats were redistributed based on pop changes
gerrymandering definition
practice of drawing congressional districts in a way that purposefully benefit a party or incumbent
what is a floor leader, and which branch do they lead in
leaders chosen to lead the legislative efforts of their respective parties. part of the house of reps
what is a party whip, and which branch are they apart of
offials who assist their floor leader by ensuring party discipline in voting and informing party leaders of important votes
what does article 2 section 2 say
the senate has the power to approve a treaty by 2/3 vote, but the pres still negotiates them
what’s a president pro tempore
second highest senate official, rules in the absense of the vp
who is the leader of the senate
the vice president
what’s appointment power
under art2 sect2 the senate has the power to approve certain presidential appointments
what is role call and voice call vote
roll= votes are recorded
voice= spoken and not recorded
what’s a district court?
general trial courts dealing with federal, criminal, and civil cases. there are 94 of them
