Congress Review Flashcards
1
Q
- appropriations bills must originate in the house
- all revenue bills must start in house
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Special powers of house of rep.
2
Q
- 535 members
- 114th
- 2nd session begins on January 3rd at noon on odd numbered years
- benefits include: staff, parking, and franking privilege
- 174,000
- serve on committees
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Congress
3
Q
- 100 members
- 2 per state
- term 6 years
- every 2 years 1/3 up for reelection
- constituents are the voters of the state
- 30 years old
- citizens 9 years
- live in state
- head: pres of the senate, president pro tempore
- orrin hatch: current president pro tempore
- nc senators: thom tillis, richard burr
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Senate
4
Q
- approve justices
- approve treaties
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Powers of the Senate
5
Q
Permanent committee
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Standing committee
6
Q
Usually temporary, specific issues
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Select committee
7
Q
Contains members from both House and Senate
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Joint committee
8
Q
A joint committee that irons out differences between 2 versions of a bill
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Conference committee
9
Q
Handle internal affairs of parties
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Party committee
10
Q
3 things a president can do with a bill
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- sign it into a law
- veto
- pocket veto
- override: pres refuses to sign bill
11
Q
Expressed powers of congress
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- Lay and collect taxes, duties, and excise taxes
- borrow money
- regulate commerce among states and with indian tribes
- establish naturalization laws and uniform bankruptcy laws
- coin money and fix the standard of weights and measures
- punish counterfeiting
- establish post office and postal roads
- secure copyrights and patents
- constitute federal courts
- punish piracies on high seas
- declare war
- raise and support an army
- provide and maintain a navy
- make rules for the army and navy
- call up the militia
- organize and arm the militia
- make laws for district for columbia
- make all laws necessary and proper
12
Q
- 435 members
- 1 rep per state population
- term 2 years
- 25 years old
- citizen 7 years
- live in district or state
- head: speaker of the house
- majority leader: republican
- minority leader: democrat
- Virginia Foxx (district 5)
- Patrick Mchenry (district 10
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House of representatives
