Structure of Congress
House or Senate
Congressional Power
Expressed or Implied?
Key Vocab 1
Key Vocab 2
Misc.
100
The House of Representatives and the Senate are two governmental bodies that make up....
Congress
100
Must be at least 25 years to run for this house of Congress...
House of Representatives
100
What is this expressed power referring to?
"To regulate commerce with foreign Nations, and among several States..."
To regulate trade
100
Political powers granted to the United States government that aren't explicitly stated in the Constitution are called...
Implied Powers (assumptions made based on expressed powers)
100
Census
a population count every 10 years
100
Liberal Constructionist
believe you can interpret what they meant when they wrote the constitution
– advocated by Alexander Hamilton.
100
How can Congress respond to a U.S. Supreme Court ruling?
They can rewrite a law that is overturned by the court
200
The main function of the Legislative Branch is...
to make laws
200
Must be a U.S. citizen for at least 9 year to run for this this house...
Senate
200
What constitutional provision did the decision of McCullough vs. Maryland support?
Implied Powers (Necessary and Proper Clause + Elastic Clause)
200
Powers of Congress as explicitly defined in the Constitution.
Expressed Powers
200
Reapportionment
U.S. Constitution requires a census be taken every 10 years to redistribute membership in the House of Representatives
200
Filibuster
term for any attempt to block or delay Senate action on a bill or other matter by debating it at length
300
Where does the U.S. Constitution outline legislative power?
Article I of the Constitution
300
Must be at least 30 years old to run for this house....
What is the Senate?
300
Which house has the power to approve presidential appointments, approve treaties, and act as a court in the impeachment process?
The Senate
300
Coining money, creating an army, collecting taxes, declaring war- are all examples of this power.
Expressed Powers
300
Cloture
rule for limiting debate on a bill in the Senate
300
Elastic Clause
a statement in the U.S. Constitution (Article I, Section 8) granting Congress the power to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying out the enumerated list of powers
400
How many House of Representatives are there?
435 (representatives are based on state population)
400
Must be U.S. citizen for at least 7 years to run for this office...
What is the House of Representatives?
400
Which power completes this Venn Diagram?
Power to collect taxes
400
Collect taxes
Expressed Power
400
What does it mean when a bill is engrossed?
The bill is printed in its final form
400
Gerrymandering
refers to the act of drawing congressional districts to strengthen the power of a political party
500
How many senators are there?
100 (2 per state)
500
This person is the presiding officer of the ______ and next in line to the presidency after the Vice President?
Speaker of the House
500
What can the President do to put a check on congressional power?
President can veto a bill
500
Powers given to Congress through the "Necessary and Proper" Clause?
Implied Powers
500
Strict Constructionist
only do as is written in the constitution and those implied powers absolutely necessary to run the gov’t
- advocated by Thomas Jefferson.
500
Bicameral Legislature
2 Houses