Section 1
What are constituents?
The people who live within a particular geographic area represented by individual members of Congress
What are expressed powers?
Powers that are directly stated in the Constitution
How many members in the House of Representatives?
435
How many members in the Senate?
100
Who can introduce bills for consideration?
Members of Congress
What is apportionment?
The distribution of House seats among the states based on population
What are implied powers?
Powers that are only suggested by the Constitution
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
Who is the president of the Senate?
Mike Pence
What is a presidential veto?
Power of the president to refuse a bill passed by Congress
How many total members of Congress from both houses?
535
What are inherent powers?
Powers that all governments of independent nations possess
What is reapportionment?
Seats are redistributed among the states based on the results of the census
What is a filibuster?
Opponents of a measure take the floor of the Senate and refuse to stop talking in an effort to prevent the measure coming up for a vote
What is a joint resolution?
Similar to a bill but used for certain out-of-the-ordinary circumstances
Which U.S. presidents have been impeached?
Andrew Johnson, Bill Clinton, and Donald Trump
What does the commerce clause do?
gives the national legislature the power to ¨make all Laws which shall be necessary and proper for carrying into execution the (expressed) Powers...¨
What is gerrymandering?
Drawing district boundaries for political advantage
What is a cloture?
An end to debate
What is a quorum?
The number of members needed to legally conduct business
What is oversight?
Congress´s power to review how the executive branch is operating and to make sure it is following the laws Congress has passed
What are subpoenas?
Legal documents that require a person to testify in a certain matter
What are 3 formal qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives?
-at least 25 years old
-a U.S. citizen for at least seven years
-a resident of the state he or she represents
What are 3 formal qualifications to be a member of the Senate?
-at least 30 years old
-a U.S. citizen for at least nine years
-a resident of the state he or she represents
What is pork-barrel spending?
Spending on projects that target a small constituency but that all taxpayers fund