Bills and Laws
This describes a bicameral legislature.
governor and senate
2 houses
democrat and republican senators
What is 2 houses {senate/House of Reps} need to pass laws
This is not an expressed power of Congress.
regulate marriage
raise taxes
declare war
What is regulate marriage?
This is who members of Congress are accountable to.
Who/What are constituents.
This is how seats in the House of Representatives are reapportioned by the census
Electoral College
gerrymandering
changes in population
What is change of population?
This is a power left to the states; this power is not stated in the U.S. Constitution.
secluded powers
reserved powers
necessary powers
What is reserved powers
government responsibility that is most related to the United States Census
Ensuring fair political representation
Establishing criminal justice procedures
Maintaining national defense
Ensuring fair political representation
This is the main power of Congress
What is creating laws?
these groups seek power by winning a seat in government
political parties
term is used to describe the process of redistributing congressional districts after each census because of population changes
reapportionment
redistricting
gerrymandering
What is reapportionment
This gives Congress power beyond what is stated in the constitution. This implies Congress has certain powers.
Secluded powers
Enumerated Powers
Necessary and Proper
What is necessary and proper?
A bill passed by the House and Senate go to the
President
A power of the Maryland General Assembly
electing the governor
approving the state budget
overturning criminal appeals
What is approving the annual state budget?
This could be a labor union or business group looking for influence
interest group
term is used to describe the abuse of redistricting power to create congressional districts that limit the minority party’s representation?
what is gerrymandering?
This type of power can be exercised by both the state and federal government.
differing powers
concurrent powers
probable cause powers
What is a concurrent power?
committee that is set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill
Joint Committee
Conference Committee
Select Committee
What is a conference committee?
An example of checks and balances is
Referring bills to committees
Impeaching elected officials for misconduct
Impounding money spent by Congress
Impeaching elected officials for misconduct
Campaign donations from large groups or individuals
PACs/campaign finance
This district in Maryland is an example of gerrymandering
3rd
something designed to block legislation, typically in the form of a speech
filibuster
This is what happens to a bill that is not brought to a vote in Congress
it dies
All revenue and impeachment processes start here
House of Representatives
Newspapers, Cable TV, social platforms
The media
Is gerrymandering legal
Yes
When a bill dies in commitee
Pigeonholing