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AP Gov Congress #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for the Legislative Branch? | Congress |
| What two houses make up Congress? | House of Representatives and Senate |
| ________ is the division of a legislature into two houses. | Bicameralism |
| What powers are the powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution. | The Enumerated Powers |
| The first _______ clauses of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution Specify most the _______ powers of Congress. | 17, Enumerated |
| What is the 18th clause in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution? | The "Necessary and Proper Clause" |
| What are the Functions of Congress? | Lawmaking Function, Service to Consitituents, Representative Function, Oversight Function, Public-Education Function, Conflict-Resolution Function |
| (Under Functions of Congress)_______ is the process of deciding that legal rules that govern society; Laws may regulate minor affairs or establish broad national policies; principle function of Congress | Lawmaking Function |
| (Under Lawmaking Function of Congress) _______ is an arrangement in which two or more members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bills | Logrolling |
| (Under Functions of Congress) _______: members of Congress are expected by their constituents to act as brokers between private citizens and the imposing federal government; includes Casework | Service to Constituents |
| (Under Service to Constituents) _______ is the personal work for constituents by members of Congress. | Casework |
| (Under Functions of Congress)_______ is the function of members of Congress as elected officals in representing the views of their constituents | Representative Function |
| (Under The Representative Function of Congress) What are the different views of representation in Congress? | Trustee View, Instructed-Delegate View, Partisian Voter View, Politico Voter View |
| (Under The Representative Function of Congress)_______ is a legislator who acts according to his conscience and the broad interests of the entire society | Trustee |
| (Under The Representative Function of Congress)An _______ is a legislator who is an agent of the voters who elected him and who votes according to the views of constituents regardless of personal assessments | Instructed-Delegate |
| (Under The Representative Function of Congress) _______ votes based on party lines so they can push or prevent a piece of legislation from going through (what party wants) | Partisian Voter |
| (Under The Representative Function of Congress) ____is most of the Congressmen; all other 3 views of voting are combined; way of voting depends on legislation that is being voted one; most Congressmen fall into this group because they want to be reelected | Politico Voter |
| (Under Functions of Congress) _______: It is Congress' responsibility to follow up on laws it has enacted to ensure that they are being enforce and administered the way Congress intended, part of Checks and Balances | The Oversight Function |
| (Under Functions of Congress) _______: Congress decides what issues will come up for discussion and decision (Agenda Setting). By doing so, Congress presents a range of viewpoints on pressing national question | The Public-Education Function |
| (Under Functions of Congress)_______: Congress has the role of trying to resolve the differences among competing points of view by passing laws to accomodate as many interested parties as possible (Pluralists expectations) | The Conflict-Resolution Function |
| What are the differences between the House and the Senate? | Size and Rules, Debate and Filibustering, Prestige |
| How many representative are in the House and from what places do they include delegates? | 435, District of Columbia, Purerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the Virgin Islands |
| How many senators are in the Senate? | 100 |
| Which house in Congress needs more rules to govern? | The House |
| The House has a _______ which is a standing committee that provides special rules under which specific bills can debated, amended and considered by the House. | Rules Committee |
| Which house of Congrees can often act on legislation more quickly than the other due to time linits on debate? | The House |
| _______ is unlimited debate; not allowed in the House and may be stopped in the Senate id cloture is invoked. | Filibustering |
| What Senate Rule states that cloture many be imposed if 3/5 of the body votes to do so. After cloture is invoked, each senator may only for one hour before a vote is taken | Senator Rule 22 |
| (Under Differences in the Two Houses) _______: Senators usually carry more clout than do representatives, due to the smaller number of senators | Prestige |
| Members of Congress are _______ than most Americans and disproptionally _______, _______, _______ and _______ | Older; White, Male, Protestant, trained in higher-status occupations |
| ________ are operated by the individual states which must conform to consitutional rules. | Congressional Elections |
| When are Congressional Elections held? | On even numbered years on the Tuesday following the first Monday of November. |
| House Representatives are elected every _______ by _______ (distictly) | 2 years, popular vote |
| _______is based on population with each state guaranteed at least _______ representative. | State Representation (House), One |
| What requirements must Representatives (House) meet? | 1.At least 25 years old 2.A citizen for at least 7 years 3.A resident of the state from which they are elected (doesn't have to be premanent resident) |
| Representatives (House) are elected through the process known as _______. | Single Member District Voting |
| ________ is the process of voting where residents may only vote for the candidates running in their district. | Single Member District Voting |
| _______ representative is elected from every district in the state. | One |
| Senators are elected every _______ by popular vote with only _______ up for reelection at a time. Every state has ____ senators. | 6 years, 1/3, 2 |
| Which house if called the Continueous body? | Senate |
| What are the requirements that Senators must meet? | 1. At least 30 years old 2. A citizen for at least 9 years 3.A resident of the state from which they are elected |
| Senators are elected through a process known as _______ where the entire state votes for its 2 senators and those two senators may come from any region of the state | At-Large Voting |
| The average cost of a winning senate campaign is _______ | $5 Million |
| The average cost of a winning House campaign is _______ | $770,000 |
| Where do campaign funds come from? | The individual, Contributions by political action committees (PACs) and "Soft money" funneled through state party committees. |
| Most candidates for Congress must win the nomination through a _______ which is an intraparty election in which the voters select the candidates who will run on a party's ticket in the subsequent general election | Direct Primary |
| (Under The Power of incumbency) An overwhelming majority of _______ who decide to run for reelection are successful; a smaller percentage of _______ are successful, but still a majority | Representatives, senators |
| Look at Table 12-3 on page 367 | ... |
| (Under Congressional Reapportionment) _______ is the allocation of seats in the house of Representatives to each state after each census | Reapportionment |
