27 Amendments and Vocab Terms Flashcards
1
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Citizens of another state or foreign country can’t sue states
A
11
2
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President and VP run on the same ticket
A
12
3
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Forbids slavery except for punishment for a crime
A
13
4
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Equal protection, Due Process by states, US citizenship
A
14
5
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Suffrage to black men
A
15
6
Q
US government can tax income
A
16
7
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Senators will be elected by popular vote
A
17
8
Q
Prohibition of alcohol
A
18
9
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Women’s suffrage
A
19
10
Q
Lame duck
A
20
11
Q
Repealed the 18th amendment
A
21
12
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2 term limit for US presidency
A
22
12
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DC residents can vote for President with 3 electoral college votes
A
23
12
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No poll taxes
A
24
12
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Presidential line of succession
A
25
13
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Age to vote is lowered to 18
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26
14
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Congress cannot vote themselves a pay raise in their current session
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27
15
Q
How do you propose and amendment
A
Need 2/3 of Congress or state legislatures to make a national convention
16
Q
Vote to ratify the amendment
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3/4 of the state
17
Q
Speaker of the House
A
Mike Johnson
18
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Majority Leader (House)
A
Steve Scalise
19
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Minority Leader (House)
A
Hakeem Jeffries
20
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President of the Senate
A
VP Kamala Harris
21
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President Pro-Tempore
A
Patty Murray
22
Majority Leader (Senate)
Chuck Schumer
23
Minority Leader (Senate)
Mitch McConnell
24
Terms of office and age requirement for Senate
Term is 6 years, minimum age is 30, and vote occurs 1/3 is elected every 2 years
25
Terms of office and age requirement for House
Term is 2 years, minimum age is 25, and vote occurs every 2 years for all members
26
Powers in constitution of the Legislative Branch
Article I; enumerated powers
27
Powers given to Congress by an interpretation of Art I, Sect.8
Necessary and Proper, Elastic, Implied
28
Exist because the US is a sovereign nation
Inherent Powers
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Power to oversee or regulate other branches
Oversight
30
Presidential elections see a surge in voter turnout, but that turnout declines in the midterms
Surge and Decline Theory
31
VAP
Voting age population, measure of turnout
32
How much an individual believes their vote counts
Political Efficacy
33
States get assigned a certain number of representatives in the House; occurs every 10 years after census
Apportionment; 435 members
34
Legislature is divided into 2 houses; both are involved in making bills into law
Bicameralism
35
Legislation sponsored by a representative or senator; generally written by lobbyists, interest groups, or experts
Bill
36
Bill must be debated on, revised, and amended in committees
Markup
37
Only way to end a filibuster is to get 60 votes in the Senate
Cloture
38
Projects that are added to legislation to benefit one district or state, but the cost is spread out amongst all tax payers
Pork-barrel politics
39
Parliamentary maneuver in the Senate, where one Senator can keep talking continuously to disrupt a bill from being brought up to vote
Filibuster
40
Longest filibuster
>24 hours in 1957
Strom Thurmond
Civil Rights Act
41
An elected leader's responsibility to their constituents
Republic, Representation
42
The degree to which Congress represents the US as a whole
Collective Represenations
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Representatives feel obligated to represent their constituents' stated interests, acting out their will
Delegate model of representation
44
The extent to which a representative represents the demographics of their constituents
Descriptive Representation
45
Congress members make a rational policy calculation to act in the best interest of their district/ state or the country as a whole
Politico model of representation
46
Constituents trust the representatives to use their best judgement
Trustee model of representation
47
The body of voters and people, represented by a Representative or Senator
Constituency
48
Has members from both the House and Senate
Joint Committee
49
Special type of joint committee that reconciles the House version and Senator version of a bill
Conference committee
50
A permanent legislative committee that meets regularly
Standing Committee
51
Lead the majority party in either the House or Senate
Majority Leader
52
Leads the minority party in either the House or Senate
Minority Leader
53
Senator who acts in the stead of the VP as Pres of the Senate; traditionally is the most senior member of the majority party
President pro-tempore
54
A small legislative committee that fulfills a specific purpose then is disbanded
Select Committee
55
Presiding officer of the House and the leader of the majority party; 2nd in presidential succession
Speaker of the House
56
Majority and minority enforce voting discipline in their party
Whip
57
Majority Leader in Senate
Chuck Schumer
58
Minority Leader in Senate
Mitch McConnell
59
President of State in Senate
Kamala Harris
60
President Pro Tempore in Senate
Patty Murray
61
Speaker of the House
Mike Johnson
62
Majority Leader
Steve Scalise
63
Minority Leader
Hakeem Jeffries
