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Structure
House/Senate
How a Bill Becomes a Law
Powers of Congress & $
$ & Influencing Congress
100
What are the two houses of Congress?
What is the House of Representatives and the Senate?
100
What are the formal qualifications to be a member of the Senate?
What is 30 years old (or older); Citizen for 9+ years; live in state you represent.
100
Who can propose a bill to Congress?
What is a member of the House of Representatives or the Senate (a member of Congress)?
100
Powers SPECIFICALLY listed in the Constitution are called
What is Expressed Powers?
100
private organizations whose members share certain views and work to shape public policy
What is Interest Groups?
200
What are the 3 Formal qualifications to be a member of the House of Representatives?
What is 25 years or older; citizen for 7+ years; live in state (and preferably district) represented
200
How long is a term in the House? The Senate?
What is 2 years v. 6 years
200
Once a bill is proposed, it is sent to a ___________ to be discussed.
What is a committee?
200
Postal Power, Copyrights and Patents, Weights and Measurements are all examples of which type of power?
What is Expressed Powers?
200
includes all of the goals a government sets and the various courses of action it pursues as it attempts to realize these goals
What is Public Policy?
300
In charge of "everything" during House session (i.e.deciding which committee a bill goes to, scheduling when bills will be debated upon, etc)
What is the Speaker of the House?
300
manipulating the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.
What is Gerrymandering?
300
How can a presidential veto be overridden?
What is 3/4 majority approval from both the House and Senate.
300
Establishing the Federal Reserve, making tax evasion a crime, and drafting an army are all examples of which type of Power?
What is Implied Powers?
300
3 techniques Lobbyists use to influence government:
What is Sent articles, reports, and other information to officeholders Testify before legislative committees Bring “grass-roots” pressures to bear through email, letters, or phone calls from constitutents Rate candidates & publicize ratings
400
When both Senate and H.O.R. meet together
What is Joint Session?
400
Discuss 3 Functions unique to the Senate
What is Impeachment trials, ratify treaties, approval of Presidential appointees.
400
A way the Senate can prevent a bill from being discussed/voted on
What is a filibuster?
400
3 powers Congress has that don't have to do with Lawmaking:
What is Declaring War, Approving Treaties, Maintaining and Army & Navy, Power of the Purse, regulating foreign and interstate commerce; taxing & spending appropriations bills
400
a type of organization that pools campaign contributions from members and donates those funds to campaign for or against candidates, ballot initiatives, or legislation.
What is Political Action Committee?
500
When body convenes outside normal legislative schedule
What is a Special Session?
500
What did the Seventeenth Amendment do?
What is provided direct election of Senators, as opposed to Senators being appointed by State legislatures.
500
Where are the 3 places a bill can be debated on and amended?
What is in the subcommittee, committee, and floor.
500
3 Powers denied to Congress
What is prohibited from passing bills of attainder; no ex post facto laws; can't suspend writ of habeas corpus;
500
a type of independent political action committee which may raise unlimited sums of money from corporations, unions, and individuals but is not permitted to contribute to or coordinate directly with parties or candidates.
What is a Super PAC?