General Purpose and Structure
People elected officials serve; anyone who lives in their district or state
What are Constituents?
This determines how many representatives each state has in the House of Representatives.
What is population?
Each state has this many Senators.
What is two?
The specific powers of Congress listed in the Constitution.
What are the Enumerated Powers?
The only people who can propose a bill.
Who are members of Congress?
Having two houses (or parts)
What is bicameral?
The number of years a term is in the House of Representatives.
What is 2 years?
The number of years a term is in the Senate.
What is six years?
These are powers that are not directly stated in the Constitution, but are strongly suggested by the Necessary and and Proper Clause; Article I, Section 8
What are the Implied Powers?
The place a bill goes once it is proposed.
What is a committee?
The two chambers of Congress
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
The requirements for someone to be able to become a member of of the House of Representatives.
What is 25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, be a resident of the state you represent?
What is 1/3 of the Senate?
The checks a balances that the Executive branch has over Congress.
What is a Presidential Veto?
The tactic of speaking for a very long time can be used in the Senate to delay the vote on a bill.
What is a filibuster?
To make criminal law and all laws governing the operation of federal departments and agencies
What is the purpose of Congress?
The people responsible for selecting the Speaker of the House.
Who is the majority party?
The requirements to become a Senator.
What is 30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, Resident of State from which they were elected?
The checks and balances the Judicial branch has over Congress.
What is the ability to rule laws passed by Congress unconstitutional?
This committee must create a single version of the House bill and the Senate bill that will be passed by both the House and the Senate.
What is the Conference Committee?
An agreement to have both equal and proportional representation from large and small states.
What is the reason the founding fathers set up our congress as bicameral?
The person in the House who has a powerful hand in controlling the flow of legislation.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
The acting head of the Senate when the Vice President is not there.
Who is President pro tempore?
If no one Presidential candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes, this chamber of Congress chooses the President, each state is given one vote
What is the House of Representatives?
The three options the President has to handle a bill passed by Congress.
What is sign it, veto it, or do nothing?