Senate
House of Reps.
Powers of Congress
Two Houses
Definitions
100
30 years old, must be a U.S. citizen for 9 years, and you must be a legal resident of the state you represent.
What qualifications must a person have in order to be part of the Senate?
100
25 years old, be a U.S. citizen for 7 years, and be a legal resident in the state you represent.
What qualifications must a person have in order to be in the House of Representatives?
100
All impeachment must be in the Senate, if the VP gets not enough electoral votes, the Senate may choose the VP, all treaties with other countries must be approved by Senate two-thirds vote, and certain officials must be approved in the Senate by a majority vote.
What is 1 of the 4 special powers the Senate has?
100
It is a lawmaking body of the two houses in Congress.
What does a bicameral legislature have to do with Congress?
100
Meetings of Congress
What are sessions?
200
2 senators
How many senators does each state have?
200
November of each even-numbered year.
When are the members of the House of Representatives elected?
200
Taxing exports, passing ex post laws, passing bills of attainder, suspending the writ of habeas corpus, passing laws that violate the Bill of Rights.
What is 2 powers the Constitution forbids Congress from doing?
200
Checks the actions of the other house.
What does each house do to the other?
200
An official who presides over the Senate in the Vice President's absence.
What is a president pro tempore?
300
6 years.
How many years does a Senator serve a term for?
300
2 year terms
How many year terms are all representatives elected to?
300
Federal officials charged with serious crimes and bring them to trial.
Who does Congress have the power to impeach?
300
$165,200
How much does each member of Congress get?
300
A formal disapproval of actions of a member of Congress by other members.
What is a censure?
400
two-thirds
What percentage of the Senators have prior experience?
400
Congress
Who determines how the seats in the House are distributed?
400
Make all laws which shall be necessary aand proper for carrying into execution.
In the Implied section, it states Congress has the power to do what?
400
Immunity.
What do members have that means "legal protection?"
400
To accuse an officeholder of misconduct.
What does it mean to impeach?
500
The State Governor.
In the event that a Senator dies, who allows a person to fill the vacancy until the next election is held?
500
The number of representatives is reduced also.
What happens to a state if the population decreases?
500
They have been granted or delegated by the Constitution.
how did Congress get these powers?
500
Both houses of Congress.
Which house of Congress has the right to decide who shall be seated as members?
500
The process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party.
What is gerrymandering?
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