Exam 3: Congress Flashcards
What article outlines congress?
Article 1
Congress includes
the house
the senate
What is the House Eligibility?
- 25 yrs old
- 7 yrs citizenship
- 2 yrs term
- no term limit
- Population representation
How many House members are there currently?
435
(republican lead 222 v. 213)
What is the Senates Eligibility?
- 30 yrs +
- 9 yrs citizenship
- 6 yrs term
- No term limit
- equal representation
How many total senate members are there?
100 total (2 per state)
Democratically lead
- The House is __(1)__ lead
- The Senate is _-(2)__ lead
- republican
- democratically
The main function if congress is to
MAKE LAWS
(lawmaking powers)
What article in the constitution gave congress its enumerated powers?
Article I, Section 8
What are Enumerated Powers?
Outlines the TOPICS that congress can make laws on
What are some examples of enumerated powers/ topics?
- immigration
- taxation
- the power to declare war
- the power to regulate trade
- “coin” (print) and Borrow money
What is the necessary and proper clause?
States that congress can make any law, in order to carry out their enumerated power
What is an example of the necessary and proper clause?
the military drafts
What is the background of McCulloch v. Maryland?
congress created a national bank. The state of Maryland wanted to tax the national bank.
What was the question asked during McCulloch v. Maryland?
- does congress have the power to created the national bank in the first place?
(how much power does congress have?)
What was the ruling of McCulloch v. Maryland?
Ruled that congress DID have the authority to create the national bank, because of their enumerated powers in the necessary and proper clause.
What was the importance of McCulloch v. Maryland?
shows that congress has the power to make certain laws. In addition, if congress makes a law States HAVE TO follow it.
Why are committees needed?
in order for congress to run effectively
Both the house and senate need Committee
What is the purpose of committees?
oversee the day-to-day function of congress
Both Select and Standing Committee have
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
T/F: Select Committees are permanent.
FALSE
Select Committees are TEMPORARY
Why are select committees formed?
are formed to highlight or INVESTIGATE topics that are important to congress or the United States
What are some examples of select committees?
- selective COVID committee (researched covid and how congress can help in regards to covid)
- Selective Committee fro the Capital Hill Riots (what happened? what laws should be made? who should be in trouble?)
- Selective Committee for the terrorist attack on Benghazi
A Joint Committee is made up of
BOTH house and Senate members
Joint Committees are
PERMANENT
What are the 4 joint committees & what do they do?
- Taxation: monitor our taxes, makes sure that people are paying there taxes
- economy: monitor the economy
- Library: oversees the library of congress
- Printing: Oversees the printing/ publishing of laws
P.L.E.T
What do joint Committees do?
Oversee 4 different areas that are important to the united states
Standing Committees are
PERMANENT
What committees are permanent?
Standing & Joint Committees
what does a standing committee do?
- review bills within the legislative process
- makes sure that bills are appropriate
Standing Committee =
REVIEWING committees within the legislative process
