AP Gov Exam (extra info)

Question 1

Article 1

House of Representative

Answer 1

• house of representatives is based on population, bigger states getting more representatives. each state is guaranteed one representative. currently 435 seats in the house
• Speaker of the house, a constitutionally defined position is the most powerful person in congress. Speaker leads the house and is elected by its memebrs
• House has the power of impeachment
• All bills raising taxes must originate in the house but can be amneded by the senate

Question 2

Article 1

Senate

Answer 2

• composed of two representatives from each state (elected by the people)
• Vice president presides over th senate but has no vote unless the senate ties in a vote
• The senate tries all the impeachments made by the house (the supreme court tries the impeachment of the president)

Question 3

Article 1

Enumerated powers of congress

Answer 3

• tax
• regulate commerce
• regulate immigration
• coin money and regulate the value thereof
• create the post office
• create patents
• create all courts below the Supreme Court
• declare war
• create the army
• create the navy
• directly govern Washington, DC
• make all laws necessary and proper to execute their enumerated powers

Question 4

Article 2

The President

Answer 4

• elected by the electoral collegeElectoral votes are assigned to each state by adding the number of representatives apportioned to the state plus the two senators.
• The president is commander in chief of the army and Navy and the state militias when called in the service of the United States.
• They have the power to create treaties, which
• then must be ratified by a two-thirds vote in the Senate.
• The president has the power to appoint officials to the executive branch and to the judicial branch, but those appointments must be confirmed by the Senate.
• Except in cases of impeachment, the president has the power to pardon convictions of federal law and commute sentences
• The president, vice president, and all members of the executive and judicial branches can be impeached for treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors. If convicted by the Senate, Article II says they shall be removed from office
• The president is required to give Congress an update on the state of the union from time to
  time

Question 5

Article 3

Judicial Branch

Answer 5

• There are 93 District Courts, 13 Circuit Court of Appeals, and one Supreme Court of the United States, which consists of eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice.
• The Supreme Court and lower courts created by Congress are empowered with “judicial
  power.”
• judicial power was interpreted as
  the power of judicial review, meaning only the courts have the power to interpret law and the
  constitution.
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