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Chapter 6 Section 1
How Congress is Organized
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is Congress? | The legislative branch of government. |
| What gives Congress the power to make laws? | The constitution. |
| What established Congress as a two-part body? | The Great Compromise. |
| Bicameral | two-part body |
| Upper House | Senate |
| Senate-each state has __ members. | 2 |
| Lower House | House of Representatives |
| House of Representatives-nuber of reps. depends on __ | population of each state |
| What are the branches of government? | Executive, Legislative, and Judicial. |
| How long does each Congress term last? | 2 years |
| What is the current term of Congress | 111th |
| When the House and Senate meet together it is called a __ | joint session. |
| House of Representatives has __ members. | 435 |
| The Constitution guarantees each state at least __ representative(s). | 1 |
| Congress adjusts the number of representatives every ten years based on the __ | census. |
| Representatives serve __-year terms. | 2 |
| States are divided into __ districts. | Congressional |
| State legislators draw district boundaries based on the number of __ | constituents/people. |
| Gerrymander | an oddly shaped district designed to increase the voting strength of a party |
| The Senate has __ members. | 100 |
| Senators serve __ year terms. | 6 |
| Senate elections are staggered so that no more than __ of the Senators are up for reelection at any time. | 1/3 |
| If a Senator dies or resigns, what happens? | State legislature may authorize the governor to appoint someone to replace them until the next election. |
| In both the House and Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong is called __ | the majority party. |
| Each house of Congress has one overall leader. The House leader is the __, the Senate leader is the __. | speaker, vice president |
| __ make sure legislators are present for key votes. | Party whips |
| __ speak for their parties on issues, push bills along, and try to sway votes. | Majority and minority floor leaders |
| Which article of the Constitution describes Congress? | Article 1 |
| Much of the actual work of legislating is performed by __ and __ within Congress. | committees, subcommittees |
| Congress has three types of committees: __, __, and __. | standing committees, select committees, joint committees |
| Both the House and Senate have permanent committees called __. | standing committees |
| Example of House standing committees: | agriculture, transportation, armed services |
| Example of Senate standing committees: | armed services, commerce, science and transportation, foreign relations |
| House and Senate form temporary committees called __. | select and special committees |
| How long do select committees meet? | until they complete their assigned task |
| Joint committees do what? | They meet to address certain issues such as library, taxation, etc. |
| Who make the committee assignments? | party leaders |
| What is a key factor in being assigned to a committee? | seniority |
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