government quiz: legislature Flashcards
(22 cards)
california number of representatives
52
texas number of representatives
38
Article 1
all legislative power granted shall be vested in a Congress which consists of
-House of Representatives
-Senate
designed to have the most power because it is directly chosen by the people
bicameral
two house legislature consisting of House of Representatives and Senate
census
every 10 years ending in a 0
maximum amount of Representatives
435
apportionment
process to determine the amount of representatives from each state
after the census and apportionment what comes next?
reapportionment
what is reapportionment?
redrawing districts
what U.S. territories get some say with delegates
Puerto Rico
Guam
Virgin Islands
Mariana Trench
Samoa
gerrymandering
members of the House of Delegates will purposefully redraw districts to give their party the advantage
-State votes on the approval of the new districts
what are the two ways to gerrymander
packing and cracking
Gerrymandering: packing
drawing in opponent and packing them in as little districts as possible
decreases opponent voter strength
gerrymandering: cracking
taking 1 district and splitting it into several places
spreads supporters out
voting block
group of people voting the same way
every similar requirement
-age requirement
-citizenship
-residency
House Requirements to become a Representative
age- 25 years
citizenship- must be a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years
residency- must live in the state that the district is located
Constituency- smaller, typically 700,000
prestige- lower house
House Term and Limits
term- 2 years
election every 2 years in even number of years
no limits on how many times they can run
when do citizens vote
the Tuesday after the first Monday of the month on an even numbered year
who was the longest reigning Representative
John Dingle Jr.
59 years
who originally chose the senate
the State Senate
what amendment changed the way that Senators were chosen?
17th Amendment
