Final Exam Class notes Flashcards
house starts the ____________ and the senate __________
1) impeachment
2) proceeds with the trial
what are the two branches of the state legislature?
“Bicameral = it has two branches”
1) senate “upper house”
” we have 40 state senators (4 year terms)”
2) assembly lower house
” we have 80 assembly members (2year terms)”
members may serve a total of 12 years with both positions combined
AGE limits
president: 35 ( natural born citizen and 14 years of residency)
US. senate: 30
House: 25
State and local : 18
where must revenue bills originate from?
the house ( because they are more liable)
log rolling
used to make you bill pass
(vote for mine and i’ll vote for yours)
ear mark
things that get added to bills that are irrelevant to the main point but helps the bill to go through.
how many president has been impeached and removed
impeached: Johnson and clinton
removed: None
Senates need ____ of the votes the pass a treaty
2/3
Unit rule
who ever wins the state gets all the electoral votes ( except for 2 states)
how many justices do you need to pass a court ruling?
quatro (4)
what does it mean when justices use precednt ?
they base their ruling on previous casses
strict constructionist vs loose or liveral
strict: should be interpreted as written
loose: it’s a living document ( should be interpreted as a reasoning person of the time would)
what is Amicus Curial
Friends of the court (experts who provide info to the justices)
