Roles in the Senate and HOR
Speaker of the House
What are the numbers of members based on for HOR and Senate?
HOR: Population
Senate: Equal representation (2 Senators per state)
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What is the power of the purse?
What is a congressional district?
Power of the Purse: Authority of Congress to raise and spend money and control federal funding. Held primarily by the HOR!! (Cause HOR manages most all the money stuff)
Congressional district: A geographic area within a state that elects one representative to the HOR.
What's the difference between expressed and implied powers?
Expressed powers: Powers given to Congress that are written in the Constitution
Implied powers: Powers given to Congress that are NOT clearly stated in the Constitution
What can a committee do to a bill? (Hint: There's 5 possibilities)(I'll give it to you if you can get 4/5)
Pass the bill, make minor changes and pass it, replace the bill with a better one, pigeonhole it (ignore it and let it die), or kill it (vote against it)
Who are the Minority and Majority Whips?
Assistants to the Minority and Majority Leaders that keep track of how members plan on voting on bills.They encourage party loyalty. ("Whipping" votes into line)
How long is the term for a HOR rep and a Senator?
HOR: 2 years
Senate: 6 years
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What is a continuous body?
What is a constituency?
Continuous body: Legislative body where only a fraction of its members are up for election at any one time, so body never fully replaces its membership. (SENATE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THIS)
Constituency: Group of people represented by an elected official. HOR representatives serve the constituency of their district; senators serve the entire state.
What's the difference between legislative and non-legislative powers?
Legislative powers: Powers that create legislation/laws
Non-legislative powers: Powers that do NOT create legislation or laws
NON-LEGISLATIVE POWERS ARE STILL POWERS THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH HAS.
What is a conference committee? (It's a 200 pointer so I'll give you a hint: happens after the bill has gone to both houses and both houses do something to affect the bill)
When both houses make amendments to the bill, so they have to call a meeting to compromise on what changes they'll make to the bill.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
-Presides over the SENATE when Vice President is absent
-Takes over same ceremonial duties as President of the Senate
-Typically a member of the majority party
-4th in line for presidential succession
How old do you have to be to qualify to be a HOR rep or Senator?
HOR: 25 years old
Senate: 30 years old
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What is the 16th amendment?
What is the 17th amendment?
16th amendment: Constitutional amendment that gave congress the power to levy an income tax, greatly expanding the federal govt.'s ability to raise revenue.
17th amendment: Constitutional amendment that changed the elections of senators from being chosen by state legislators to being elected directly by the people.
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What are the 3 powers only the HOR has?
What are the 3 powers only the Senate has?
Senate Powers: Try impeachment cases, confirm presidential appointments (like judges and stuff), ratify treaties
What are the five main steps of how a bill becomes a law in order?
A member of congress submits the bill, the bill goes to committee, the bill goes to the floor of both houses, the bill gets approved by the president, the bill becomes a law.
Who is the President of the Senate?
-Chief presiding officer of the Senate
-VICE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
-Keeps order on floor and guides discussion
-Cannot debate or discuss bills
-Can only vote to break a tie
-Mainly a ceremonial position
How long do you have to be U.S. citizen for HOR rep and Senator qualification?
HOR: 7 years
Senate: 9 years
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What is reapportionment?
What is gerrymandering?
Reapportionment: Redistribution of House seats among the states after census (population count). States that grew in population may gain seats; states that decrease in population may lose seats.
Gerrymandering: Drawing congressional district boundaries to give a political party or group an unfair advantage. (Memory tip: District shaped like a salamander ig??)
Name 2 of the 4 kinds of laws Congress can't make!
a. Laws favoring one state over another
b. Denying a "Writ of Habeas Corpus" (an arraignment/bringing a prisoner to court to let them know why they are being held)
c. A bill of attainder (law that punishes people without giving them a trial or hearing)
d. An ex post facto law (law that punishes people for something they did that wasn't illegal at the time they did it)
What does the term pocket veto mean?
When the president does not sign a bill, choosing to ignore it, and Congress ends session within 10 days.
Who is the Speaker of the House?
-Chief presiding officer of the HOR!!
-ALWAYS apart of the majority party
-3rd in line for presidential succession
-Regular voting member of HOR
-Leads floor discussions, keeps order, guides bills, appoints committee leadsHow many people are in the HOR and Senate?
HOR: 435
Senate: 100
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What is a filibuster?
What is a cloture?
Filibuster: Tactic used in SENATE where a Senator speaks for an extended time to delay or block a vote on a bill. ONLY POSSIBLE IN SENATE (Unlimited debate time)
Cloture: A Senate procedure to end a filibuster. It requires a vote of 60 senators (3/5 of Senate) to limit a debate and move to a final vote.
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Name 4 of the 5 Legislative Powers!
Name 3 of the 4 Non-Legislative Powers!
Legislative Powers:
What does it mean to pigeonhole a bill?
To ignore a bill or put it aside, causing it to die in committee