Congress

Question 1

House more powerful in terms of spending Obama evidence

Answer 1

$1.8 trillion spending pack under Obama started in the house

Question 2

Example of filibuster being used

Answer 2

Thurmond 1757
- Spoke for 24hrs to delay the civil rights act
(failed)

Question 3

Senate ratifying power example
(strong executive and senate link)

Answer 3

Ratified Obamas ‘strategic arms reduction treaty’
Shows strong link between senate and executive

Question 4

Over how long did ACA act discussions take in the senate?

Answer 4

Over a year long

Question 5

How many times was trump tried for impeachment?

Answer 5

Twice
2020 - Abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.

2021 - Incitement of insurrection (attacks on capitol after Bidens victory)

Question 6

What did the voters right act address?

Answer 6

Racial discrimination in voting

Question 7

What does ADA 1990 stand for

Answer 7

Americans with disability act

Question 8

2 key amendments voted in congress but did not receive 2/3 majority?

Answer 8

Flag protection amendment
Federal marriage amendment

Question 9

What % of CEOs are from ethnic minorities in the US?

Answer 9

5%

Question 10

What is the rise in African American students graduating from 2000 to 2020?

Answer 10

71% to 86%

Question 11

When was the Hate Crime prevention act passed and who?

Answer 11

Obama 2009

Question 12

What did the Hate Crime prevention act do? (3)

Answer 12

• Expanded HC defintion
• Greater state support for HC issues
• Enhanced law enforcement training

Question 13

What did the welfare reform act of 1996 do? (2)

Answer 13

Power to states
Determine benefits amount and set eligibility requirements

Question 14

Who did the national minimum drinking act 1984 give power to?

Answer 14

Federal govt

Question 15

what did the national minimum drinking act 1984 enforce?

Answer 15

Age 21 to posses/purchase drinks
- If states did not enforce they’d risk losing federal highway funds?

Question 16

What did states risk losing if they did not enforce the Who did the national minimum drinking act 1984?

Answer 16

Federal highway funds

Question 17

significance of US v Lopez 1996?

Answer 17

first time in over half a century that the Court limited Congress’s power under the commerce clause

Question 18

What got shutdown under US v Lopez 1995?

Answer 18

Gun free school zones act
(limited CC scope)

Question 19

What did McDonald v Chicago extend?

Answer 19

The right to own guns?

Question 20

Summarise McDonald V Chicago

Answer 20

Chicago banned handgun possession
Violated 2nd and 14th amendment

Question 21

What year was the hate crime preventio act?

Answer 21

2009

Question 22

What did obamacare 2019 do?

Answer 22

Expand healthcare coverage and medicaid

Question 23

When was the ADA?

Answer 23

Americans with disabilities 1990

Question 24

What year was the welfare reform act?

Answer 24

1996

Question 25

What did the welfare reform act do?

Answer 25

Gave state power on welfare spending
- State power to determine benefit amounts and elegibility requirements

Question 26

What 2 things did the welfare reform act 1996 do for states?

Answer 26

• Determine benefits amount
• Set elegibility requirements

Question 27

Affirmative action policies (3)

Answer 27

Rehabilitation Act of 1973
contractors disabled ppl

Higher Education Act of 1965
programs to improve access to higher education and grants

Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972
expanded powers of the EOCC

Question 28

what is the EEOC?

Answer 28

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission