House
The member count in congress
House: ____ Members
Senate: ____ Members
What is 435 in the House?
What is 100 in the Senate?
The main idea of this document was to emphasize how the executive (president) needed to have a high amount of power so that government was effective and swift in times of need.
What is Federalist No. 70?
The presidents advice crew, the members who work within the executive branch
What is the Cabinet?
These are addons to bills aka rider bills that allow senate members to add non germane changes to the bill.
What is Pork barrel Spending?
What is an Earmark?
The presidents ability to get rid of a bill. (I.E. Not signing approval for a bill and instead doing this)
What is Veto?
Also accepted: Pocket Veto
This person in the House of Representatives is responsible for guiding discussions and organizing votes for each bill.
What is the Speaker of the House?
This court case established the one-person one-vote principle
What is Baker v. Carr?
This is one of the organizations that work under the president.
Name any you can think of
Education Department
Defense Department
State Department
Any other department or federal agency is acceptable
Used by Nancy Pelosi within the Senate, this action involves speaking for so long that the period of debate for a bill ends, thus killing the bill.
What is Filibuster?
Congress's ability to remove any member of another branch of government
What is Impeachment?
This committee is the "traffic cop" of the House of Representatives. Responsible for maintaining order and timeliness
What is the Rules Committee?
This court case ruled that racial gerrymandering is inherently unfair and violates precedent of the 14th amendment.
What is Shaw v. Reno?
If the president is to die, the line of command is seen in this act.
Also which amendment allowed the Vice President to take over for the president during times of vacancy and disability
What is the Presidential Succession Act?
What is the 25th Amendment?
A filibuster can be stopped with this action in the Senate
What is vote of cloture?
What is Cloture?
Congress's ability to vote on presidential appointees
What is Advice and Consent?
These types of bills are only created within the House
What are tax bills?
This action of deciding the amount of representative per district of a state has led to two of the court cases that are foundational documents
What is Redistricting
What is Gerrymandering
The president's ability to speak or communicate with the american people.
What is the Bully Pulpit?
When the House or Senate is unable to come to an agreement and nothing can pass or go forward
What is Gridlock?
The power congress holds over the president in regard to funding (Money).
What is Power of the Purse?
This committee is responsible for determining tax policy
What is the Ways and Means Committee?
Name any of the requirements, duties, or qualifications
35 years old, lived in us for 14 years
4 year term
Pardon
Adjourn or Convene Congress
Appointment Ambassadors, Judges etc.
Any other acceptable answer.
This act increased the president's powers during time of war.
What is the War Powers Act?
These are the models of representation senate members follow.
Name any of the 3.
What is Delegate (Follow people's will)?
What is Trustee (Act as trusted, using reason)?
What is Politico (Mixture of both other models)?
The president's ability to create a form of law without congressional approval.
What is an executive order?