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Unit 5 - Congress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Congress is the head of which branch of government? | Legislative |
| What is the job of congress? | make laws |
| Our congress is a BICAMERAL Congress. Name the two of congress. | U.S.House of Representatives & U.S. Senate |
| How many U.S. Representatives are there altogether? | 435 |
| How many U.S. Senators are there altogether? | 100 |
| What are powers not specifically written down in the Constitution called? | Implied |
| An idea for a law is called a ...? | bill |
| What is a group of people who want the government run a particular way they try to get their members elected to government offices? | Political Party |
| What are groups who support a particular cause and try to influence the legislators to vote a certain party? | interest groups. |
| What is it called when state legislatures draw their congressional districts maps to favor a certain party? | Gerry Meandering |
| The number of representatives a state has may change when what happens? | census |
| If the number of representative in a state change, what must the state government do? | Redistrict |
| What are votes that elect a president called? | Electoral votes |
| What are bills that involve spending our tax money called? | appropriations |
| What is it called when a government official is charged with a crime? | impeaches |
| what are powers the belong to the national government (congress) called? | Delegated powers |
| What is the name of the NC legislative body that makes our STATE laws? | General Assembly |
| What do all these things have in common - passing bills of attainder, passing ex post facto laws, and benying habeas corpus. | The U.S. congress cannot do. |
| What is it called when members to the national |