Civics Flashcards
Define census
A population count taken by the census bureau
What are the 2 houses of congress? How many people make up each? How is the amount of each decided?
The House of Representatives - 435 members - the senate - 100 members to state e
2 houses of congress
The House of Representatives and the senate
Name 3 ways a vacant seat in the senate could be filled if a senator dies or resigns
Wait until next election depend son state of law
Governed could choose
An election be a special election
An oddly shaped election district designed to increase the voting strength in a particular groups is know As a
Gerrymander
What does the speaker of the house lead?
The speaker of the house, president over the house & majority party
Define expressed power
Power that the us has that is specifically listed in the constitution
The congress lasts for two year____ and that is then broken into two___ which each last about one year
Terms; session
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.
Vice President; speaker of the house; president of pro temps
What is meant by the majority party and minority party in congress
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
Provide three examples of expressed powers.
Declare war
Collect taxes
Borrow money
What is the difference between expressed powers and implied powers?
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.
____ gives the congress the right to make all laws necessary and proper to carry out expressed laws
Elastic clause
What does commerce mean? Provide an example
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
What is an example of an implied power congress has?
borrow money implies the power to maintain the federal reserve board
List three lawmaking powers congress has.
congress has the Power to raise and spend money.
congress has the power to Create and maintain armed forces and
Declare war.
List three Non- lawmaking (nonlegislative)powers congress has.
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
What does impeach mean?
And what do the two houses have to do with the presidents impeachment
the two steps process thar Removes official officers from office.
The House of Representatives impeached and the house of senate creates the trial
What two presidents were impeached but not taken from office?
Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson
What did we say is the major limit.( talked about last chapter) on congress’ power?
Congress May not pass laws that restrict freedom in a bill of rights.
A ——–is a court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are being held in jail
Write of tactics
Provide examples of 3 limits on congress power
The Supreme Court can declare laws passed by congress to be unconstitutional
The bill of right
Congress may not favored one state over
define bills of attainder
A legislative act pronouncing a person guilty of a crime
define ex post facto laws
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.
