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Virginia Plan- Wanted each state’s representation in Congress to be based on its ____

population

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New Jersey Plan- Wanted each state’s representation in Congress to be ____, no matter the size of its population

equal

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Connecticut Compromise- A _________ legislature in which laws would have to be passed by a majority in two houses of congress

bicameral

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Connecticut Compromise- The _____ is based off of the NJ plan (equal)

Senate

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Connecticut Compromise- The ____________________ is based off of the VA plan (population)

House of Representatives

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Connecticut Compromise- There’s ____ senators per state regardless of size(100 total)

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Connecticut Compromise- There’s 1 per _______ people per state (435 total)

720,000

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House of Representatives Qualifications—-
Age:____

25 years old

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House of Representatives Qualifications-
Citizenship: Has to be a US citizen for ____ years

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House of Representatives Qualifications-
Residency: Must be a resident of the state AND ______ you wish to represent at the time of the election

district

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House of Representatives Qualifications-
Term: ____ years

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Senate Qualifications-
Age: ____ years old

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Senate Qualifications-
Citizenship: Has to be a US citizen for _____ years

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Senate Qualifications-
Residency: Must be a resident of the ____ you wish to represent at the time of the election

state

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Senate Qualifications-
Term: ____ years

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Perception of the 2 Houses - House of Representative-
Known as the ____ house

low

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Perception of the 2 Houses - Senate - Also known as the _____ house”

upper

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Expressed Powers- Powers that are ______ to the national government by the Constitution.

delegated

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Expressed Powers- Found in Article 1, Section 8, Clauses ______

1-17

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Implied Powers- Powers that are NOT expressly stated in the Constitution but are reasonably ______ to be powers of thee national government

suggested

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Examples of the Implied Powers- Build an interstate highway.( Needs to be ________ and _______)

necessary and proper

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Expressed Powers examples- Tax/____ for the defense &general welfare of the U.S

spend

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Implied Powers examples- Article 1, Section 8, Clause ____

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Inherent Powers- Powers of the national government because it is the national government of a sovereign state in the world. (powers that are ______)

obvious

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Inherent Powers- ______ written or implied.

NOT

Simple Majority Vote- >____%

Examples of Inherent Powers- Regulation of i________

immigration

Super Majority Vote- >____%

Electoral Power- To replace a vacancy in the Vice presidency, the President nominates a replacement who must be confirmed by a ______ majority vote in both houses of congress

simple

Electoral Power- If no candidate wins a majority ____ votes in the Electoral College, the ______ of Representatives chooses the President and the ______ chooses the Vice President

electoral House Senate

Impeachment Power- Congress has the power to try and remove _______ and judges/ justices that have been accused of treason and other high crimes and misdemeanors

Presidents

Impeachment Power- The House of Representatives _____ or indicts the official.( bring charges against) Requires a ______ majority vote

impeaches simple

Impeachment Power- The Senate holds the impeachment _____

trial

Impeachment Power( Senate)- Requires a _____ majority vote(2/3)

super

Presidents who've been impeached- _______ Johnson 1868, Bill _______ 1998, ______ Trump 2019

Andrew Clinton Donald

Impeachment Power- Three presidents have been impeached, but ________ their senate trials.

survived

Power of the Purse- Article 1, Section _____

Power of the Purse- "All bills to raise revenue (______) shall originate in the House of Representatives

taxes

Treaty Power- The _____ (only) has the power to ratify treaties negotiated by the President.

senate

Treaty Power- Requires a ______ majority vote(2/3)

super

Confirmation Power- The _____(only) has the power to confirm Presidential appointees by simple majority vote

Senate

Gerrymandering- The process of drawing district lines on a _____ basis.(To benefit a specific political party over another)

partisan

Census- Every ten years the federal government conducts a census that counts every ____ in the country

person

Reapportionment- _____ states that have grown with more seats in the House of Representatives • ______ seats in the House of Representatives from states who have shrunk

Award Take Away

Congressional Elections- Happens every ____ years

Incumbent- the ____ holder of a political office

current

Reasons why incumbents win- Credit Claiming _______ Casework Proven Winner

Patronage

Reasons why Incumbents win- ______ privilege( This gives the incumbent 100,000 in free postage to mail election materials)

Franking

Committee: a group of people in _____ who specialize in creating ____ and policies related to a specific set of issues

Congress Bills

Standing committee- Relatively permanent committees that meet regularly • Handle the day-to-day business of Congress • Each has a _____

Chairsperson

Standing committees- House of Representatives- • ___ Standing Committees • _____ members a piece

