Chapt. 4 Flashcards
Enumerated powers
Powers given to congress from the constitution
Ex. Tax declare war coin money
Job of legislative branch
Make laws
Necessary and proper clause
Congress has the power to make any law proper and necessary for the U.S.
(Elastic clause)
Term lengths and requirements for house of reps.
Age 25
7 years US resident
2 year term
Sean Duffy
Term lengths and requirements for US senate
Age 30 9 years citizen 6 year term Ron Johnson Tammy Baldwin
Bicameral legislature
2 house legislature
House and senate
House of reps
435 total
All tax bills start in house
1 rep per 500000
Why is house of reps called the people body of congress
More interaction
Local from your area
Virginia plan
Large state plan
Based on population
New Jersey plan
Small state plan
Equal representation
Local members of house and senate
Sean Duffy
Tammy Baldwin
Ron Johnson
Tax bills
All bills with money start in house
Speaker of the house
Run day to day business of the U.S. House
John bohner
President of the senate
Break a tie
Joe Biden
President pro tempore of the senate
Run neat to day business of the senate
Patrick leahy
