Legislative Branch
Age, Citizenship, Term Length, and Common Requirement for Congress
25 (House) 30 (Senate), 2 years (HOR) 6 years (Senate), must be from state they want to represent
Term for unlimited debate, used to delay vote on legislation
Filibuster
Title of president that can grant reprieves, pardons, negotiate treaties, fire people in bureaucracy
Chief Executive
Purpose of National Security
Advises President on matters of national security
Practical reason for bicameral Congress
Founding Fathers wanted House and Senate to check and balance each other out.
Chamber of Congress that enjoys unlimited debate.
Senate
title of the President that functions as a Symbol
Queen of England
Purpose of State of the Union
Collaboration between Congress
Constitutional Requirement
The chamber which has sole authority to impeach the president.
House of Represenatives
Chamber of Congress that has sole authority to convict President
Senate
Is Senate approval needed to fire people in the Executive Bureaucracy?
No
Power strengthened by McCulloch v. Maryland
Implied Powers
Theory Baker v. Carr addresses
One person, one vote
Powers War Powers Resolution Act 1973 tried to balance
Commander in Chief/ Power to Declare War
Purpose of War Powers Act of 1973
Restrict President's use of troops abroad
Balance between Commander in Chief/Congress's Right to Declare War
Theory Gibbons v. Ogden established
Congress controls all of Commerce
Responsibilities of Speaker of the House
-responsibility to house and party
Differences between executive agreement/treaty
Executive agreement does not need approval from Congress