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Legislative Branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The Speaker of the House is... | The powerful officer of Congress, also leader of its majority party, is a member of the body, they are to preside & keep order, applies rules, follows the Vice President in line of succession to the presidency |
| The President of the Senate is... | The other presiding officer of Congress, not a member of the body, recognizes members, puts to vote, has others preside |
| The floor leader is... | Tries to carry out decisions of their parties' cacuses and steer floor action to their parties' benefit |
| The majority leader is... | The floor leader of the party that holds the majority of seats in each house of Congress (more powerful) |
| The minority leader is... | The floor leader of the party that holds the minority of seats in each house |
| The whips are... | The 2 floor leaders in each house are assisted by them, tells leader who they can count on for votes/membership, also take attendance |
| What are standing committees? How many are in the House, Senate? | Permanent committees, H=20, S=16 |
| What are subcommittees? How many? | Divisions of standing committees that do most of the committees' work, more than 150 subcommittees |
| What is a select committee... | Panels set up for some specific purpose and most often, for a limited time, speaker of the house or president appoints the members of these committees |
| What is a joint committee... | Compost of members of both houses |
| Where do bills originate? | Born somewhere in the executive branch, many others are born in the standing committees |
| Which bills must originate in the house? | Tax bills |
| Who decides which committee will get a bill? | The Speaker of the House |
| Presidents options for when he receives a bill... | 1. may sign the bill, then becomes law 2. may veto (refuse to sign) (congress can rarely override - would need 2/3 vote) 3. may allow the bill to become a law w/o signing it 4. pocket veto |
| Why have fillibusters been more common in previous years? | Because party control of Senate is tight, or equal |
| One benefit of fillibusters? | Protect minority rights |
| What is the purpose of a fillibuster? How can they be stopped? | "Talks a bill to death" it delays or prevents Senate action, can be stopped by having long even day and night sessions to wear down the participants |
| What is the main job of the Legislative Branch? | To make the laws |
| How many houses make up Congress? | 2 (the House of Representatives and the Senate) |
| What are the requirements for the House of Representatives? | Representative must 1) Be 25 years old 2) Serve a 2 year term 3) Be a citizen for 7 years 4) Must live in the state he/she represents |
| What are the requirements of the Senate? | A Senator Must: 1) Be 30 Years Old 2) Be a Citizen for 9 years 3) Serve a 6 Year Term 4) Live in the state he/she represents |
| How many senators does each state have? | 2 |
| What are some of the powers of Congress? | 1) Coin $$$$ 2) Borrow $$$$ 3) Raise military |
| What does it mean that Congress has implied powers | Not all powers of Congress are listed in the Constitution, there are more |
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