article 1: legislative branch Flashcards
how many sections
10 sections
bicameral meaning
legislature w 2 chambers
total members of congress
535
how many senators
100
how many in house of reps
435
how many house members does tx have
38
roman birthplace of democracy
athens
demagogue
firing up ppl to do bad things
father of political science
aristotle
addressed the cycle of government
polybius
SPQR meaning
roman republic; concept of popular sovereignty
what sparked the roman republic
the rape of lucrecia
2 things our founders learned from the ancients
democracy threatens liberty
2 things our founders learned from the ancients
democracy threatens liberty
republic protects liberty
how many senators required to end a filibuster
60
3 req. to be a member of the senate
> /=30 yrs old, 9 yrs a citizen, & live in state you wanna represent
how many senators needed to impeach the prez
2/3
in roman history, a tablet in the middle of the forum as an example of the rule of law
12 tables
how many times has congress declared war
5
ratio of rep-to-pop
1:750k ratio: rep-to-pop