House of Reps
What is 435?
Who is the most powerful person in the U.S. Senate?
Who is the Majority leader?
How many years had it been since Tennessee had redistricted?
What is 60 years?
This clause allows Congress to make laws on a variety of topics outside of their enumerated powers.
What is the Necessary and Proper Clause?
This legislative tactics allows for unlimited debate in the Senate.
What is the Filibuster?
Name the three requirements necessary to be a member of the House of Representatives.
What is:
1) 25 years old
2) Citizen for 7 years
3) Resident of the state they represent
Name the three requirements to become a Senator.
What are:
1) 30 years old
2) Citizen for 9 years
3) Resident of the State you represent
What was Shaw v. Reno about?
What is racial gerrymandering?
Over the last few decades, this has taken up a larger and larger portion of the federal budget.
What is Mandatory (entitlement) spending?
An attempt by members to gain the support of other members in return for their support on the member's legislation; "I'll support your bill, if you will support mine."
What is logrolling?
After the census, seats in the House of Representatives may be distributed to different states based on population shifts. This is called:
What is Reapportionment?
How many votes are required to end a filibuster?
What is 60 votes?
What constitutional clause did both Baker v. Carr and Shaw v. Reno have in common?
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
What is:
1) Treason
2) Bribery
3) Other high crimes and misdemeanors
Legislation that brings tangible benefits to a district or state but typically increases the costs of bills.
What is Pork Barrel Spending?
This is the nickname for redistricting in a way that benefits one political party over another.
What is Gerrymandering?
This is a tool a Senator can use which will prevent a bill from being brought to the floor until more information is received.
What is a Hold?
Why did states like North Carolina have to submit their redistricting maps to the Department of Justice for review?
What is...it was a requirement of states who had a history of discrimination as part of the Voting Rights Act for 1965.
What fraction must the Senate vote by in order to convict the President of impeachment charges and remove the President from office?
What is 2/3 or 67👀 Senators.
This procedural move can be used by a majority in the House to force a bill that's stuck out of committee.
These types of bills can only start in the House of Representatives.
What are tax (revenue) bills?
This is a tool a Senator can use to expedite or speed up passage of a bill.
What is a Unanimous Consent Agreement?
Before banning malapportionment in Baker v. Carr, the Supreme Court first had to establish that they had the authority to rule on this type of case. They did, establishing that this case was:
What is Justiciable?
How can Congress pass a law after presidential VETO?
What is a 2/3 vote in both the House and the Senate?
This is a requirement in the House that discussion or debate on a bill is on topic/relevant.
What is the Germaneness Requirement?