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Legislative Flashcards

1
Q

Who may suggest a bill?

A

Any concerned citizen

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2
Q

Representatives must live in the state
they represent and meet what two other
requirements?

A
  1. must be at least 25 years old
  2. must have been a U.S. citizen at
    least 7 years
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3
Q

Senators must live in the state they
represent and meet what two other
requirements?

A
  1. must be at least 30 years old
  2. must have been a U.S. citizen at
    least 9 years
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4
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How many senators are there?

A

100

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5
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How long is a senator’s term of office?

A

6 years

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6
Q

Which house represents the states?

A

Senate

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7
Q

What number is a “quorum” in the
Senate?

A

51

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8
Q

How many senators does Minnesota
have?

A

2

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9
Q

Who is in charge of the Senate?

A

The Vice President

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10
Q

Where do most bills die?

A

In committee

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11
Q

What is the minimum number of
representatives a state must have in the
House of Representatives?

A

1

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12
Q

What rule stops a filibuster?

A

Cloture

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13
Q

Can there be a filibuster in the House of
Representatives?

A

No

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14
Q

When the V.P. is not available, who is in
charge of the Senate?

A

President Pro Tempore

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15
Q

Who is the current President of the
Senate?

A

Kamala Harris

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16
Q

What does it mean to convene?

A

To assemble

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17
Q

With only a few exceptions, a bill may
be started in either house. Bills
involving money must begin in which
house?

A

House of Representatives

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18
Q

If a state has 29 electoral votes, how
many representatives does the state
have in the House of Representatives?

A

27

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19
Q

What are the three branches of
government?

A

Legislative, Executive, Judicial

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20
Q

Our government is unique because it is
both _____ and _____.

A

Flexible and stable

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21
Q

What is the job of the Legislative Branch
of government?

A

To make laws

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22
Q

What is a one-house legislature called?

A

Unicameral

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23
Q

When does Congress convene?

A

January 3rd

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24
Q

How do we decide how many
representatives each state will have?

A

By the population

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25
Q

Is there a limit on debate in the Senate?

A

No

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26
Q

According to our founding fathers, if
your government isn’t serving your
needs you have the duty to ______.

A

Change it

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27
Q

Who is in charge of the House of
Representatives?

A

Speaker of the House

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28
Q

Who is the current Speaker of the
House?

A

Mike Johnson (R) LA

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29
Q

Who are the current CA senators?

A

Laphonza Butler (D)
Alex Padilla (D)

30
Q

What number is a quorum in the House
of Representatives?

A

218

31
Q

Who is the current President Pro
Tempore of the Senate?

A

Patty Murray (D) WA

32
Q

How does the President Pro Tempore
get his job?

A

Must be the senior senator of
the majority party

33
Q

Can the Speaker of the House vote on
issues in the House?

A

Yes

34
Q

Our government is self-governing so we
call this country a _______.

A

Democracy

35
Q

What do the initials “P.L.” stand for on a
former bill?

A

Public Law

36
Q

What is a two-house legislature called?

A

Bicameral

37
Q

Can the President Pro Tempore vote on
Senate issues?

A

Yes

38
Q

Who succeeds the Vice President as
President of the United States?

A

Speaker of the House

39
Q

What is a filibuster?

A

When a senator talks endlessly to delay
action on a bill.

40
Q

What does the rules committee do?

A
  1. Sends a bill to its proper
    committee
  2. Makes specific rules for individual
    bills
41
Q

Can the Vice President vote on Senate
issues?

A

No-unless there is a tie

42
Q

What is a “quorum”?

A

The number necessary to legally do
business (in our government 1 more
than half)

43
Q

Is there a limit on debate in the House of
Representatives?

A

Yes-1 Hour

44
Q

How many representatives are in the
House of Representatives?

A

435

45
Q

What are the two major political parties
in the U.S.?

A

Democrats and Republicans

46
Q

A representative’s term of office is ____
years.

A

2

47
Q

What are the names of the two houses
in our federal government?

A

House of Representatives and Senate

48
Q

How do we decide how many senators a
state has?

A

Each state has 2

49
Q

The Speaker of the House must always
be a member of the ______ party.

A

Majority

50
Q

Which house represents the people?

A

House of Representatives

51
Q

Does the U.S. Constitution say that we
have two political parties?

A

No

52
Q

For a bill to become a law it must pass
both houses, true or false?

A

True

53
Q

Who elects the Speaker of the House?

A

Direct vote of the House

54
Q

To keep one branch from gaining too
much power, we have a system of
______ and ______.

A

Checks and balances

55
Q

What fraction of our senators is elected
every 2 years?

A

1/3

56
Q

When the population of the U.S. is
officially counted, we call that count a
_____.

A

Census

57
Q

A committee consisting of members
from both houses is called a ______
committee.

A

Joint or conference

58
Q

When a vetoed bill is re-passed by 2/3
of both houses, this is called a veto
________. The bill then becomes a law.

A

Override

59
Q

If Congress adjourns before the
President acts on a bill, he may refuse
to sign it. This is called a _____ veto.

A

Pocket

60
Q

What majority is required to override the
President’s veto?

A

2/3 majority in both houses

61
Q

Neither house may adjourn for more
than 3 days without what?

A

Permission of the other house

62
Q

What is a “caucus”?

A

A meeting of members

63
Q

What is the supreme law of the land?

A

The U.S. Constitution

64
Q

A record of what goes on in Congress is
printed in the _____ _____.

A

Congressional Record

65
Q

The U.S. Constitution grants all law
making powers to whom?

A

Congress

66
Q

In our system of government, the U.S.
Constitution gets authority from _____.

A

The people

67
Q

What is the minimum number of
representatives each state must have in
Congress?

A

3 (1 representative and 2 senators)

68
Q

When are elections held for
representatives and senators?

A

The 1st Tuesday after the 1st Monday in
November of even numbered years

69
Q

This gives Congress the power to
make all necessary and proper laws.

A

The elastic clause

70
Q

Which article, section, and clause states
the House of Representatives will break
a tie in the electoral college?

A

Article II Section 1 Clause 3

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