Gerrymandering
What is gerrymandering?
Citizens, special interest groups, corporation's and NGO's can
What is make the introduction of a bill?
All money appropriations start in
What is the HoR of the Legislative branch?
Gives Congress the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations
The number of Senate members
What is 100 members?
The act of rigging an election
What is gerrymandering?
A way to prevent a vote from happening in a ball, talking the bill to death
What is a filibuster?
Selects President in a Electoral College tie
What is the House of Representatives?
Clause of the Constitution that is also known as the elastic clause
What is the Necessary and Proper clause?
The number of Representatives?
What is 435 members?
Making the population of a voting district bigger than that of another
What is packing?
The vote that can end the filibuster
What is a cloture vote?
Approves all treaties
What is the Senate of the Legislative branch?
Established the Constitution as the highest law in the nation
What is the Supremacy clause?
The amendment that allowed the population to vote for their Senators
What is the 17th Amendment?
Splitting up a city while drawing boundary lines
What is cracking?
The bill must pass through the _______ to make it to the floor
What is the House of Rules Committee?
Chooses the Vice President in an Electoral College tie
What is the Senate?
Basic rights must be given to all citizens and upheld in every state through the
What is the Privileges and Immunities clause?
Set the number of Representatives at 435 members
Court case that decided the courts may decide redistricting cases where lines are drawn illegally
What is Baker v. Carr?
After the differences between the bills are ironed out the vote must be taken again on the
What is the conference report?
Each house must have 51% of members present on the floor to do business
Given to each state to the public acts, records and judicial proceedings of every other state through the
What part of the Constitution says that there can be a Congress of 2 houses
What is Article 1, Section 1, Clause 1?