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Legislative Branch
8th Grade
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Legislative Branch | branch of government that creates laws, controls all money, and has power to declare war |
| Legislators | people who have to make difficult decisions in which they must negotiate and prioritize the most important programs for the US while working with limited resources |
| Legislation | laws |
| Congress | the legislative branch |
| Expressed/Enumerated Powers | powers that are named and listed word for word in the Constitution |
| Impeachment | a charge of misconduct made against the holder of a public office |
| Implied Powers | powers not listed in the Constitution word for word, but that congress needs in order to do its job |
| Necessary and Proper/Elastic Clause | makes it possible to take whatever action is needed to make the country better and more secure |
| Great Compromise | established the Senate and the House of Representatives: senate - 100, House - 435 |
| Representative | a person who serves in Congress |
| What purpose does the Legislative Branch serve? | creates laws and checks other branches |
| How is Congress organized? | Senate and House of Representatives |
| How is representation determined in the Senate vs the House of Representatives? | Senate - 2 representatives per state House of Representatives - based on population |
| Describe the differences between expressed and implied powers? | Expressed are specifically stated while implied are needed to complete expressed powers |
| Law | rule set by government to enforce order |
| Veto | presidential power to turn down law |
| Compromise | an agreement in which both sides give up power to achieve their goal |
| How many bills are proposed every year? | 5,000 |
| 1st step for bill to be law | The Proposal - write the bill |
| 2nd step for bill to be law | The Introduction - assigned # and read aloud |
| 3rd step for bill to be law | The Committee Report - committee approves |
| 4th step for bill to be law | The Floor Debate - debates about the bill |
| 5th step for bill to be law | The Vote - house votes |
| 6th step for bill to be law | The Hand-Off - Sent to Senate |
| 7th step for bill to be law | The Compromise - the compromise on the bill |
| 8th step for bill to be law | Another Vote - Senate votes |
| 9th step for bill to be law | The Vote - President votes |
| Term length for senators | 6 years |
| Term length for House members | 2 years |
| Age for senators | 30 |
| Age for House members | 25 |
| What is an example of a current/modern bill? | Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 |
| What percent of proposed bills become law? | 4% |
| Congressional District | a part of a state that elects one person to represent them in the United States House of Representatives |
| Redistricting | state legislatures redrawing their districts based on the new population total |
| Partisan Gerrymandering | the practice of drawing electoral district lines that favors one political party |
| Racial Gerrymandering | the practice of drawing electoral district lines to dilute (weaken) the voting power of racial minority groups |
| Majority-minority district | a district where one racial minority makes up 50% or more of the voting-age population |
| What congressional district is Summit located in? | 7th |
| Who represents Summit in the House of Representatives? | Thomas Kean Jr. |
| What is packing | putting as many members of one party into one district to limit the amount of seats they win |
| What is cracking | splitting voters of the opposing party into multiple different districts to make them be overpowered |
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