Terms
To remove a public official from the executive or judicial branch
What is impeachment
The Senate has this many representatives
What is 100
Article I, Section I of the Constitution creates which branch of government?
What is the Legislative Branch
The branch congress is a part of is known as...
What is the Legislative Branch
To manipulate boundaries of an electoral constituency to favor ones political party
What is gerrymandering
the minimum number of members of Congress that must be present at any time to vote (not the number, the term!)
What is a quorum
The House of Representatives has this many representatives
What is 435
Leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives
Who is the Speaker of the House
Voting members of the public that representatives are responsible for are known as...
What are constituents
Massachusetts is divided up into 9 ____, or areas that members of the House of Representatives are tasked with representing
What are districts
Before a bill is introduced to the floor a ______ looks at the bill and votes whether to introduce it to the floor
What is committee
A tax bill must originate from this chamber
What is the House of Representatives
Name three groups that can introduce a bill into congress
What is representatives, constituents, interest groups and the executive branch
If an impeachment actually comes to trial it will occur in...
What is the Senate
This count of population every ten years that has the power to add or remove congressional seats is known as...
What is the census
When a representative acts in the best interests of his or her political party
What is Partisan
a permanent committee that meets regularly.
What is a standing committee
When the Senate and the House meet together to discuss the differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill
What is a conference committee
Cooperation between two political parties can be called _________. An example would be Republicans and Democrats working on a spending bill together
What is bipartisan
What level of government is in charge of changing districts?
What are state governments
This clause gives Congress the power to make laws related to their expressed powers
What is the necessary and proper clause
If a president refuses to do anything when a bill reaches his desk and there are less than 10 days in a congressional session he may ____
What is a pocket veto
Powers not explicitly listed in the Constitution are known as
What are implied powers
The powers explicitly listed in the Constitution are known as
What are Expressed Powers
This process involves spreading voters of a particular type among many districts in order to deny them a sufficiently large voting bloc in any particular district
What is cracking