| (Under Congressional Reapportionment)_______ is the redrawing of the boundaries of the Congressional districts within each state to accomodate the new number of representatives after the census. | Redistricting |
| (Under Congressional Reapportionment) _______ is the drawing of legislative district boundary lines for the purpose of obtaining partisian or factional advantage | Gerrymandering |
| (Under Congressional Reapportionment) When is a district said to be gerrymandered? | When its shape is manipulated by the dominant party in the state legislature to maximize electoral strength at the expense of the minority party |
| (Under Congressional Reapportionment) What did the court rule about the cast of Davis v. Bandemer? | That redistricting for the political benefit of one group could be challenged on constitutional groups. The court would not allow race-based districting. Many "minority-Majority districts are challenged. |
| What are the pay, perks and privileges of being in Congress? | 1. Special Parking 2.Free medical care (when in session) 3. Liberal travel allowances 4.special tax consideration 5. Franking privileges ($60 million annually goes to postal costs) 6. Personal staff (up to 30 members) 7. Article 1, Section 6 |
| (Under Pay, Perks and Privileges) What does Article 1, Section 6 say in the constitution? | That "in all case, except treason, felony and breach of the peace, be priviledged from arrest during their attendence at the session of their respective houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any speech and debate in either house..." |
| Most of the actual legisative work is done in _______ and _______ | Committees and Subcommittees |
| (Under Committee Structure) What is the power of the committees? | THey have control over the bills |
| (Under Committee Structure)What type of committees are permanent bodies that are established by the rules of each chamber of Congress and that continue from session to session; given a specific area of legisaltive policy jurisdiction. | Standing Committee |
| (Under Committee Structure) How many standing committees does a member of the House generally serve on? What committees does a senator generally serve on? | 2; 2 major committees and 1 minor |
| (Under Committee Structure) What type of committees are created for a limited time period and for a specific legislative purpose? | Select Committees |
| (Under Committee Structure) What type of Committees consist of members from noth houses; May be permanent or temporary; deal with issues like the economy and taxation? | Joint Committees |
| (Under Committee Structure) What type of committees are a special type of joint committee that is appointed to reconcile differences when bills pass the two chambers of Congress in different forms | Conference Committees |
| (Under Committee Structure) What type of committee sets the time limit on debate and determines whether and how a bill may be amended; only in the House | The House Rules Committee |
| (Under slection of Committee Members)The ___is a custom followed in both chambers of congress specifying that members w/ longer terms of continu. service will be given preference when committee chairpersons & holders of other significant post are selected | Seniority System |
| (Under Slection of Committee Members) In the 1990s, Republicans passed a rule limiting the term of a committee chairperson to _______ | 6 years |
| (Under Leadership in the House) _______ is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives; is always from the mjority party and is the most powerful and influential member of the House | Speaker of the House |
| (Under Leadership in the House) _______ is selected by the majority party in caucus to foster cohesion among party members and to act as a spokesperson for the majority party in the House | Majoity Leader |
| _______ is a person elected by the minority party in the House; Does what the Majority leader does | Minority leader |
| (Under Leadership in the House) _______ is an assistant to the majority and minority leaders; acts are the liason between the leadership and other members | Whip |
| (Under Leadership in the Senate) _______ is the temporary presiding officer of the Senate in the absence of the Vice President (Majority) | President Pro Tempore |
| (Under Leadership in the Senate) _______ Is the chief spokesperson of the Majority party in the Senate, who directs the legislative program and party strategy | Majority Floor Leader |
| (Under Leadership in the Senate) _______ Is the party officer in the Senate who commands the monority party'es opposition to the policies of the majority party and directs the legislative program and strategy of his or her party | Minority Floor Leader |
| How do members of Congress Decide? | Partisian Voting |
| (Under How Members of Congress Decide)_______ is an alliance of republicans and southern democrats that can form in the House or Senate to oppose liberal legislation and support conservative legislation | Conservative Coalition |
| Look at the Chart we drew about how a bill becomes a law | ... |
| What happens between each step of getting a bill to become a law? | Voting |
| Where do most bills die? | Step 1 |
| What are the two things the president can do at the end of getting a bill passed? | Veto or sign it |
| If the president signs that bill does it become a law? | Yes |
| If the president vetos a bill, it can return to the Congress and they can override the presidental veto by a _______ in both Houses. | 2/3 vote |
| The president can say no to a bill or he can _______ it which means that it sits without making a decision until Congress adjourns, and then the bill just dies | Pocket veto |
| What was President Clinton the only president to have the power to do? How long did he have this power? How did power go away? | line-item veto which meant that he could vero individual lines from a bill while keeping the rest of the bill intact; brief time period; Supreme Court passed a law that removed the power from the president after realizing it was bad |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend?)All taxing and spending bills must originate where? | The House |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend?)The president's _______ must meet the appropriation made by Congress. | Executive Budget |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend? Preparing the Budget) The Federal government operates on a _______? _______ outlines the budget? | Fiscal Year Cycle (Oct through Sep); The Office of Management and Budget |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend? Congress faces the Budget) In _______, the President takes the OMB's proposed budget, approves it and submits it to Congress for approval | January |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend?) ________ is the passage of a spending bill specifying the amount of authorized funds that actually will be allocated for an agency's use | Appropriation |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend?) The allocated funds in the budget must go through _______which is a formal declaration by the legislative committee that a certain amount of funding may available to an agency | authorizations |
| (Under How Much will Gov't Spend?) Some authorizations terminate in _______; others are _______ automatically without further Congressional action. They must be appropiated by Congress. | 1 years; renewable |
| (Under Budget Resolutions) The 1st budget resolution is supposed to be passed in _______ | May |
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