Congress

Question 0

What’s the senate?

Answer 0

The upper house of congress, consisting of two representators from each state.

Question 1

What’s the House of Representatives?

Answer 1

The lower house of congress, consisting of a different number of representators from each state.

Question 2

What’s the census?

Answer 2

A population count taken by the census bureau.

Question 3

What’s a constituent?

Answer 3

A person from a legislators district.

Question 4

How many representatives are there?

Answer 4

435.

Question 5

Who’s the head of house?

Answer 5

Speaker of the house.

Question 6

What does the speaker of the house do?

Answer 6

• decides the comittees each member will serve on

* decides the order in which the bills will be heard

Question 7

What do both houses have to do?

Answer 7

They must keep a journal (called a congressional record), must hold sessions at the same time (Jan. 3), must have a quorum to do business.

Question 8

What are the requirements of the House of Representatives?

Answer 8

Term: 2 years
•Must be 25 years old
•must be a citizen for 7 years

Question 9

What does the House of Representatives do?

Answer 9

• all money or bills start here
• picks president in electoral college tie
• writes the article of impeachment.

Question 10

What are the qualifications of Senate?

Answer 10

Term: 6 years
Qualifications: 
•30 years old or +
• 9 years a citizen of US
•resident of the represented state

Question 11

How many senators are there?

Answer 11

100.

Question 12

What’s the head of the senate?

Answer 12

Vice President.

Question 13

What’s reprehend?

Answer 13

Punishment.

Question 14

What’s immunity?

Answer 14

Can’t punish you for small crimes if your in senate.

Question 15

What’s seniority?

Answer 15

Years of service.

Question 16

What’s the difference between expressed and implied powers?

Answer 16

Expressed- specifically in the constitution

Implied- suggested but not specific

Question 17

What’s the non legislative power?

Answer 17

Any responsibilities not related to lawmaking.

Question 18

What’s impeach?

Answer 18

To accuse gov.officials of misconduct in office.

Question 19

What’s writ of habeas corpus?

Answer 19

A court order that requires police to bring a prisoner to court to explain why they are holding a person.
•must show cause for holding a suspect expect in wartime.

Question 20

What’s martial law?

Answer 20

Military has right to take over a city if president allows.

Question 21

What’s bill of attainder?

Answer 21

Illegal to say you can’t be a certain person.

Question 22

What’s lobbyists?

Answer 22

A professional mind changer.

Question 23

What’s a special interest group?

Answer 23

Defends an idea.

Question 24

How does a bill turn into a law?

Answer 24

Step 1: idea
Step 2: sent to a congress
Step 3: sent to a standing committee
Step 4: those that hold merit are sent to a subcommittee research
Step 5: subcommittee report to standing committee who will decide what to do with the law
Step 6: consideration
Step 7: people vote

Question 25

How much does each congressman earn a year?

Answer 25

$147,000,000

Question 26

What’s a fillabuster?

Answer 26

Someone that talks about what there against for as long as they can to try to get the law killed.

Question 27

What’s gerrymander?

Answer 27

When congress change there districts map.

Question 28

Why do political parties gerrymander?

Answer 28

To keep themselves/districts happy.

Question 29

What’s the elastic clause?

Answer 29

US constitution grants congress to pass all laws that are necessary and proper.

Question 30

What’s pork-barrel projects?

Answer 30

Gov. projects grant that primarily benefits a congressman’s home district or state.