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Government Unit 3 Flashcards

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1
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What is the size of the House of Representatives?

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435 members

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How long are the House of Representatives terms?

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2 years

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How are the number of seats determined in the House of Representatives?

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By state population, each state has at least 1

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When are the elections held in the House of Representatives?

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Every 2 years on the first Tuesday after November 1st on even years

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Gerrymandering

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To draw district lines to benefit the group in power

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What are the 3 qualifications to be in the House of Representatives?

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  1. Must be 25 years of age. 2. Must be citizen for 7 years. 3. Must live in the state you represent
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What is the size of the Senate?

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100 members

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How long are Senate terms?

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6 years

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Continuous Body

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Not all seats are up for election at the same time

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What are the 3 qualifications to be in the Senate?

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  1. At least 30 years of age. 2. Must be citizen for 9 years. 3. Must live in state
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Who are the presiding officers for the House of Representatives?

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Speaker of the house

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Who are the presiding officers for the Senate?

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President of the Senate. President Pro Tempore

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What are the other presiding officers?

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Whips and floor leaders

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How is the Speaker of the House chosen?

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Members elect by roll call vote

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How is the President of the Senate chosen?

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2/3 of Senate chooses between the top 2 electoral vote recipients

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How is the President Pro Tempore chosen?

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Selected by Senate

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Where is most work in Congress done?

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Committee

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What is Seniority Rule?

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The most important posts in Congress will be held by those party members with the longest records of service

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Standing Committee

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Members of only one house. Permanent committee that deals with broad subjects.

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Select Committee:

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Members of only one house. Temporary committee created for specific purpose.

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Conference Committee

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Members of both houses. Used to work out differences in bills passed through the senate.

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Joint Committee

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Members of both houses. Used to deal with routine matters that both houses have to address.

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How are chairs determined in the committee?

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Chosen by majority party

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How are seats in the committee determined?

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Majority party has majority seats

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Bills

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Proposed law

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Private Bill

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Pertains to certain individuals or organizations

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Public Bill

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Pertains to matters that affect the general public

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Simple Resolutions

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Rules passed by one house or another that only apply to members of that house.

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Joint resolutions

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Statement passed by both houses of congress that carries force of law

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Concurrent Resolutions

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Statement of position, “This is what we think about this…” by both houses of congress; doesn’t have real effect.

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Riders

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Relatively weak measures attached to strong ones

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What options does a committee have about a bill?

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Report the bill favorably: look over bill and send it
Kill the bill
Report in amended fashion: look over bill and make changes to it
Report unfavorably: look over bill and don’t like it, still send it in
Report new bill: get rid of bill, write a new one and send in

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How does debate differ between House and Senate

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House: does not permit unlimited debate. Senate: permits unlimited debate

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Filibuster

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Endless debate. Stalling tactic used by senators to force compromise.

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Cloture

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Way to end filibuster by 3/5 vote of senate

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What is the role of conference committees?

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To work out differences in bills

37
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What options does a President have about a bill?

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Sign bill into law
Veto Bill: get rid of the bill. Congress can override veto with ⅔ vote
Hold signature and allow to become law: if bill is in session after 10 days and has not been signed, it becomes a law
Pocket veto: if bill is not in session 10 days later it is vetoed

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Pocket Veto

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When bill is not in session after 10 days and is vetoed

39
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Where are most expressed powers of Congress found

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Article 1, Section 8

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Foreign Relations

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management of relationships and dealings between countries

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War Powers

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Check president’s power to commit the US to an armed conflict without consent of US congress

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Naturalization

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Legal process by which a non-citizen in a country may acquire citizenship/nationality

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Postal Powers

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To establish post offices and post roads

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Copyrights and Patents

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Protect property/ideas from being copied, sold, or used without owner authorization

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Weights and Measures

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fix standards for weights and measures

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Territorial Powers

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acquire. Manage, and dispose of federal land

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Judicial Powers

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create laws and define punishments for violating them

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What is the difference between expressed powers and implied powers?

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Expressed:written in constitution. Implied: not written in constitution

49
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Give an example of expressed power

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War power

50
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Give an example of implied power

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Necessary and proper clause

51
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Necessary and Proper Clause

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Congress has the power to do whatever is “necessary and proper” to carry out its expressed powers.

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What impact does the Necessary and Proper clause have on congressional power?

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It gives congress the power to use expressed powers

53
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Strict constructionist

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Favors restrict congressional power

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Liberal constructionist

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Favor expanding congressional power

55
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Who is Speaker of the House?

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Paul Ryan

56
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Who is the Senate Majority leader?

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Kevin McCarthy (Republican)

57
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Who is the Senate Minority leader?

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Nancy Pelosi (Democrat)

58
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Who is South Dakota’s Representative?

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Kristi Noem

59
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Who are South Dakota’s Senators?

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Mike Rounds and John Thune

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