Constitutional Principles
Division of power between the states and the federal government
What is federalism?
How many representatives are in the House of Representative?
435
What is the number of representatives in the Senate?
100
Splitting electoral districts up by partisan means.
Member of Congress who is a direct messenger between the leaders and the rank and file members
What is a whip
What is the term length for representatives?
2 years
What is the term length for Senators?
6 years
Name a clause of the U.S. constitution that has been used specifically as an implied power
Commerce, Necessary and Proper
One of the 4 ways elected officials can vote
Delegates, Trustees, Partisans, Politicos
The leader of the House
What is the Speaker of the House?
The leader of the Senate (officially)?
What is the Vice President?
Powers to declare war, coin money, regulate interstate commerce, etc.
Expressed powers in Congress
Government spending on local projects that benefit a representative's home district
What is pork-barrel legislation?
A committee in the House but not in the Senate and an example of how the House is more strict than the Senate. (sets the "rules" and is the Speaker's "right arm")
What is the House Rules Committee?
A tactic to delay a vote on a bill that can only be used in the Senate. (Talking a Bill to Death)
What is filibustering?
One of the two ways to interpret the constitution
Liberal or strict
The process of redistricting every 10 years
What is reapportionment
1 reason congress would call a special committee
Investigation, emergency, intervention
Who is in charge of the Senate when the Vice President is not available?
What is the President Pro Tempore