CONGRESS 1
Where are expressed powers located in the Constitution?
Article 1 section 8
A member of the Senate who was elected for 6 terms how many years would they serve?
36 years
The President has 3 options when a bill is on their desk.
List 2 of the options
Veto
Sign into law
Pocket veto
On both the Senate and House floors, members are limited in the amount of time they can debate a bill.
True of False
False
HOW MANY Members in the House of Representatives? What do they represent?
435 -- district
Who might you MOST expect to see talking with the president about a particular house bill?
Speaker of the House
Which chamber do revenue bills have to start?
House of Representatives
Committee
What type of committee is permanent?
a. Joint
b. Conference
c. Standing
d. sub
Standing committee
Someone who was born outside of the United States but becomes a U.S. citizen can become eligible to run for the U.S. Senate
True
A single senator can prevent a bill from being brought to the Senate floor what is this called?
Filibuster
HOW MANY Members in the SENATE? How many per state?
100 -- 2 per state
What type of committee resolves differences between bills?
Conference Committee
When a congressional committee wants a witness to appear, it issues a legislative veto
True or False
False
Subpoena
2/3
Who is the LEADER of the House of Representatives
THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
Current Speaker is Mike Johnson
legal order that a person appear or produce requested documents in a Congressional Investigation
Subpoena
Congressional Investigations have led to reforms in government agencies
True or False
True
If 50 senators vote for a cloture resolution, they can end a filibuster in most cases.
True or False
False. need 60
12.What process occurs every 10 years that affects the distribution of House seats among states?
a. Reapportionment
b. Redistricting
c. Gerrymandering
a. Reapportionment
Divided Government slows down or speeds up Government action
Slows down
How long is the TERM for a HOUSE MEMBER?
TWO Years
What is the strongest check Congress has on the President?
Power of the purse, $$$$
WHO is the President of the US SENATE? Who is the current President of the Senate
The VICE PRESIDENT. JD Vance
All bills designed to raise revenue deal with $ originate in the______________
The House of Representatives
In McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall greatly expanded the powers of Congress by using which clause?
b. Providing interpretation of the "necessary and proper" "elastic clause"
Drawing of district boundaries to benefit a specific party?
Gerrymandering
what are the two types of Bills?
Public and Private
How OLD must be a HOUSE MEMBER?
AT LEAST 25 YEARS OLD
Congressional oversight is a check upon which branch of Government
Executive Branch
Government spending that includes Veterans benefits and Social Security
Entitlements
During wartime, Congress has given the president _________ powers so thy can act quickly
Emergency
To virtually eliminate the threat of a filibuster, the Senate would have to have a minimum of how many members from one party?
60
Approximately how many constituents does the average House district contain?
will give a 30k variance on the answer
760,000
James Madison referred to the Legislative Branch as the____________ branch of Government