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Leadership
Committees
Legislative Activity
Impact of Citizens
100
How often is there an election to elect new representatives?
What is every two years?
100
The House doesn't have the final say in laws that become passed.
What is False
100
There're 20 committees in the house known as standing committees. These are permanent. Though there's one of these committees as of now.
What is a select committee
100
As per Constitution, what does the US House of Representatives do in terms of legislature?
What is make and pass federal laws.
100
What class pays the most in taxes?
What is middle class.
200
What are the requirements for a person to become a Representative?
What is 25 years of age and 7 years of citizenship in the US.
200
The majority party members and the minority party members meet separately to select their leaders
What is TRUE.
200
They deal with highways and public transit
What is the Committee of Transportation and Infrastructure
200
They don't just randomly assign roles. They make these which target certain issues
What is a committee
200
If a state is bigger, then it should have more representatives by all rights. You need more people working to improve life for a state that has a lot of people.
What is the purpose of reapportioning house members.
300
How did the creation of the legislative branch reflect the opinions of the founding fathers?
What is the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.
300
They prevent and/or reducing terrorism.
What is Homeland Security
300
These committees were made to tackle the big issues; ones that require the consent of both bicameral divisions.
What is a joint committee
300
The House elects the President if this group fails
What is the Electoral College
300
How does the House of Representatives impact citizens in a political, economical, and social view point?
What is Political: impacts political candidates Social: impacts the livlyhood of people Economic: Regulate taxes
400
Was based on how many representatives each state would have being determined on the states population.
What is the Virginia Plan
400
What does the House leadership include?
What is the speaker, majority and minority leaders, assistant leaders, whips and a party caucus or conference.
400
The only committee in the house that isn't a standing committee in the house. This committee deals with federal information.
What is the Committee of Intelligence
400
There're three types of them - (Joint, Concurrent, Simple). They're very similar to bills, though these are revolved around the constitution and they're not really "enforceable"
What are resolutions
400
They'll lose a lot of money. The others either can afford it but avoid them, and others can't pay period
How do taxes impact the middle-class
500
What is the reason for joint meetings?
What is to hear an address from an important figure- generally a visiting foreign leader.
500
Name one of CT's representatives in the House.
What is John B. Larson, Joe Courtney, Jim Himes, Elizabeth Esty, Rosa L. DeLauro
500
Advising government spending is a huge role to take on. Just this job alone makes this committee the most important in the house.
The Committee of Apropriations
500
There're certain articles that when broken, may persuade the House to do this. The majority of the House votes on it, and this person may be taken to trial if the house rules against him/her. This has happened to two so far, and it would've happened three times if he (Nixon) hadn't stepped down.
What is the impeachment process
500
How does the House of Representatives affect the other Branches?
What is Judicial: Reject Appointed Judges Executive: Reject Treaties Override a veto w/ 2/3 majority from both houses