Court Cases
What amendment did Baker v Carr Violate?
14th Amendment
How many members are in the HOR
435 Members
Speakers can speak for as long as they want as long as they have the floor. If a senator wants something changed or wants to debate on the bill, they can place a "hold", intent to filibuster(end with cloture)
What is a filibuster?
A permanent committe that meets regualarly(members become "experts")
What is a standing committee?
Congress removing a government official from office
What is impeachment?
When lines of districts are drawn in a way to guarantee victory for a party.
What is gerrymandering?
The presiding officer of the HOR elected by the majority party every two years to lead the chamber.
What is the Speaker of the House?
How many members are in the Senate?
Who organizes subcommittees?
By chambers majority party
The constitutional authority granted solely to Congress to raise revenue, tax, and authorize the spending of public funds.
What is power of the purse?
Prohibits any state from denying any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the state
What is the Equal Protection Clause?
What is apportionment?
This process divided seats in the HOR among the states based on population after each census.
How can the Senate removal a federal officer?
A trial
Law with discretionary funding that benefits only certain distrcits and members of Congress
What is pork barel spending?
Established direct election of senators
What is the 17th amendment?
What is the ruling for Baker v Carr?
One person, One vote.
What are exclusive powers of the House?
What are the 3 presidential appointees that the Senate can approve by simple majority?
Federal judges, Ambassadors, Cabinet Members
Votes reflects on the interest of the people despite personal views, used more by Senate
What is the delegate model?
What types of bills can be started in the House? Hint: they're exclusive
Raising revenue bills
In Shaw v Reno, the court ruled that districts drawn predominately based on race are subject to the highest level of judicial review.
What is strict scrutiny?
This committee is considered to the most powerful in the HOR because it controls the flow of legislation to the floor.
What is the Rules Committee.
How much is needed for a filibuster to end(cloture)?
3/5ths of the sneate vote
Different ideologies and unwillingess to compromise, resulting in bills being unable to move forward in the legislative process
What is a gridlock?
How does the legislative branch check the executive branch?
Reject appointees (federal judges, SCOTUS justices, ambassadors, cabinet members)
Reject treaties with other countries
Impeachment of the President
Override veto