Federalism
This is the clause that gives dominant power to the federal government.
What is the supremacy clause (article VI clause 2)?
This is the population counting process that takes place every 10 years.
What is the census?
This person is the Speaker of the House.
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
This is 50% of the work of a Congressperson.
What is constituent service?
What is 122?
These are the 3 different types of powers that Congress has.
What are enumerated powers, implied powers, and inherent powers?
(looking for two terms) This is the term associated with changing district lines after a census, AND this other term is the biased way that district lines that can be redrawn.
What are redistricting and gerrymandering?
This is the Senate role that has the most power in the Senate, and this is the name of the person in that role.
What is the Senate Majority Leader and Mitch McConnell?
What is a rider?
Name two individuals who have suggested they will run for president but have not officially announced.
Who are Howard Schultz, Joe Biden, Eric Swalwell, Beto O'Rourke, etc.
Define concurrent powers, and provide 2 examples of concurrent powers.
What is states share power with federal government in certain areas, and that most of these powers are implied; power to tax, enforce laws, establish courts, hold elections, borrow money.
This is one of the main components of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
What are States cannot deny somebody the right to vote on the basis of race or States have to check with the Justice Department before they institute new voting procedures- including redistricting.
This is the reason why currently Democrats have leadership roles in the House, and Republicans have leadership roles in the Senate.
What is that those parties have a majority in their respective house of Congress?
These are the 3 different types of resolutions, and whether they require a president's signature or not.
What is a simple resolution (no signature), a joint resolution (signature), and a concurrent resolution (no signature).
Name 3 late night political talk show hosts.
Who are Trevor Noah, Samantha Bee, Stephen Colbert, Seth Meyers, Bill Maher, Jon Oliver, etc?
This is the part of the Constitution that gives states reserved rights, and these are 3 of those listed rights (reserved for states alone)
What is the 10th amendmnent; what are the regulating gambling, regulating sale of alcohol, regulating marriage and divorce, licensing professionals, regulating intrastate commerce (within a state), making traffic laws?
This is an example of gerrymandering in action (many answers acceptable)
What is basically anything that makes sense about Gerrymandering?
These are the major parts of the role of the House Majority Whip.
Informs members when important bills are being voted on; Pressure members to support the leadership in critical votes; keep members focused on platform/mission
This is the definition of a filibuster.
What is that a filibuster is a method of defeating a bill in the Senate by stalling the legislative process and preventing a vote.
–Rules of talking on the senate floor:
•Remain standing
•Cannot leave chamber
•Cannot stop talking
Name 3 presidents between 1829 and 1860.
Who are Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Millard Fillmore, Franklin Pierce, James Buchanan?