Civics

Question 1

Define census

Answer 1

A population count taken by the census bureau

Question 2

What are the 2 houses of congress? How many people make up each? How is the amount of each decided?

Answer 2

The House of Representatives - 435 members - the senate - 100 members to state e

Question 3

2 houses of congress

Answer 3

The House of Representatives and the senate

Question 4

Name 3 ways a vacant seat in the senate could be filled if a senator dies or resigns

Answer 4

Wait until next election depend son state of law
Governed could choose
An election be a special election

Question 5

An oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength in a particular groups is know As a

Answer 5

Gerrymander

Question 6

What does the speaker of the house lead?

Answer 6

The speaker of the house, president over the house & majority party

Question 7

Define expressed power

Answer 7

Power that the us has that is specifically listed in the constitution

Question 8

The congress lasts for two year____ and that is then broken into two___ which each last about one year

Answer 8

Terms; session

Question 9

The _____ is the second in line for president. The____ is the third in line for being president. The____ is the fourth in line for president.

Answer 9

Vice President; speaker of the house; president of pro temps

Question 10

What is meant by the majority party and minority party in congress

Answer 10

Shows the difference in which party has the most seats being used when it comes to the senate. NOT THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. Majority party means in both houses or political party to wish more than half of the members belong to

Question 11

Provide three examples of expressed powers.

Answer 11

Declare war

Collect taxes

Borrow money

Question 12

What is the difference between expressed powers and implied powers?

Answer 12

Implied powers- also has to do with the elastic clause. Stretches the law to be able to govern correctly

Expressed powers- power that the US congress has that is specifically listed in the constitution.

Question 13

____ gives the congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out expressed laws

Answer 13

Elastic clause

Question 14

What does commerce mean? Provide an example

Answer 14

The buying and selling of goods.

Ex: trading goods with other countries and OBTAINING MORE MONEY THAN SPENT.
EX: buying a lawn mower from walk mart

Question 15

What is an example of an implied power congress has?

Answer 15

borrow money implies the power to maintain the federal reserve board

Question 16

List three lawmaking powers congress has.

Answer 16

congress has the Power to raise and spend money.

congress has the power to Create and maintain armed forces and

Declare war.

Question 17

List three Non- lawmaking (nonlegislative)powers congress has.

Answer 17

ability of congress to suggest amendments to constitution
the power to approve or reeject the presidents nominees for various offices
to Impeach

Suggest amendments.

Veto

Question 18

What does impeach mean?

And what do the two houses have to do with the presidents impeachment

Answer 18

the two steps process thar Removes official officers from office.

The House of Representatives impeached and the house of senate creates the trial

Question 19

What two presidents were impeached but not taken from office?

Answer 19

Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson

Question 20

What did we say is the major limit.( talked about last chapter) on congress’ power?

Answer 20

Congress May not pass laws that restrict freedom in a bill of rights.

Question 21

A ——–is a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are being held in jail

Answer 21

Write of tactics

Question 22

Provide examples of 3 limits on congress power

Answer 22

The Supreme Court can declare laws passed by congress to be unconstitutional
The bill of right
Congress may not favored one state over

Question 23

define bills of attainder

Answer 23

A legislative act pronouncing a person guilty of a crime

Question 24

define ex post facto laws

Answer 24

a state legislature or Congress enact new rules of proof or longer sentences, those new rules or sentences do not apply to crimes committed before the new law was adopted.