Legislation Flashcards
What does a Bicameral Congress consist of?
Senate and House of Representative.
The Senate consists of two representatives from…
each state regardless of population.
How many members are in the Senate?
100 members.
How many terms do the members in the Senate serve?
6 years.
How are the people in the Senate elected?
They have to be elected by the entire states population.
The House of Representatives are distributed according to…
state population.
The larger the population the more the..
representatives.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435.
How many terms do people in the House of Representatives serve?
2 years.
How are people elected into the House of Representative?
They are elected from congressional districts drawn within the state.
What is the Majority Party?
The party with the greatest number of members.
What is the Minority Party?
The party with the least number of members in the House.
What is a Caucus?
A gathering of all members of one party.
The power of the purse is to manipulate and control the actions of another group by…
withholding funding, or putting stipulations on the use of funds.
What are stipulations?
A demand or promise in an agreement or contract.
