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unit2 legislative
legislative branch
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| how old do you have to be to be in the House of Representatives? | 25 years old |
| how many members are ALWAYS going to be in the HoR? | 435. number never changes! |
| what are the requirements to be in the Senate? | 30 years old, citizen for 9 years, resident of the state that you will be representing. |
| how long are the terms in the senate? | 6 years |
| how many representative are in each state regardless of size? | 2 representatives |
| what are the benefits, in terms of salary, of the house AND senate? | they both choose their own salaries. but the salary increase doesn't come in until the election after next. and then if people see that you have a crazy salary jump they might not vote for you. |
| what are the other benefits of being in the senate or house? | you get allowance for business trips tax breaks for owning two residences you also have an available retirement plan also call a pension. |
| members of congress can not be sued for what charge during a session? | libel: lies or harmful sayings towards someones or a body of peoples character. |
| members of congress have immunity from arrest in cases not including felony and/or treason. True or False? | True. |
| how much of the congress is made up of lawyers? | about 1/2 |
| minorities are starting to grow in the congress vs. older aged white men. T or F? | true. |
| new people usually get voted in to congress. | False. the people that congress members are familiar with are the people that usually get voted back in. |
| who makes the laws for each house for conducting business? | themselves. |
| most work in the congress is carried out how? | committees |
| what powers do the speaker of the house hold? | leader of the majority party and influence over the members in the congress. |
| what powers do the floor leaders have? | party leaders, they schedule the work of the houses, which means they just plan when and where the discussions take place. |
| what are the party whips' jobs? | they help out the floor leaders by support. |
| members in the house must attend floor sessions to vote on legislation. | true |
| all laws begin as articles. T or F | False. they begin as bills. |
| Does the senate have more or less rules? | less. they have less people as well |
| what is the vice presidents role in the senate? | he is leader of the senate. |
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