Legislative branch

Question 1

What article creates the Legislative Branch

Answer 1

article 1

Question 2

congress it the what branch of the Gov.

Answer 2

Law making

Question 3

Bicameral body

Answer 3

2 house legislature

Question 4

Upper house
Lower house

Answer 4

Senate up
House low

Question 5

joint session

Answer 5

when house and Senate meet

Question 6

1 term in congress

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

how many members in the house

Answer 7

435

Question 8

house years

Answer 8

2 year terms no limit

Question 9

how often does Congress adjusts the # of rep. given to each state

Answer 9

10 years

Question 10

Census

Answer 10

Population count

Question 11

how many people in a district

Answer 11

roughly 700,000

Question 12

constituents

Answer 12

people who live and are represented in a representative’s district

Question 13

who are our rep.

Answer 13

Scott Fitzgerald
Tamy Baldwin
Ron johnson

Question 14

gerrymander

Answer 14

oddly shaped district designed to increase voting strength of a particular group
cracking, packing

Question 15

senate
members and years

Answer 15

100 members
2 from each state
6 year terms no limit

Question 16

majority and minority party

Answer 16

majority - political party to which more than 1/2 members belong
minority - other party

Question 17

speaker of the house

Answer 17

leader of the house
Mike johnson
- steers legislation
- leads floor debates

Question 18

vice pres.

Answer 18

presides over the Senate
- breaks 50/50 ties

Question 19

majority party’s in house and senate

Answer 19

republican

Question 20

super majority

Answer 20

one side has more than halve in congress

Question 21

committees work

Answer 21

much of the legislation is preformed by committee and subcommittee within congress

Question 22

types of committees

Answer 22

standing- permanent
select - temporary/deals with special issues
joint - includes members of both houses

Question 23

party leaders

Answer 23

make assignments based on members preferences, expertise, loyalty and seniority, or years of service

Question 24

elastic clause

Answer 24

allows Congress to stretch its powers to meet new needs

Question 25

non-legislative powers

Answer 25

duties congress holds besides lawmaking
- propose amendments to constitution
- approve/reject presidential appointments
- remove federal official for serious wrongdoing

Question 26

impeach

Answer 26

accuse officials of misconduct
house does this Senate decides guilt

Question 27

Ex post Facto Laws

Answer 27

laws that make an act a crime after that act has been committed

Question 28

cannot suspend the writ of habeas corpus

Answer 28

a court order that requires the police to bring a prisoner to a court to explain why they are holding the person

Question 29

banned from passing bills of attainder

Answer 29

laws that punish a person without trial by jury

Question 30

qualifications for house

Answer 30

25 years old
live in the state they rep.
citizen for 7 years

Question 31

qualifications for senate

Answer 31

30 years old
live in the state the rep.
citizen for 9 years

Question 32

benefits

Answer 32

salary - 174,000
free parking, trips back to their home, office space
franking privilage - send job related mail for free
hire helpers

Question 33

casework

Answer 33

the work that a lawmaker does to help constituents with a problem

Question 34

pork-barrel project

Answer 34

government project grant that primarily benefits the home district or state

Question 35

private bills

Answer 35

concern individual people or places

Question 36

public bill

Answer 36

apply to the entire nation and involve general matters

Question 37

joint resolutions

Answer 37

passed by both houses that become laws if signed by the pres.

Question 38

special interest groups

Answer 38

organizations made up of people with common interests