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Government-Unit 2
WHS Moeder Standard Gov.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Incumbent | Person currently holding office |
| Number of Congress elected in 2008 | 111 |
| Number of electoral votes from Connecticut | 7 |
| Where all revenue bills originate | House of Representatives |
| 2000 apportionment number | 646,000 |
| The "traffic officer" committee in the House of Representatives | Rules Committee |
| Percent of bills that become law | 5% |
| Omnibus bill | A large bill passed at the end of Congress containing the budget and various other bills and is often used as a tactic to pass unnecessary budgets |
| Fillibuster | When a senate member talks a bill to death |
| Evoking Cloture | The act of ending a fillibuster in senate by 3/5, or 60 votes |
| Senate | The higher house of Congress, comprised of 100 members, 2 members per state, who serve 6 year terms |
| House of Representatives | The lower house of Congress, comprised of 135 members, members per state based on population who serve 2 year terms |
| Expressed powers | Powers that are given to congress in the Constitution |
| Gerrymandering | An attempt to redraw district lines for political gain |
| Reapportionment | process of deciding seats per state in the House of Representatives following a census |
| Loose/Strict Construction | The extent to which you interpret the constitution, with republicans usually being more strict |
| Forbidden Powers | Article 1, Section 9 - Congress may not suspend habeus corpus, enforce export taxes, or make ex post facto laws |
| Necessary and Proper (eleastic) Clause | Allows Congress to make laws, as things happen that could not have been predicted by the founding fathers |
| Speaker of the House | A member chosen as leader of the House of Representatives from the majority party; controls the chairmen of the committees and is 2nd in line for presidency in case of death(s) |
| Majority/Minority Leaders | The heads of each political party in the Senate; keep members together and organized |
| Lobbyist | People representing companies, organizations, and interests groups that try to get Congress members to vote a certain way on issues |
| Constituents | The people represented by a member of office |
| Advantages of incumbents | Record to run on, name recognition, gerrymandered districts, franking privilege, more funds |
| Factors that influence a lawmaker's decision | Party, president, principles, pacts, constituents, lobbyists |
| 6 Major powers given to congress | Tax, Regulate interstate commerce, Coin money, Make laws, Raise army/navy, Declare war |
| Committees in Congress | Standing Committee, Joint Committee, Select Committee, Conference Committee |
| Standing Committees | The only permanent committees of Congress |
| Joint Committees | A committee composed of both House and Senate members |
| Select Committees | Look at issues |
| Conference Committees | Come up with compromises of the laws |
| Qualifications for Senate | 30 years of age, 9 years a citizen, resident of the state you're running in |
| Qualifications for House of Reps | 25 years of age, 7 years a citizen, resident of the state you're running in |
| Checks and Balances in Congress | Both houses must agree to one version of the bill, House can impeach president with a majority vote, but Senate has to 2/3 to convict, Neither house can adjourn for more than 3 days without consent of the other house, House of Reps has limited debate |
| What branch is Congress? | Legislative |
| How is Congress organized? | Divided into House and Senate, Speaker of House appoints committee leaders. Administrative assistants and legislative assistants cut the workload |
| Administrative assistant | oversees Congress's schedule |
| Legislative assistant | draft bills and write speeches |
| Checks and balances in Gov. | Prez can veto law passed by Congress but they override with 2/3 vote. Supreme Court can say law unconstitutional. Supreme Court appointed by the president, but appointments have to be approved by Congress. |
| How a Bill becomes law | Starts in either House (mandatory if it involves $) or Senate. Then committee, public hearing, Conference committee (if it is altered it has to go back through houses) and to president |
| Pocket veto | If the president doesn't sign or veto a bill within 14 days, it automatically becomes law. But if he doesn't sign/veto and Congress adjourns it is automatically vetoed. |
| Redistricting | Redrawing of district lines |
| Franking privilege | Members in office can send out official mailings for free, which are payed for by taxes |
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