Chapter 8 Flashcards
A standing committee is:
a permanent committee that is generally more powerful than other types of committees
Joint Committee
A permanent committee that compromises of the house and senate
Conference Committee
A temporary committee that comprises of both houses
Select Committee
A temporary
What article of the constitution addresses the legislative branch?
The first
What is the process of redrawing zone lines?
Reapportionment
17th Amendment
The amendment that changed the choosing of senate members to the people
Who is the senator?
When all of the house members get together:
Caucas
When
Convention
How long is a congress?
2 years
What is the use of ad hoc?
It’s temporary
The only president to ever have a line item veto:
Bill Clinton
How can you vote in Congress
- Group Voice Vote- “All in favor”
- Division Vote-
- Individual Voice Vote- by name
- Record Vote- electronic
True or False: Every single congressional district is a single member district
True
True or False: First woman in Congress voted agaisnt both world wars
True
True or False: Committees have little power over bills
False
True or False: Typically the majority member party has the member with seniority become the chairman
True
What kind of legislative system do we have?
Bicameral
What do you call it when members of different parties unite to support or oppose a bill because of a common interest?
Coalition
Where do revenue bills start?
In the house of representatives
What do you call a person in charge of a congressional committee?
Chairman
What are the two bodies of Congress?
The House and the Senate
What is the purpose of a census?
To determine congressional districts
gerrymandering
Drawing congressional lines to benefit specific a group of people
Criteria for Representatives:
- 25 years old
- Been a citizen for 7 years
- A resident in the state
House of Representatives
- Varying numbers per state
- may become majority or minority leader
- Leader: Speaker of the House
- Does NOT have term limits
- May chair a committee
- place bills in the hopper
- Serves 2 years
- 435 members
Criteria for the Senate
- 30 years old
- Been a citizen for 9 years
- A resident in the state
Senate
- Same number per state
- may become majority or minority leader
- Leader: President Tempore
- Does NOT have term limits
- May chair a committee
- Serves 6 years
- 100 members
- Majority leader has power
Franking privilege
Members of Congress get free postage
