Article 1 Flashcards
How many senators does each state receive
2
What is the president pro tempore
The backup president of the senate if the normal president of the senate (Kamala Harris) is gone
Who is the president pro tempore
Patrick Leahhy
What are some powers of Congress
Make laws, declare war, and lay and collect taxes
Explain what the Elastic Clause is
Congress has the power to make all laws that are necessary and proper for the good of our country.
Why did the Founding Fathers add in the Elastic Clause? Explain
The clause in place to have protection for the Americans to show that Congress is there for us.
What is habeas corpus
To be brought in for a judge to hear your crimes
What is a bill of attainder
Finding you guilty without a trial
What is an ex post facto law
Finding someone guilty of a past “crime” when it wasn’t a crime before.
Who can propose a bill
Both the House of Representatives and the Senate
Who can propose a tax bill and why
Only the House can propose a tax bill since our representatives represent their area and they would know more about the taxes
What is the vote needed to pass a bill to send to the President
51%
What can a president do with a bill that is sent to his desk
Sign it or veto it and send it back to congress
If a president vetoes a bill, what is the vote needed to override a veto
⅔ or 67% vote
How many days does a president have to look at a bill
10 days
If a president does nothing with a bill, what happens to it
It automatically becomes a law
Who is our representative in the 6th district and what is their political party
Sean Casten and he’s in the democratic party
When was the last time we took the census
2020
How many total representatives does Illinois have
17
How do we calculate a state’s population
From a census
One president who has been impeached and why were they impeached
Bill Clinton because he lied under oath
Give an example of an ex post facto law
You know someone who did something illegal when it was legal at the time but they made a law that it was later on so you tried suing your friend but you weren’t allowed to
What is a pocket veto
Congress is out of session and the president is able to veto or leave the bill and since congress is out of session they can’t over rise it
Why would a president choose to not sign a bill into law
So that if a law backfires later he won’t be blamed for it because it isn’t under his name
