Gerrymandering
Define Gerrymandering
To manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
Bills labeled a number, like H.R. 150, come from...
What is the House of Representatives?
The two chambers within Congress
What is the Senate and House of Representatives?
Clause in the 1st Amendment that states that Congress cannot establish religion.
What is the Establishment Clause?
To make laws
What is the main job of the Legislature?
The first and last name of the Attorney General involved in the case
Who is Janet Reno?
Before a bill is sent to the Senate or House it must be...
Referred to a subcommittee and committee and approved by the majority
The Federal Income Tax is an example of this kind of tax.
What is a direct tax?
It allows Congress to Stretch its powers as needed.
What is the Elastic Clause?
September 17, 1787
When was the Constitution signed?
The practice of drawing electoral district lines to dilute the voting power of racial minority groups.
What is Racial Gerrymandering?
Vote taken to end debate and begin the actual “yes or no” vote
What is a cloture vote?
The process for this, the removal of the President from office, begins in the House of Representatives?
What is impeachment?
This clause declares the Constitution (and federal law) to be the supreme law of the land (i.e. constitutional/federal law trumps state law).
What is the supremacy clause?
Preamble, the 7 Articles and the 27 amendments
What are the 3 parts of the Constitution?
Two racial gerrymandering cases: one decided in 1995, the other in 1996 (respectively).
What is Miller v. Johnson and Bush v. Vera?
“ is a legislative maneuver that allows a president or another official to exercise that power over a bill by taking no action.”
What is a Pocket Veto?
The term for the ability of the minority party in the Senate to hold a vote "hostage" through the use of unlimited debate.
What is a filibuster?
Article I, Section 8, Clause 18 of the Constitution; one of the powers of Congress that allows them to make any laws that are necessary and proper for carrying out their other powers. Also called the "Elastic Clause"
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
Bill of Rights
What are the 1st 10 Amendments to the Constitution that protect the rights of citizens?
Shaw v. Reno decision
Race cannot be the predominant factor in the redistricting process,
OR:
Redistricting based on race must be held to a standard of strict scrutiny under the Equal Protection Clause.
How can Congress approve the bill, overturn the President's veto and allow the bill to become a law?
What is the 2/3 majority vote?
Permanently set the number of how many members could be in the House of Representatives
What is the Reapportionment Act of 1929?
Clause found both in the 5th and 14th Amendments that states that a person may not be denied life, liberty or property without the due process of law.
What is Due Process Clause?
Constitutional system shares power between the national and state governments.
What is Federalism?