Structure of Congress
The word bicameral translates directly to what?
Two houses
Interest groups exist to persuade how the _______ are made
laws
How does the Legislative Branch (Congress) check the Executive Branch (President)
Impeachment Process OR
Approval of Presidential decisions
Override vetoes
A bill starts as an idea proposed by who?
A citizen / member of Congress
Where are the delegated (expressed) powers given to Congress found in the Constitution
Article I, Section 8, Clause 1-17
What is it called when we count the entire population? We do this to determine how many representatives go to each area
the Census
The individuals sent on behalf of an interest group to persuade and consult with members of Congress
Lobbyists
The House of Representatives control any bills having to do with taxes, revenues, and budget.
Power of the Purse
The President doesn't rejects a bill sent to him by Congress by not signing it into law
veto
Delegated powers have other names that mean the same thing, name two!
Expressed Powers
Enumerated Powers
Listed Powers
The Vice President
What is the main way interest groups get the attention of Congressmen
Through money and donations
If the President vetoes a bill from Congress, what can Congress do about it?
override the veto
The group of people who research and read through proposed bills, they decide rather a proposed idea for a bill is worth wasting time on or not. (Most bills die here)
Standing committee
What powers do we get out of the Necessary & Proper Clause as stated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 18
(Congress can do whatever is necessary or proper to fulfill the task given to them by the Constitution)
Implied Powers
Elastic Powers
The leader of the House of Representatives is referred to as what?
Speaker of the House
Every requirement for a senator is going to be __________ , than the requirement for a Representative?
Greater
These are the agreements the President makes with other countries, that have to be APPROVED/CONFIRMED by 2/3 of the Senate
Treaties
Once a bill is voted on in the House of Representatives, it must also be voted on within the
Senate
Congress has the power to collect taxes, that is the Delegated / Expressed Power, what would the Implied Power be?
Congress creates the IRS
What is the ONLY requirement that is similar between a Representative AND a Senator. (HINT, it has to do with where they live)
They must live in the state they are trying to represent
Which part of the Constitution gives Congress its implied powers?
the Elastic Clause (Necessary & Proper Clause)
Which house of the Legislative Branch APPROVES presidential nominations?
Senate
When BOTH houses have DIFFERENT final versions of the SAME bill, where do both houses go to discuss a compromise?
Conference Committee
Where is the Necessary & Proper Clause found within the Constitution?
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18