Bill —> Law
Presidential power to prevent a bill from being passed
What is a veto?
Number of years a House member serves per term
What is 2 years?
Number of years a Senator serves per term
What is 6 years?
The legislative branch's job
What is making laws?
What is a chambers with 2 houses, like we have in Congress, called?
What is a bicameral congress?
Chamber that drafts bills
What is House and Senate
Presides over the House
What is the Speaker of the House?
Number of members in the Senate
What is 100?
What is an implied power? Give an example.
Implied power is a power not directly stated in the Constitution. An example is the ability to draft for war and create a national bank
The agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that defined the legislative structure?
What is the Great Compromise?
What is because it can be changed to keep up with societal needs.
How much of the Congress and state approval is needed to add an amendment to the Constitution (both are different fractions)
What is 2/3rds of Congress and 3/4th of the States
Senate obstruction to legislation method (talking a bill to death)
State three expressed powers of Congress defined in the Constitution
What is the power to lay and collect taxes, borrow money on the credit of the United States, regulate commerce, coin money, declare war, raise and support armies, and make all laws necessary for the execution of its powers.
What is a bureaucrat?
What is a government official?
Group formed to look over a bill before intorducing it to full House/Senate
What is a conference committee?
Number of Maryland representatives in the house?
What is 8
Identify and explain a denied power of Congress.
What is Habeas Corpus, Post ex Facto, and Bill of Attainder.
What document states all powers that the Congress has?
Constitution
Informal name for Congressional power to tax
(a mom holds money in a...)
What is “Power of the Purse”
Majority needed to override a veto
What is 2/3‘s?
Number of members of the House today
What is 435?
Name both Maryland Senators
Who are Angela Alsobrooks and Chris Van Hollen
Part of Congress that has the power to impeach
What is the House?
Serves as an assistant party leader in the Congress, rounding up party members for votes and keeping order and discipline
What is a whip?