Senate And Vocab
How many years does a senator serve?
6.
Passing laws is an example of what kind of power?
A delegated power.
True or False: Financing government is a responsibility of Congress.
True.
What happens if a federal official is found guilty of a high crime?
Removal from office and inability to serve again.
What is gerrymandering?
Manipulating the boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor one party or class.
How many members are in the Senate?
100.
How many members are in the House of Representatives?
435.
This individual creates subcommittees and hires and fires committee staff, decides when committees will meet and when they will hold hearings.
The Chairperson.
What is an act that betrays or endangers one's country.
Treason.
What are laws that sentence a person to prison without a trial?
Bills of Attainder.
Who is in charge of the Senate?
The Vice President.
How old do you have to be to be a representative?
At least 25.
This clause allows government to stretch the delegated powers listed in the Constitution to cover many other subjects.
The elastic clause.
A law that applies to an action that took place before the law was passed is called what?
An Ex Post Facto Law.
Congress members have to abide by a set of rules and regulations. What are those rules and regulations called?
The Code of Conduct.
What is a closed meeting of a group of people belonging to the same political party to select candidates or decide on policy?
A Caucus.
Is the house of representatives based on population or do they have an equal amount of members?
The house is based on population.
The impeachment process starts here.
The house.
What is formal disapproval of a member's actions?
Censure.
Powers not specifically granted congress by the constitution that are suggested are called?
Implied Powers.
What are exports?
Goods sent to other countries.
What is having legal protection?
Congress members cannot be sued or arrested for anything said or done while on the way to a meeting, while at a meeting, or while coming back from a meeting.
After the house gets a majority vote, the impeachment process moves to where.
The Senate.
This type of committee is temporary, and it is disbanded after their work is finished. Covers topics not covered by standing committees.
Select Committees.
What are franking privileges?
Congress members can send mail free of cost.