House and Senate
Name a leadership position unique to the House
Speaker
Model of politician who uses both their expertise and constituents opinions to make decisions
Politico
How can the President strike down a law approved by Congress?
Veto
The court case that allowed the Supreme Court to strike down racially gerrymandered districts
Shaw v. Reno
Where can Filibusters occur?
The Senate
What position is the president of the Senate?
D/N: Which Senate position fills in if this person is unable to attend?
Vice President
D/N: President Pro Tempore
The model of politician who votes based on what their constituents want
D/N: The model of politician who votes based on their own expertise
Delegate
D/N: Trustee
Powers shared between each chamber of Congress are known as
Joint Congressional Powers
The Court Case that came up with the doctrine of "One Person, One Vote" meaning congressional districts should have equal populations
Baker v. Carr
How old do you have to be to serve in the House?
D/N: How old do you have to be to serve in the Senate
25
D/N: 30
The term used to describe the vote to end a filibuster in the Senate. Need 60 or more to achieve this
Cloture
Senator Bob agrees to vote in Favor of Senator Sandra's Water Bill if she votes in Favor of his Arbor Day Bill. This is
Logrolling
Name a power unique to the House and a power unique to the Senate
House: All bills involving money start here, draft articles of impeachment
Senate: Approve presidential appointments, approve treaties, jury for impeachment
The Committee in the House that decides what bills make it to the floor and how long they will be spoken about
Committee on Rules
Define Divided Government
When either the legislative and executive branches are controlled by different parties or the two legislative houses are controlled by different parties
Which position of the Senate has the authority to decide which bills get to the floor?
Majority Leader
Funds that representatives acquire to help their own home district, and not the nation at large
Pork
Powers written down in the Constitution and granted to congress are known as _________ powers and powers not written down in the Constitution but granted to Congress to protect their written powers are known as _____________
enumerated
implied
What is a conference committee?
Joint committee between the House and Senate that settles any disagreements on a bill
Which Constitutional Clause allowed Congress to expand their powers to protect the powers written down in the Constitution?
D/N: Which court case decision led to this?
Necessary and Proper Clause (elastic)
D/N: McCulloch v. Maryland
Order the 5 House positions discussed in our reading check from most to least powerful
Speaker, Majority Leader, Minority Leader, Majority Whip, Minority Whip
Name the 3 ways partisanship can impact Congressional Behavior
Party Line Voting
Agenda Setting
Committee and Leadership
Fear of not being re-elected
Name 3 enumerated powers of Congress
Coin Money
Levying and Collecting Taxes
Raising and Maintaining a Military
Regulating Commerce
Name the 4 types of Committees (besides Conference) discussed in class and what they do
Standing- Always exist
Select- Created to deal with a current and special issue
Joint- Shared between House and Senate
Oversight-Make sure the executive branch is doing its job
Give 2 examples of Mandatory Spending and 2 examples of Discretionary Spending
Mandatory: Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, National Debt Interest, Food Assistance
Discretionary: Defense, Education, Energy and Environment