The Legislative Branch
How Congress is Organized
Representing the People
The Power of Congress
How a Bill Becomes a Law
100
Congress is made up of how many houses? Name them.
What is two. Senate and House of Representatives
100
How many members are in the House of Representatives? And how are the representatives distributed to the states?
What is 435 and they are decided by population through the US Census.
100
What position helps party leaders convince representatives to vote for bills the party supports
What is whip
100
To formally accuse officials of misconduct.
What is Impeach
100
Step 3: After introduction all bills are sent to...
What is a committee
200
What is the main job of Congress?
What is to make laws
200
The process of creating oddly shaped districts to increase the voting strength of a particular group is called..
What is gerrymandering.
200
The Speaker of the House is the leader in which house of Congress?
What is House of Representatives
200
Powers specifically given to Congress. Give an example.
What is Enumerated/Delegated/Expressed Regulating Trade and Industry, Defending the Country, Creating Lower Courts, or Providing for Growth (Immigration.)
200
This person signs bills into laws
What is the President of the United States
300
Where in the Constitution does it explain the roles and responsibilities of the Legislative Branch?
Article 1 of the US Constitution
300
What are the four types of congressional committees?
Joint committee, standing committee, special committee, and conference committee.
300
Majority party leader in the Senate that has been there the longest.
What is President Pro Tempore
300
Give an example of an implied power and what delegated power does it fall under?
Example: National military training academy would fall under defending the county.
300
A simple _______ is need to pass a bill in both houses.
What is majority vote
400
What are the three branches of government that the separation of powers creates?
What is Judicial, Legislative, and Executive.
400
The numbers of Senators is based on what?
What is equal representation
400
What are the four requirements to be in Congress? Both for the House and the Senate.
House of Representatives: Must be 25, citizen of the US for 7 years, member of the legal resident of the state that you represent. Senate: Must be 30, citizen of the US for 9 years, member of the legal resident of the state you represent.
400
Name one of the three things Congress cannot do and explain it when dealing with criminal law.
Bills of Attainder-laws that punish a person without a jury. Writ of Habeas Corpus- police have to tell you why you are being held. Ex Post Facto Laws- laws that make an act a crime after it was committed
400
The president is given ______ days to take action on a bill.
What is 10 days
500
What are the meetings called by congress during a congressional term?
What is session
500
The party with the most representatives is called the...
What is Majority Party
500
Permanent committees that meet regularly.
What are standing committees
500
What does the term "necessary and proper" have to do with the elastic clause?
Congress has been given the power to do what it considers "necessary and proper" to execute the delegated powers. This is called the "necessary and proper" clause also known as the elastic clause. Basically it gives Congress the implied powers.
500
After 10 days, if Congress is OUT of session and the President does not take action the bill dies.
What is Pocket Veto
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