House of Reps
What type of representation is the House based off of?
What type of representation is the Senate based off of?
Equal
What are Expressed Powers?
Powers specifically stated in the constitution.
What are committees?
Small groups of Senators and Representatives to work on specifics of Bills in the Law making process.
What is the main job of Congress?
To MAKE laws!!!
How old do you have to be to run for election to be in the House?
25 years old
How old do you have to be to run for election to be in the Senate?
30 years old
What are Implied Powers?
Powers assumed (not stated) from the Constitution via the necessary and proper clause.
Why do we have committees?
To divide the workload
To let members specialize in areas of interest.
"Congress at work is Congress in ___________" - Woodrow Wilson
COMMITTEE!!!
How many years to you have to have citizenship to run for election in the House?
7 years
How many years to you have to have citizenship to run for election in the Senate?
9 Years
What are Non-Legislative Powers?
Responsibilities that Congress has that do not involve making laws.
What kind of work happens in Committees?
Specialize on specific types of bills and the editing process (HABBAL).
Investigations
What is a Bicameral Legislature
2 chambers in Congress
1. Representation based on Population (House)
2. Equal Representation (Senate)
If you are elected to the House - how long is the term you serve?
2 years
*Can run for reelection as many times as you want/keep winning
If you are elected to the Senate - how long is the term you serve?
6 years (Continuous Body)
*Can run for reelection as many times as you want/keep winning
What are Denied powers?
The things that Congress CANNOT do.
What are the 4 kinds of committees?
Standing
Select
Joint
Conference
Why did the framers of the constitution create a bicameral legislature?
For both the House and the Senate - where do you have to live to qualify to run for office?
In the State you want to represent!
(In the House unofficially in the district too)
Why is the Senate considered the more prestigious chamber over the House?
Because to win the election for the House you only have to win in your district (less people voting for you) and in the Senate you have to win the entire State (harder to do than just a district).
Name some of the specific powers outlined in Article 1 for Congress.
Collect taxes
Ratify Treaties
Coin Money
Declare War
Impeachment Trials
Make Laws!!!!
What are the 2 kinds of Committees specific to the Law Making process?
Standing and Conference
How does the Census, Redistricting and Gerrymandering affect who wins in elections?
The census is our population count which allows us to know how many House members each State gets.
Gerrymandering is the illegal drawing of the district lines to exclude a specific political party or race.
If the lines are gerrymandered it would give an unfair advantage to allow a specific party win the majority in the House during an election.