House
25-years old, citizen for the last 7 years, and live in state they are running for
What are the qualifications for a House member?
30-years old, citizen for 9 years, live in-state running for office of, viewed as most important
What are the qualifications of a Senate member?
Free postage on all mail to constituents
What is franking privilege?
Individual citizens, special interest groups, corporations, or non-governmental organizations
Who can send a bill to Congress?
The acts of purposely drawing voting district boundaries to favor one potential party; rigging an election
What is gerrymandering?
Decides the committees each will serve on and decides the order in which bills will be heard
Who is the Speaker of the House?
Who is the Head of the Senate?
Raise and collect taxes, borrow money, sets laws for Naturalization, declares war, and elastic clause
What are the powers of Congress?
Editing a bill to pass in either house
What is "mark-up"?
Implied power
What is elastic clause?
All money/appropriations bills start here, select the president in an Electoral College tie, and writes the article of impeachment against high ranking officials
What are the special powers of the Head of House Representatives?
Approves of all treaties and appointments, chooses the Vice President in an Electoral College tie, and acts as the jury in all trials of impeachment
What are the special powers of the Head of Senate?
A bicameral legislature in the United States government consisting of the House of Representatives and Senate
What is Congress?
Killing the bill
What is pigeonhole?
Passed in 1913 to allow voters to elect senators
What is the 17th Amendment?
Current Speaker of the House
Who is Nancy Pelosi?
Current President of the Senate
Groups that may be bipartisanship, meeting to pursue common legislative objectives
What are caucuses?
A vote to end debate/discussion; not a pass or reject vote
What is a cloture vote?
A permanent panel with full legislative functions and oversight responsibilities
What are Standing Committees?
Current Minority Leader
Who is Kevin McCarthy?
Current Majority Leader
Who is Mitch McConnell?
Considers bills, maintains oversight of executive agencies, and conducts investigations
What are Legislative Committees?
Can sign, veto, or ignore bill
Who is the President?
Includes members of House and Senate to work out differences between similar bills
What are Conference Committees?