Semester 2 unit 1

Question 1

structure of congress

Answer 1

bicameral legislature

House of Representatives and Senate

Question 2

how many members are in the house

Answer 2

435

Question 3

how many members in senate

Answer 3

100

Question 4

qualifications for house of representatives

Answer 4

25 years old
citizen of us for 7 years
legal resident of state that elects them

Question 5

qualifications for senate

Answer 5

30 years old
citizen of US for 9 years
legal resident of state they represent

Question 6

term

Answer 6

how long a rep serves before having to be reelected

Question 7

term in house of representatives

Answer 7

2 years

Question 8

term in senate

Answer 8

6 years

1/3 of senate runs for reelection every 2 years

Question 9

how are reps assigned

Answer 9

national census taken every 10 years

Question 10

reapportionment

Answer 10

process of reassigning representation based on population after every census

Question 11

when and how was the House capped

Answer 11

1929 to 435

Question 12

when are congressional districts drawn

Answer 12

after each census

Question 13

how many in each district

Answer 13

710,700 people

Question 14

redistricting

Answer 14

set up new district lines after reapportionment is complete

Question 15

who creates districts

Answer 15

each state

Question 16

gerrymandering

Answer 16

draw district boundaries to gain an advantage in elections

Question 17

rules in house

Answer 17

ensure fairness and protect minority
Jefferson's rules
speaker
whip
republicans and democrats sit on opposite sides of center aisle
quorum

Question 18

Jefferson’s rules

Answer 18

don’t address each other directly
don’t question motives
don’t criticize states
maintain decorum in chamber

Question 19

about majority leader house

Answer 19

political party that holds majority of seats controls flow of legislation

Question 20

how to control legislatoin

Answer 20

limit number of committees

can change house rules

Question 21

speaker of the house

Answer 21

presiding officer - most powerful leader

Question 22

powers of speaker

Answer 22

recognizes which members go first in debate
appoints members of committees
schedules bills for action

Question 23

whip

Answer 23

whips the votes together

makes sure party members vote as party wishes

Question 24

minority party house

Answer 24

elects own leaders

responsibilities parallel majority party leaders except less power

Question 25

quorum

Answer 25

minimum number of members needed for official legislative action 218

Question 26

rules of senate

Answer 26

flexible | allows unlimited debate on bills

Question 27

filibuster

Answer 27

method of defeating a bill by a prolonged speech to prevent a vote any number of actions to prevent a bill from coming to power

Question 28

president pro tempore

Answer 28

presides over senate in absence of VP | elected by majority party

Question 29

what does the senate majority leader do

Answer 29

plans work schedule and agenda | makes sure party members attend important sessions

Question 30

how to end a filibuster

Answer 30

voting for a cloture resolution, needs 60 senators

Question 31

committees

Answer 31

real work of crafting bill members hold hearings from experts and interest groups, conducting research marking up bill, make changes majority vote sends bill to floor or bill dies in committee

Question 32

what defines power of congress

Answer 32

article 1 of constitution

Question 33

powers of congress

Answer 33

``` tax spend declare war override vetoes impeach ```

Question 34

expressed powers

Answer 34

directly stated in constitution

Question 35

necessary and proper cause

Answer 35

Article 1 sec 8 gives congress power to do whatever is necessary and proper to carry on its expressed powers

Question 36

implied powers

Answer 36

powers assumed in order to carry out expressed powers

Question 37

confirmation power

Answer 37

senate must approve president's appointments

Question 38

what positions does the president appoint

Answer 38

supreme court judges cabinet members military posts

Question 39

ratification power

Answer 39

senate must ratify treaties with other nations

Question 40

loop hole to ratification power

Answer 40

president can negotiate executive agreements without senate approval

Question 41

amendment power

Answer 41

shared by congress and state legislatures 2/3 vote required to propose an amendment to the constitution all amendments must be ratified by 3/4 of state legislatures

Question 42

What is the wooden box the bills are placed in so they can be introduced?

Answer 42

the Hopper

Question 43

nullification

Answer 43

states refuse to enforce unconstitutional federal laws`

Question 44

who supported the idea of nullification

Answer 44

jefferson and madison

Question 45

what did jefferson call nullification

Answer 45

rightful remedy

Question 46

example of nullification

Answer 46

Wisconsin refused to enforce 1850 fugitive slave law