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Government
Topic 4 test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| why does business in the House of Representatives end every two years, but never ends in the Senate? | members serve two-year terms in the House; whereas in the Senate, only one-third of the Senate is up for election every two years |
| who are south dakota's three elected officials in Washington D.C.? | Senators: John Thune and Mike Rounds Representative: Dusty Johnson |
| give me three profiles members of congress | 1) Larry Rhoden: republican; governor 2) John Thune: republican; senate 3) Dusty Johnson; republican; house |
| list three places where ideas for bills come from | -the president -congressional committees -senate -house of representatives |
| what is the difference between implied powers and expressed powers of Congress? | expressed powers are described in the constitution; implied powers are assumed to exist and are suggested by the expressed powers |
| what is habeas corpus? | a law requiring police to bring all persons accused of a crime to court and show sufficient reason to keep them in jail |
| give me a legal argument on how President Bush locked up possible terrorists without a trial | he felt we were in a war against terrorism so Habeas Corpus could be used |
| explain what an initiative is | people of SD can place a bill on a ballot for people to decide |
| explain a referendum | legislators refer bill to the people to vote |
| what is a line-item veto? | can veto parts of the bill |
| people of a congressional district | constituents |
| make sure government agencies are doing a good job | oversight |
| place where terrorist suspects are being held | Guantanamo Bay |
| home to national legislature | Washington D.C. |
| free postage for members of congress | Franking Privilege |
| keep party members in line | whips |
| temporary leader of senate | President Pro Tempore |
| congress has ability to stretch its power that's not in constitution | elastic cause |
| fought for state's rights | Thomas Jefferson |
| speaker of SD house of representative | Jon Hansen |
| what is congress's main role? | make laws |
| which house of Congress is based on equal representation? | senate |
| how old do you have to be to run for the senate? | 30 years old |
| what is a term of office in the house of representatives? | 2-year term |
| how long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to run for a seat in the house of representatives? | U.S. citizen for 7 years |
| how many members are in the house of representatives? | 435 members |
| how many members are in the senate? | 100 members |
| what is a term of office for a senator? | 6-year term |
| how old do you have to be if you run for a seat in the house of representatives? | must be 25 years old |
| how long do you have to be a U.S. citizen to run for a seat in the senate? | 9 years |
| which member of South Dakota's Congressional delegation has served the longest? | john Thune |
| who is the longest and shortest members of the south dakotas delegation in congress? | longest-john thune shortest-dusty johnson |
| another name for the presiding officer of the House of Representatives | speaker of the house |
| who is that presiding officer? | Mike Johnson |
| the president of the senate also has another title...what is it? | president pro tempore |
| who is the president of the senate? | Chuck Grassley |
| these people head the party with the most members in both houses of congress | republicans |
| this person is third in line for the presidency | speaker of the house |
| how many women are in congress? | 153 |
| if no one receives enough votes in an election for president, who decides the winner? | house of representatives |
| if that would happen, what party would probably win the presidency? | republican party |
| if a president is impeached, which house of congress decides if he is fired or not? | senate |
| which court case gave congress the power to stretch its power to cover all things necessary and proper to run our government? | McCulloch v. Maryland |
| when is the only time habeas corpus can be waived? | in times of war |
| this is a law that punishes a person who has not yet had a trial | bill of attainder |
| who is the governor of south dakota? | Larry Rhoden |
| how old do you have to be to be elected to the south dakota legislature? | 21 |
| how many representatives and senators are there per legislative district in the south dakota legislature? | 2 representatives and 1 senator per district |
| how many legislative districts are there in south dakota? | 35 |
| how many members are in the House of Representatives in the south dakota legislature? | 2 per district (70 in total) |
| who are your representatives from your legislative district? | -Nick Fosness (House) -Logan Manhart (House) -Michael Rohl (Senate) |
| leadership in south dakota legislature | speaker: Jon Hansen Lt. Governor: Tony Venhuizen President Pro-Tempore: Chris Karr |
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