Chapter Five Flashcards
Are citizens equally distributed per number of representatives or not
Equal proportion
Why are senate seats for desirable
they run for office less, and there’s a smaller chance of getting a senate seat
requirements to be a member of the HOR
-25 years old
-US citizen for 7 years
-be a legal resident of your state
How long is a HOR term
2 years
how long is a senate term
6 years
statements of formal disapproval in congress
censure
Nebraska reps
1-Mike Flood
2- Don Bacon
3- Adrian Smith
Nebraska Senators
Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer
article that gives power to the legislative branch
Article I
two house legislature
Bicameral
Elected candidates who currently hold office
incumbent
total members of congress
535
2 examples of bills that congress can pass that affect all 50 states
healthcare and tax bills
what day does congress begin their terms of office
january 3rd
how many sessions are in one congressional term
2 seasons
how many total members are there in the HOR
435
how are the number of representatives per state divided
by state population
what type of year are all representatives up for reelection
even years
how many members were originally in the house
64
how many years is the census taken
10
drawing district boundaries to gain advantages in election
gerrymandering
what’re two ways that gerrymandering can be implemented
packing (drawing lines) and cracking (driving opponent’s voters into other districts
what’re the requirements to be in the senate
-US citizen for 9 years
-legal resident of the state
-be 30 years old
what amendment states that congressional members shall not receive pay until reelected
27th
US territories
DC
Guam
American Samoa
Northern Marianas
Virgin Islands
Puerto Rico
Who came up with the first rules manual for Congress
Thomas Jefferson
who does legislation move faster in the HOR
house leaders don’t have to consult each other
people who elect a congressional member to represent them are
constituents
what 3 powers does the majority party have
-select leaders of the body
-control the flow of legislation
-appoint the chair’s of all committees
main goal of the speaker of the house
-organize party members
-schedule work
-make sure everyone is present
-keep house in touch with the pres
-influence lawmakers to support their party
private meetings to select candidates
caucuses
speaker of the house
mike johnson
what individual is the speaker of the house’s top assistant
the majority leader
what two leaders are the minority party in congress able to select
minority leader and whip
all potential laws start as
a bill
what committee is believed to be the most power full
speaker of the house
what powers does the rules committee have in terms of the flow proposed bills
-settles disputes between other house committees
-delays bills that representatives do not want to come to vote
quorum
the minimum number of members who must be present to permit the legislative body to take official action
minimum number of members for quorum
28
who talks to the pres about bills
speaker of the house
who fills the role similar to the speaker of the house
pres pro tempore
how many senator does each state get in congress
2
how many total senators are there
100
how are senate bills more flexible than HOR
theres unlimited debate
who presides over the senate when in session
the vice president
who breaks ties on a bill
vice pres
who presides over the senate when VP can’t
pres pro tempore
what’re most important positions in the senate
majority and minority leader
duties of majority leader
steer party bills thru senate and make sure everybody attends
duties of minority leader
critiqueing the majority party’s bills and keepings their party united
what majority is needed to approve measures like treaties
67
what type of majority is needed to pass proposed bills
simple majority
a motion by all members of the senate who are present
unanimous consent
tactic is used to delay voting on important bills
filibuster
how do senators end a filibuster
cloture resolution
whats the number of senators that must vote for cloture
60
what party determines who runs the rules committee after elctions
majority
what’re the 3 important purposes of congressional committees
-allows members of congress to divide their work
-committees select the few bills to recieve further consideration
-help public learn about key problems
congress committees
-standing
-select
-joint
-conference
standing committee
oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
what party controls the standing committee
majority
temporary committees formed to study one issue and report findings
select committees
temporary groups that research and draft bills
joint committees
temporary joint committees when the house and senate passed the same bill
conference
how many house committees
21
how many senate committees are ther
16
collecting info and drafting bills are done by who
personal staff and subcommittee staff
what staff member provides info to the media about support
press secretaries
functions do congressional staff serve
-draw up bill
-stay informed on issues
-represent their constituents
