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7th Grade SS
Civics: Article I, Legislative Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The people a member of Congress represents | Constituents |
| Proposed law | Bill |
| Groups of people who work together for similar interest or goals | Interest Groups |
| People who represent interest groups | Lobbyists |
| The area that a member of the House represents | Congressional District |
| An organization of people who share certain ideas about what the government should do | Political Party |
| Roles of Members of Congress | A) Vote on Bills; B) Servant of people |
| Duties of Members of Congress | A) Learning; B) Be present on the floor, listen, and give speeches; C) Attend meetings |
| House of Representatives - number of seats | 435 |
| House of Representatives - serve for ? years | 2 |
| Senate - how many? | 100 or 2 per state |
| Senate - serve for ? years | 6 |
| Requirements for House of Representatives | Must be at least 25 years old; Been a citizen for 7 years; live in the state from which they are elected |
| Requirements for Senators | Must be at least 30 years old; been a citizen for 9 years; live in the state from which they are elected |
| refers to the needs of all people in a nation | General Welfare |
| plan for raising and spending money | Budget |
| Law that convicts people of a crime without trial | Bill of Attainder |
| Picks the Speaker and President Pro-tempore | Majority party |
| Chief officer of the majority and minority parties in the House and Senate | Floor Leaders |
| Assistant floor leaders | Whips |
| To reject a bill | Veto |
| Determines the number of representatives a state has | Population |
| the process for determining population | Census |
| Presides over the Senate when the Vice President is absent | President Pro-tempore |
| Limits the President's power to send troops into combat | War Powers Act |
| An agreement to end a debate | Cloture |
| Presiding officer of the House of Representatives | Speaker of the House |
| Using long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill | Filibuster |
| Can break ties in the Senate | Vice President |
| The president keeping a bill for 10 days during which Congress ends its session causing the bill to not become a law. | Pocket Veto |
| Puts impeached officials on trial | Senate |
| There are 20 in the House and 16 in the Senate | Standing |
| There are 7 | Permanent |
| Made up of both Senators and Representatives | Joint |
| Set up to deal with a problem not covered by standing committees | Select |
| Set up to settle differences | Conference |
| Congressional Power | May be legislative - declare war or non-legislative - to admit new states to the Union |
| How a bill becomes a law | Bill is introduced in the House or Senate, assigned a number and a title. |
| How a bill becomes a law | 2. the bill is sent to committee for study |
| How a bill becomes a law | 3. The bill is read and debated on the floor and if approved sent to the House or Senate |
| How a bill becomes a law | 4. The bill is studied by a conference committee to resolve differences, revised, and sent back to both houses. |
| How a bill becomes a law | 5. The House and Senate vote. If passed the bill is sent to the president. |
| How a bill becomes a law | 6. The President either signs the bill and it becomes law or vetoes the bill. Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote in both houses. |
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Sundai Brown
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