Chapter 5

Question 1

President Pro Tempore

Answer 1

Patty Murray
Washington 118th Congress.
Temporary President of the Senate.

Question 2

Wesberry Vs Sanders

Answer 2

One Man One Vote

Question 3

Senate

Answer 3

Age 30
6 year term
100

Question 4

Gerrymandering

Answer 4

Elbridge Gerry
Crazy Congressional Districts
Salamander

Question 5

Reapportionment Act of 1929

Answer 5

set the house members number to 435.

Question 6

South Dakota Senators

Answer 6

John Thune and Mike Rounds

Question 7

Filibusters

Answer 7

Doesn’t allow something to come to a vote.
Talking a bill to death.

Question 8

Cloture rule

Answer 8

Say no to filibuster.
60/100 senators
48 hours later its done

Question 9

Franking Privilege

Answer 9

Free mail

Question 10

Junket

Answer 10

“political trip”

Question 11

17th amenedment

Answer 11

Popular vote of the senate

Question 12

House of representatives

Answer 12

25 years old
2 year term
435 house members

Question 13

Speaker of the House

Answer 13

Mike Johnson

Question 14

27th Amendment

Answer 14

Pay raise after election

Question 15

Thunes Committee

Answer 15

Agriculture, Commerce, and Finance

Question 16

Rounds Committee

Answer 16

Armed Services, Banking, Housing

Question 17

Johnsons Committee

Answer 17

Forests, Water, Power

Question 18

What can a president do with a bill?

Answer 18

Sign it.
Veto it.
Given 10 days, if he does nothing, its law.
Pocket Veto.

Question 19

How do Congressman decide how to vote?

Answer 19

Delegate-What people want
Trustee- What they want
Partisan- What the party wants
Politicos- All three combined