Exam 3: Congress

Question 1

What article outlines congress?

Answer 1

Article 1

Question 2

Congress includes

Answer 2

the house
the senate

Question 3

What is the House Eligibility?

Answer 3

• 25 yrs old
• 7 yrs citizenship
• 2 yrs term
• no term limit
• Population representation

Question 4

How many House members are there currently?

Answer 4

435

(republican lead 222 v. 213)

Question 5

What is the Senates Eligibility?

Answer 5

• 30 yrs +
• 9 yrs citizenship
• 6 yrs term
• No term limit
• equal representation

Question 6

How many total senate members are there?

Answer 6

100 total (2 per state)

Democratically lead

Question 7

1. The House is __(1)__ lead
2. The Senate is _-(2)__ lead

Answer 7

1. republican
2. democratically

Question 8

The main function if congress is to

Answer 8

MAKE LAWS

(lawmaking powers)

Question 9

What article in the constitution gave congress its enumerated powers?

Answer 9

Article I, Section 8

Question 10

What are Enumerated Powers?

Answer 10

Outlines the TOPICS that congress can make laws on

Question 11

What are some examples of enumerated powers/ topics?

Answer 11

1. immigration
2. taxation
3. the power to declare war
4. the power to regulate trade
5. “coin” (print) and Borrow money

Question 12

What is the necessary and proper clause?

Answer 12

States that congress can make any law, in order to carry out their enumerated power

Question 13

What is an example of the necessary and proper clause?

Answer 13

the military drafts

Question 14

What is the background of McCulloch v. Maryland?

Answer 14

congress created a national bank. The state of Maryland wanted to tax the national bank.

Question 15

What was the question asked during McCulloch v. Maryland?

Answer 15

1. does congress have the power to created the national bank in the first place?

(how much power does congress have?)

Question 16

What was the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland?

Answer 16

Ruled that congress DID have the authority to create the national bank, because of their enumerated powers in the necessary and proper clause.

Question 17

What was the importance of McCulloch v. Maryland?

Answer 17

shows that congress has the power to make certain laws. In addition, if congress makes a law States HAVE TO follow it.

Question 18

Why are committees needed?

Answer 18

in order for congress to run effectively

Both the house and senate need Committee

Question 19

What is the purpose of committees?

Answer 19

oversee the day-to-day function of congress

Question 20

Both Select and Standing Committee have

Answer 20

separate committee for the house and senate

meaning the house has a select and standing committee and the senate also has its own select and standing committee

Question 21

T/F: Select Committees are permanent.

Answer 21

FALSE
Select Committees are TEMPORARY

Question 22

Why are select committees formed?

Answer 22

are formed to highlight or INVESTIGATE topics that are important to congress or the United States

Question 23

What are some examples of select committees?

Answer 23

1. selective COVID committee (researched covid and how congress can help in regards to covid)
2. Selective Committee fro the Capital Hill Riots (what happened? what laws should be made? who should be in trouble?)
3. Selective Committee for the terrorist attack on Benghazi

Question 24

A Joint Committee is made up of

Answer 24

BOTH house and Senate members

Question 25

Joint Committees are

Answer 25

PERMANENT

Question 26

What are the 4 joint committees & what do they do?

Answer 26

1. Taxation: monitor our taxes, makes sure that people are paying there taxes
2. economy: monitor the economy
3. Library: oversees the library of congress
4. Printing: Oversees the printing/ publishing of laws

P.L.E.T

Question 27

What do joint Committees do?

Answer 27

Oversee 4 different areas that are important to the united states

Question 28

Standing Committees are

Answer 28

PERMANENT

Question 29

What committees are permanent?

Answer 29

Standing & Joint Committees

Question 30

what does a standing committee do?

Answer 30

1. review bills within the legislative process
2. makes sure that bills are appropriate

Question 31

Standing Committee =

Answer 31

REVIEWING committees within the legislative process