Congress / House of Reprsentatives
What do we call people represented by Congress?
What is the term used to describe a 2 house Congress?
Constitutents
Bicameral
How many senators does each state have?
How long is the term for a Senator?
2 per state
6 years
What is it called when a bill is formally debated and then voted on?
Floor Action
What are expressed / delegated/ enumerated powers?
What are implied powers?
Powers listed or written in the Constitution
Powers not listed or written in the Constituion
What check does the President have over Congresses power to pass bills?
The ability to veto bills passed by Congress
What is the top leadership position in the House of Representatives
Who is the current person in this leadership position?
Speaker of the House
Kevin McCarthy
Who presides over the Senate, but only votes in case of a tie?
The Vice President
Who can introduce a bill into Congress?
Any member of Congress, A Senator or Representative from the House
What is the job of congress?
What article in the Constitution gives Congress this power?
To make laws
Article 1
What check does the Legislative Branch (Congress) have over the President when it comes to the law making process?
The ability to override a presidential veto with a 2/3rds vote
The amount of representatives a state gets in the House of Representatives is based on what?
What is state population?
What do we call the process by which a Senator attempts to talk a bill to death or stall legislation?
The Filibuster
When a different version of a bill passes both the House of Representatives and the Senate, where does it go?
Conference Committee
1. House of Reps. brings the impeachment charges
2. The Senate conducts the trial
Congress cannot pass Bills of Attainder. What is a Bill of Attainder?
law that punishes a person without a jury trial
How long is a term in the House of Representatives?
How many total Representatives in the House of Representatives?
2 years
435
Who is the leader of the Senate when the Vice President is absent?
President Pro Tempore
Step two of the Bill to Law Process is what?
A bill is sent to a Standing Committee
What are the two steps of the Amendment process?
1. Congress proposes with a 2/3rds vote
2. 38 or 3/4's of state legislatures ratify
Congress cannot pass laws that punish a person for an act performed before the law was passed. What would this type of law be called?
Ex Post Facto Law
What are the qualifications for being a member of the House of Representatives?
What is 25 years old, US citizen for 7 years, be a resident of the state you represent
What requirements are there to be a Senator?
What is 30 years old, US citizen for 9 years, Resident of State from which they were elected?
When a bill leaves the conference committe where does it go?
Back to the Senate and House of Representatives for a vote
What part of Congress has the power to confirm presidential appointments and treaties with foreign countries?
The Senate
What protection requires an arrested person be brought before a court and charged with a crime or they must be released.
Congress cannot suspend this protection.
Writ of Habeas Corpus