Elections
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Congress in action
Committees
Making law
100
The 435 members of this chamber is elected every two years
What is the House
100
The framers listed this as the first duty of Congress
What is the power to tax
100
The House prides itself on being the voice of
What is the people
100
The chair and a majority of each standing committee come from
What is the majority party
100
The four basic steps in how a bill becomes a law includes: 1. introduction: putting a formal proposal before the House or the Senate; 2. Committee review: holding hearings and "marking up" the bill; 3. floor debate and passage: getting on the legislative calendar, passing once in each chamber, and a conference to iron out differences between the two verions and 4.
What is presidential approval
200
They nearly always control redistricting, which is usually subject to final approval by the governor or redistricting committee
What is the state legislature
200
Also called the "Elastic Clause" because it stretches to cover as much of what Congress might do
What is the "necessary and proper clause"
200
This person is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives and has the power to recognize members who rise to speak, rule in questions of parlimentary procedure, and appoint members to temporary committees
What is the Speaker of the House
200
This committee considers federal judges and Supreme Court nominees
What is the Judiciary Committee
200
If Congress has adjourned and the president waits ten days without signing the bill, it is defeated by a
What is pocket veto
300
This chamber's elections revolves more on national issues
What is the Senate
300
The non-legislative functions of Congress
What is impeachment and constitutional amendments
300
The threat of this is more potent at the end of congressional session when a date has been made for adjournment because it would mean bills will die for lack of a floor vote
What is a filibuster
300
These are the most durable and are the source of most bills, while special or select committees come together to address temporary priorities of Congress
What are standing committees
300
This is a special committee of members from each chamber that settles the differnces between versions (the House's version and the Senate's)
What is Conference Committee
400
Tihs is designed to concentrate a minority's party's voters in the smallest number of districts possible
What is packing
400
All revenue bills must originate in the House, but the Senate can freely amend spending bills even to the point of changing everything except
What is the title
400
At the beginning of each session, each party holds this to elect party officers, approve committee assignments, elect committee leaders and discuss important legislation. Called conference by the Republicans
What is a caucus
400
They control the selection of standing committee members
What are political parties
400
They regulate the time of floor debate for each bill and sets limitations on floor amendments
What is the House Rules Committee
500
This is designed to disperse a party's voters into as many districts as possible
What is cracking
500
Congress has the power to protect the nation from domestic threats by regulating
What is commerce and immigration
500
This person acts as chair in the absence of the Vice President and elected by the Senate
What is the president pro tempore
500
Standing committees are the most important for making laws and representing constituents and fall into these four types
What are Authorizing, Appropriations, Rules, and Revenue Committees
500
If 3/5th's of the total number of the Senate vote in favor of this, no senator may speak on the measure for more than one hour
What is cloture
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