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68 Cards in this Set
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How many members are in the House?
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435
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How long are each representative [house] elected for?
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2 years
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At least how many representative per state [house]
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One
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Qualifications [house]
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-at least 25 years
-citizens of U.S. for at least 7 years -residents of state they live in |
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Leader of House
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Speaker of the House
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Special Powers of the House
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-Starts all bills for raising revenue
-Impeachment: sole power to bring charges [to accuse] |
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How many committees of House
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19
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How many members in Senate
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100
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How many years each representative is elected for in Senate
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6 years
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How many up for election in House and how often?
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All up every two years
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How many up for election in Senate and how often?
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1/3 up every six years
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How many reps per state?
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2
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Qualifications for senators
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-At least 30 years old
-Citizens for at least 9 years -Resident of state |
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Leader of Senate
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President of Senate
or President Pro Tempore |
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Special Powers of Senate
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-Approves Presidential appointments and treaties
-Impreachment: sole power to try the case [to convict, or not] |
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How many standing committees in Senate?
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16
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Legislative Powers
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-Lay & collect taxes
-Borrow $ -Regulate commerce -Coin $ -Declare war -Establish post offices -Raise and support army and navy -Make rules for U.S. territores -Admit new states to union -Make laws to carry out other powers |
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Congress: interaction with judicial and executive branch
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-Executive: Appropiates funds
-Executive: Senate approves treates and appointments -Judicial: Congress establishes courts under Supreme Courts |
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Executive: interaction with legislative and judicial branch
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-Lesgislative: Veto bills passed by Congress
-Judicial: Appoints judges -Judicial: Grants pardons |
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Judicial: interaction with legislative and executive
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-Legislative: Can declare laws unconstitutional
-Executive: Can declare executive actions unconstitutional |
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House of Reps in which branch of government
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legislative
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who decides who will be Speaker of House of Representatives
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Officers in House decides
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This determines how many reps each state has
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population
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If a vacancy occurs in the House before a national election, how is the vacancy filled?
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Vacancies are filled through special elections called by the state's governor
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Senate is in which branch of government
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Legislative
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President of senate
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Vice president
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What other leader is elected by the Senate to take the place of the president of the Senate when he is absent?
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President pro tempore
[comes from party w/most people] |
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According to Section 3 of Article I, who elects senators?
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The House of Reps elects Senators
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Who elects senators now?
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Directly elected by the people
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What is "quorum"?
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the minimum number of members that must be present in order for the House or Senate to do official business
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What constitutes a quorum in either of the two houses?
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The majority of the House/Senate constitutes the quorum
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Which of the two houses must pass a bill before it becomes a law
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Both houses
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What is a veto?
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When the president refueses to sign a bill, it is vetoed
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How many members of the House and Senate must vote in favor of a bill in order to override a presidential veto?
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2/3
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What is a "pocket veto"?
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The indirect veto of a bill recieved by the President within 10 days of the adjournment of the Congress, effected by the retaining the bill unsigned until Congress adjourns
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Define duty & impost.
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Duty: an act/course of action that is required of one by postition
Impost: something [duty/tax] that is imposed |
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Where does all of the $ raised by duties & imposts laid by states go?
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US government
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What are the things that no state may do?
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-Conducting foreign affairs
-Carrying on a war -Controlling interstate & foreign commerce -Levying duties on exports & imports -Maintaing an army or navy |
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What is the word for the process of redetermining how many representatives each state gets?
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Census
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What is a "bill of attainder"? What is an "ex post facto" law? What is a "writ of habeas corpus"?
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Bill of attainder- Legislative act that singles out an individual or group for punishment without a trial
Ex post facto- Law that acts retroactively, affecting facts of legal relationships that existed prior to the enactment of the law Writ of habeas corpus- Judicial mandate to a prison official ordering that an inmate be brought to court so that it could be determined if that person could be released |
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Who is the only officer in the federal government who has duties in two branches of government? In two branches does he/she serve?
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-President pro tempore
-Legislative & executive branch |
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What is the only way they can be removed from office other than being defeated in an election?
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-Serious crimes
-House/Senate hosts a vote, if 2/3 votes to expel the member, then he/she is expelled |
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Who decides how much the Congressmen are paid?
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The Congress themselves decides how much they are paid.
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The terms of Senators are...
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staggered
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Why are terms of senators staggered?
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Wouldn't have a whole new group of senators
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How many times can a senator be re-elected?
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Unlimited
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How many times can a House member be re-elected?
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unlimited
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What happens if a vacancy occurs in the Senate?
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the Governor of the state makes a temporary appointment until the next election
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Who presides over the Senate?
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Dick Cheney
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Can the presiding officer of the Senate vote/debate?
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No, except in ties
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What kind of leaders are there in the Senate/House who are elcted by their respective parties?
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Majority [Republicans]
Minority [Democrats] |
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What is the jury in cases of impeachment?
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The Senate
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Who presides over the trial if the President is impeached?
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The Supreme Court
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When does election day take place?
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Every two years, even numbered
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When do membbers in the House/Senate take office?
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On January 3rd in odd-numbered years
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Who has the sole power of impeachment of any federal officer?
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House
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What important duty does the House have in terms of the presidential election?
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-Selecting the persident if no candidate has a majority in the Electoral College
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What number Congress will be meeting in January of 2005?
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109
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How many sessions does a Congress have?
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2
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What is a congressional record?
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The name of the journal that keeps a record of what happens in Congress each day
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Who makes all the laws for the District of Columbia?
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Congress
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What are lobbies?
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Pressure groups that seek to influence our legislators in Congress
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How can the Senate/House adjourn or move to anotehr place?
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They need the consent of the other house
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What is a bill?
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A proposed law
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What two special powers do Congressmen have with regards to freedom of speech and freedom from arrest?
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-Cannot be sued for anything they say during a meeting of Congress
-Can't be arrested while Congress is in session |
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Who is the present Speaker of the House?
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Dennis Hastert
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What is the "Elastic Cause"?
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-Allows Congress to stretch its powers to accomplish the tasks that they have been assigned by the Constitution
-Known as the necessary and proper clause |
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What kind of power does the Congress have [laws], and what are all the other kinds of laws left to?
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-Congress makes certain kinds of laws
-All other kinds of laws are left to the state |
