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Structure of Congress
Powers of Congress
How a Bill becomes a law
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Name the two houses of the legislature
Senate and House of Reps
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What is an expressed power?
Expressed powers are powers specifically defined in the Constitution
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What is a public bill?
Bills that deal with general matters and apply to the entire nation
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What committee can only initiate revenue bills?
Ways and means committee
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What is a filibuster?
Act to stall the legislative process and prevent a vote
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What session are we in congress?
112th session of congress
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What do commerce powers control?
Interstate trading and trading between countries
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What is the first step in the bill process?
Committees propose ideas or bills
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What position did Wilbur Mills hold?
Head of the house ways and means committee
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What percentage of yes's do you need to pass a bill through either the House of Reps or the Senate?
51%
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How long is the term of a Senator?
6 years
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What are revenue bills?
taxing bills
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What is the Rules Committee and is it apart of the Senate or House of Reps?
Committee in charge of filtering bills before they are voted on in the House of Reps
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Define Perjury
Charged with lying under oath
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The impeachment of Clinton and congress's involvement with steriods in the MLB are examples of this congressional power.
Legislative oversight
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The minimum age requirement of a Representative from the House
25 years old
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Define impeachment
a formal accusation of misconduct in office
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What is the second and third step of the bill process?
voting by the Senate and the House of Reps
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What is the elastic clause?
Congress can do what is "neccessary and proper" for the good of the nation
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Define appropriation in congress
Approval of government spending
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Who are the leaders of the Senate and House of Represenatives?
Speaker of the House Vice President
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What three presidents were or going to be impeached?
Clinton, Nixon, Johnson
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The president signing the bill is the fourth step in a bill becoming a law, however there are three ways he can veto the bill. What are they?
Veto, Line-item veto, Pocket veto
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Revenue bills begin in the House of Reps? True or False
True
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Do most bills get through congress? Why?
No, because of varying opinions, views and perspectives of all congressmen.