Show:
The National Legislature
The Expressed Powers
The Implied Powers
Organizations and Committees
Making Law
100
How are members of the House of Representatives Chosen?
What is it is based on population, there are 435 members.
100
Define expressed powers.
What are powers that are spelled out in so many words in the Constitution?
100
This allows Congress to make laws as our world changes.
What is the Elastic Clause or the Necessary and Proper Clause?
100
He is the most powerful member of the House of Representatives and is third in line for the Presidency.
What is Speaker of the House?
100
How is a Senator voting when he votes for what he believes his constituents want?
What is a delegate?
200
How long is a session of Congress?
What is one year. A term is two years and terms begin in odd-numbered years.
200
The power of Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade.
What is Commerce Power?
200
The power of Congress to review, monitor, and supervise federal agencies, programs, activities, and policy implementation. It is part of the checks and balances system.
What is oversight?
200
The term for a closed party meeting used by the Democrats.
What is party caucus?
200
A term used in the Senate for talking a bill to death.
What is fillibuster?
300
How often are Senators elected?
What is one-third of the Senate is elected every two years.
300
The exclusive right of an author to reproduce, publish and sell his creative work.
What is copyright. It is good for the lifetime of the author plus 70 years.
300
An implied power must be based on an __________ power.
What is an expressed power?
300
Why is the House Rules committee so powerful?
What is they decide which laws make it to the floor of the House of Representatives?
300
What is the difference between a public bill and a private bill?
What is a public bill affects the nation as a whole, whereas a private bill affects a small number of people?
400
This is the process of drawing Congressional districts so that the party that is in power in the state legislature will gain seats.
What is gerrymandering. Districts can be redrawn every 10 years after a Census.
400
This is the federal government's power to take private property for public use, but they must pay a fair price for the property.
What is eminent domain?
400
This amendment states that if no candidate wins a majority in the electoral college, the President is chosen by the House from the top three candidates.
What is the 12th amendment?
400
Who conducts the trial of an impeachment of a federal officer?
What is the Senate?
400
This type of committee conducts investigations.
What is a select committee?
500000
Name two benefits you may receive as a member of Congress.
What is lower health care, franking privilege, lower cost to produce radio and tv ads, free parking in D.C., tax break for having to have two homes, office space near the capitol, money to run your office and hire staff, parking at the airport, can't be arrested on way to Congress, can't be tried for slander when on the floor.
500000
This states that the President can only send troops to an area for 60 days unless Congress agrees to longer involvement. It was passed after the Vietnam War.
What is the War Powers Act?
500000
This is the name of the Supreme Court decision that ruled "one person, one vote".
What is Wesbury v Sanders?
500000
If the President of the Senate is absent, who serves in their place?
What is President pro tempore?
500000
How can a bill be forced out of being pigeonholed?
What is with a discharge petition?