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Legislative branch
Gov review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Who is Senate Minority Leader | Mitch McConnell |
| What is gerrymandering? | to draw district lines to favor one party. Packing. Craking (split up majority). is the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to advantage a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency. |
| These committees deal with everday topics of gov (19 House/ 17 Senate | Standing committees |
| Hakeen Jefferies holds what position in the house of representatives? | House Minority leader |
| The term for intentionally delaying a vote in the senate? | Filibuster |
| What is a census? Why do we do it? | done every 10 years. a process of counting every individual within a specific geographical area, to gather demographic data about the population, used to determine the distribution of resources, political representation, and plan for public services . |
| Give the length of term and the qualifications for a U.S. Senator | 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, must reside in state, 6 year term |
| List 3 exclusive powers given to the house | Power of Purse. Articles of Impeachment. Elect president. Power of taxation and revenue |
| Reynold v. Sims(1964) said that each ___________ district mut be equally populated. What is this principle called. | State Legislature. "one man, one vote" |
| Give all 4 options that a president has when a bill reaches his desk. | Sign it into law most common. Veto it and send it back to congress which they can override with a 2/3 majority vote, pocket veto bill will die at the end of congressional term. Do nothing and it becomes law 10 days later. |
| What was the significance of Shelby County v. Holder(2013) | section 4b of the civil rights act of 1964 states with a history of discrimination no longer have to submit their maps to the justice department for review. |
| This is where details of legislation are worked out ("committee within a committee") | Subcommittees |
| Give the length of term and the qualifications for a member of the house of representatives | 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, must reside in state, 2 year term |
| Who is the speaker of the house? | Republican Mike Johnson |
| What is the role of the party whip? | assisting the party leadership in bringing the party's bills to the House floor, maintaining communication between the leadership of the party and its members, counting votes on key legislation, and persuading Members to vote for the party position. |
| Democrat Katherine Clark serves what role in the House of Representatives? | Minority Whip |
| This committee irons out the differences in legistation | conference committees |
| This committee meets for special purposes or investigations by house. | Select committes |
| Two exclusive powers to the Senate are: | Approve all treaties and approve presidential appointments. Hold impeachement trials. Elect the VICE president if needed |
| True or False: Turnover is high in congress after elections(most don't come back) | False about 90%+ are re-elected to the HOR and about 75%+ are re-elected to the senate. |
| Who is House Majority whip? | Republican Tom Emmer |
| Five examples of Standing /Permanent committees. | Agriculture, Rules, Foriegn Affairs/Relations, Judiciary, Veterans, Armed service Affairs, Budget, Ethics, Commerce, Ways and means, Appropiation |
| A committee chairperson will always come from this party? | Majority Party |
| Who re-draws congressional districts? | State legislature |
| Name all five groups of people a member of congress must concern themselves with in terms of voting. | President, colleagues, voters, Party, Intrest group or lobbyiest |
| Chuck Schumer holds this position in senate. | Senate Majority Leader |
| How many members in the house of representatives? Senate? | House:435 members Senate: 100 members |
| What is "pork barrel" legislation? | aka bringing home the bacon. Member of congress can get a reputation for service to district or state by bringing home money, jobs, and programs for district or state. |
| How many votes must you have to end a cloture movement? | to end or prevent filibuster you need 60 votes. |
| Name five expressed powers of congress listed in article 1 section 8 of the constitution | Interstate commerce, Necessary and proper legislation, declare war, coin money, make laws, establish courts |
| Republican Steve Scalise holds this position in the House of Representatives | Majority leader in house |
| What circumstances can lead to courts to declare gerrymandering illegal? | No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law or deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection. |
| What is the significance of Baker v. Carr(1962)? | congressional district lines must be equally populated. It established the "one man, one vote" principle |
| What is congressional oversight? | Power of Purse. Make laws, makes sure that money is being spent correctly. The power of Congress to scrutinise and check the activities of the executive branch of government. Override committees |
| What are sunst laws? | Not all laws are permanent some come with time limits. Sunset laws have a time limit of usually 5 years, President + congress must decide to renew them or not |
| What was the court case in which the supreme court said that you cannot draw districts based on race? | Shaw v. Reno |
| War power's Act (1973) | controversial. Established that if troops are deployed they must be brought back within 60 days if not approved by congress. Must give 48 hours notice to congress before military action |
| Conference Committee | Members from both houses. "iron out differences between 2 bills = 1 bill approved by both houses |
| hold | Senators can stop a vote to further requires simple majority vote. |
| House Rules committee | put bill on legislative calander with rules for debate and vote on it and see whether or not the bill can be amended |
| Full Senate | has unlimited debate |
| Full house | Limited debate simple majority vote |
| House/ Subcommittee | holds hearings debates and votes. Most bills die here. Discharge petition - 218 votes in the House to leave committee |
| Bill | bill is introduced and catalogged will then go to house or subcommitte |
| Trustee | Someone who the people trust but will use their best judgment to make decisions |
| Delegate | have the will and when making decisions use the interest of voters |
| Politico | Mix between trustee and delegate. Balance between the two. |
| Behavior / Punish | 1) lose committe assignment 2) Censure - public reprimand where anyone can say anything about you. 3) Expulsion with 2/3 majority vote. |
| Chair persons | run committies, are always from the majority party, decide when they meet, dismiss, and all things legislation |
| Select committee | by house, meets for special purpose or investigations |
| Joint committee | Members of both houses |
| Conference committee | deals with legislation |
| Discharge petition | can get a bill out of committee in the house with a majority vote (218) |
| Standing/Permanent Committee | 19 house and 17 senate deals with everyday issues and topics government handles |
| SubCommittee | "committee within a committee" details of legislation are worked. |
| Congress at work | New congress every 2years one session required per year starts January 3rd. |
| Parties meet after elections to | A) Elect leadership B) Committee assignments c) plan agenda |
| Speaker of the house | Most powerful position in the house of representatives, all buisness goes through them. |
| Committees | Where members spend most of their time, assignments usually match expertise/occupation to help district/party |
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