Legislative Branch
The house in Congress that must ratify treaties.
What is the Senate?
A power that is NOT written in the Constitution. Example: Create an airforce
What is implied?
The requirements to be a Senator.
What is to be 30 years old, a US citizen for 9 years, and a resident of the state from which they were elected?
The house of Congress that approves presidential appointments (power of advice and consent)
What is the Senate?
Written powers are known as.
What are Expressed, Enumerated
The "two houses" of our Bicameral Congress.
What are the House of Representatives and the Senate?
There are 24 of you in this class..
TRUE Or FALSE
TRUE
The length of term for senators.
What is 6 years?
Total number of members of House of Representatives.
What is a 435?
During the redrawing of the district lines, a party draws them in a way to benefit their party.
What is a gerrymandering?
What the number of representatives for each state is based on.
What is the state's population?
person who breaks ties in the Senate
Who is the Vice President?
The smaller group of congressmen who debate and make changes to a bill.
What is the committee?
How many missing assignments does this class have? Unit 4 only
30
How Congress can pass a bill after a presidential veto.
What is to override with 2/3's majority in both chambers?
The clause that can expand the power of Congress through adding invisible powers.
What is Necessary and Proper Clause? (or Elastic Clause)
Known as the leader of the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
The power of the House of Representatives over the President or other members of government if they break the law.
What is impeachment?
the last step of a bill becoming a law
the president must sign it
The MAIN duty of congress.
What is to make laws
The qualifications for being a House Representative.
What is being 25 years old, a US citizen for 7 years, and be a resident of the state you represent?
The leader of the Senate when the Vice President is not present.
Who is the President Pro Tempore?
In college, what track events did I compete in?
A lot
What is the class average?
The class average is a B+ 87%
What was my major in college
International Studies