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LEGISLATIVE
CONGRESS
NON-LEGISLATIVE
LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
CONSTITUTION
100
Describe the bicameral system.
What is 2 chambers that provide checks on decisions.
100
What is a standing committee?
What is specialized in certain areas. Ex: agriculture
100
What are the requirements to be a house of representative?
What is must be 25 years old. Resident of the state they represent. U.S citizen for at least 7 years.
100
How is congress elected?
What is by the house of representatives and the senate.
100
Who must initiate revenue bills?
What is the house.
200
Define Gerrymander.
What is setting district boundaries for the sole purpose of bolstering political power.
200
What is a conference committee?
What is a bill about health care.
200
What are the congress responsibility?
What is making the laws of the house states.
200
Why do people want to serve in congress?
What is opportunity and power to make policy.
200
What happens to the membership of the house after the federal census?
What is membership is re-apportionment.
300
Explain the ruling of Shaw v. Reno.
What is violated the voters equal right's protection of the 14th amendment.
300
What is an iron triangle?
What is a specialized interest groups.
300
What does the constitution mention about the legislative branch?
What is congress shall have power to lay & collect taxes, duties, imports, & excises to pay the debts.
300
What are the duties of the committee staff members?
discuss specific areas of policy. work to control congressional agenda. guide legislation trough congress.
300
How are leaders selected in congress?
What is the men with the most power have been there the longest so they get the leadership roles.
400
Describe the roles of the speaker of the house.
What is Elected by the party in power. 2nd in line for presidency. Control functions. Presidents over house when in session.
400
What is a filibuster?
What is a strategy used to block legislation.
400
What is the differences between expressed & implied powers?
Expressed powers-written down in the constitution. Implied powers-powers that are not stated specifically in the constitution.
400
Where does most of the business of the congress happen?
What is in the house of representatives.
400
What does it mean for congress to conduct oversight?
review, monitoring, and supervision of federal agencies, programs, activities, and policy implementation.
500
Describe the requirements to be a U.S senator.
What is at least 30 years old. Resident of represented state. Citizen of the U.S for at least 9 years.
500
What is cloture?
What is a way to limit a debate & prevent filibuster.
500
What are congress's non-legislative powers?
What is impeach officials, give advice, conducting investigations, amending the legislature.
500
Explain the significance of the 17th amendment.
What is all senatorial seats will be filled by popular election.
500
What is organizational structure of congress based on?
U.S. Constitution, legislation enacted by Congress and signed by the president, and rules created by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.