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Standing Committee- House of Representatives examples- • ________ • Appropriations

• Agriculture

Standing Committee- • "______" Committee: • Chief tax-writing committee of the United States House of Representatives. • Remember, the House of Representatives has the “Power of the Purse

Ways and Means

Standing Committee- Senate- • _____ Standing Committees • ____ members a piece

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Standing Committee- Senate examples- _______, Nutrition, Forestry

Agriculture

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES- • Created to _______ a bill when the House and the Senate make different versions of it

reconcile

Conference Committee- If the House and Senate pass two different versions of a bill, both versions are sent to a conference committee to negotiate a “___________"

Compromise bill

congressional research service- CRS works primarily and directly for members of ________ and their Committees on a confidential, nonpartisan basis

congress

congressional Budget Office- Office – The CBO is a federal, non-partisan agency within the ______ branch of the U.S. government that provides budget and economic information to Congress

legislative

Congressional Budget Office- Known as Congresses "______ the Bill "

Scoring

Congressional Research Service- Known as congresses "______ tank"

Think

Speaker of the House- ______ of the House of Representatives

Leader

Speaker of the House- _____ most powerful person in the country.

3rd

Speaker of the House- Elected by whatever party possesses the majority of the seats in the ______

house

Speaker of the House Examples- Assigns _____ to committees Decides who may ____

Bills Speak

Majority Leader- _____ for the majority party in the House of Representatives

Spokesperson

Majority Leader- Develops the _____ party’s position on issues and advances their cause

majority's

Majority Whip- _____ the Speaker of the House and the majority leader

assists

Majority Whip- “______ them into line”

Whips

Minority Whip- _____ for the minority party in the House of Representatives

spokesperson

Minority Party- Leads _____ for the minority party

debate

Minority Whip- Assists the _____ leader

minority

Minority Leader- Primary task is counting ____ on important pieces of legislation

votes

Senate Majority Leader - Sets the agenda (like the Speaker of the House) – However, not the ______ officer like the Speaker

presiding

Vice President- • Presides over the ______ when available • Casts tie-breaking votes in the Senate

Senate

President Pro Tempore- presides over the Senate in the _____ absence

vice president

How a Bill becomes a Law- Step 1- _____ is introduced

Idea

How a Bill becomes a Law- Step 1- An idea for a law could come from several different sources: – _____ (the people) – Interest groups/ corporations (lobbyists) – Legislators (members of Congress)

constituents

How a Bill becomes a Law- Step 1- A legislator must introduce the idea for a _____

bill

Bill- a draft of a proposed ___ presented to Congress for discussion

law

How a Bill becomes a Law- Step 2- Committee Referral- The Bill is referred (assigned) to a committee by: _______of the house(House of Representatives)

Speaker

How a Bill becomes a Law- Step 2- _________ of the House(House of Representatives

Speaker

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 2- Majority _______(Senate)

Leader

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 2- The Ways and _________ Committee

Means

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 3- The _______ committee that the bill has been referred to will now write the bill

standing

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 3- The bill must be well- written and in formal, ________, language

legal

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 3 - This process is called "______ up"

mark

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 4- The committee _____ on the bill

votes

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 4- If it receives a ______ majority vote (50% or <) in committee, it then moves to the full floor f either House of Representatives or the Senate to be voted on.

simple

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 5- _____ the House of Representatives and the Senate must vote on the bill

Both

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 5- If it receives a simple _____ vote in the house it originates in, it will then be voted on in the other house of Congress

majority

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 5- The EXACT same bill (word for word) has to pass through both houses Congress before it can land on the ______ desk

Presidents

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 5- If this happens (2 different versions of a bill are passed in the 2 houses) the bill will then go to a _________ committee to create a compromise bill

conference

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 6- Once a bill is passed with a simple majority vote in ______ houses of Congress, the President has ______ days to decide whether or not they will sign the bill

Both 10

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 7- If the President _____ the bill it will then be sent back to Congress to be voted on again

vetoes

How a Bill Becomes a Law- Step 7- If both houses receive a _____ majority vote (>66% or 2.3) for the bill, the bill will effectively become a law

super

Pocket Veto- When the President doesn't _____ or veto a bill and then, within the next 10 days, Congress goes out of session the bill does not become a law

sign

Filibuster- A congressional procedure in the _______ where debate over a proposed piece of legislation is extended, allowing one or more members to delay or entirely prevent a vote on the proposal

Senate

Cloture- A procedure where a super majority vote to end a ______.

filibuster

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