US Senate
The total number of US Senators.
100
Assuming there are NO vacant seats, how many TOTAL members are in the US House of Representatives.
435
The name for the types of powers of Congress that are directly and clearly written into the Constitution.
Expressed Powers
Congressional powers that are not directly written into the Constitution are what TYPE of power?
Implied Power
The date and time at which every new Congressional term begins.
January 3rd at Noon
The term length of a US Senator.
6 years
How long is the term length of a member of the US House of Representatives?
2 years
This chamber of Congress has the power to confirm/deny any government position appointments made by the President, such as Supreme Court justice nominations.
Senate
The practice used by state legislatures to re-draw congressional districts in the state in order to benefit one political party over another.
Gerrymandering
As of 2021...
A. This political party currently controls the Senate
B. This political party currently controls the House of Reps.
A. Democratic Party (50 Republicans, 48 Democrats joined by 2 Independents and the Democratic VP = 51 Votes for Dems)
B. Democratic party
Indiana's TWO US Senators.
Todd Young and Mike Braun
The number of representatives that a state is able to send to the House is depends on what?
State population (# of people living in the state)
The types of powers given to Congress that belong to all sovereign/independent nations.
Inherent Powers
We have a "Bicameral" Congress. What does this mean?
2 chambers/houses of congress
6 of the 27 total expressed powers of Congress laid out in the Constitution deal with what?
War and National Defense
During every congressional election cycle, how many US Senate seats are up for re-election?
One-third of the total 100 (33 or 34 depending on the cycle)
Who is the current US Representative for Orange County - Indiana's 9th Congressional District.
Trey Hollingsworth (R)
Congress has an expressed power to collect taxes. A(An) ____________ power related to the power to collect taxes might be the ability to punish those who do not pay taxes.
Implied
1 of 4 voting behaviors of Congresspeople: Voting mainly with allegiance to their political party in mind. Ignoring one’s own opinions about an issue and voting how the rest of the party votes.
Partisan Voting
Typical rank-and-file congressmen and congresswomen make approximately this much money every year (salary).
$174,000
Name 2 of the 3 Constitutional requirements that must be met by an individual wishing to run for US Senate.
Be at least 30 years old
Have been a citizen for at least 9 years
Live in the state where they were elected
How often are seats in the House reapportioned/redistributed?
every 10 years when we have a census to count the population
A. The impeachment process must begin in this chamber of Congress.
B. This chamber of Congress holds the trial that determines the guilt of an impeached official.
A. the House of Reps
B. the Senate
1 of 4 voting options/behavior of a Congressperson - A representative votes for what he or she thinks is best for the community/state that elected them. The people of the community/state put their trust in their representative to vote for options that benefit them.
Trustee
1913 - Which Constitutional Amendment made it so US Senators were elected by popular vote of the people living in a state? Before this Amendment, Senators were chosen by state legislatures
17th Amendment