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Legislative Branch Flashcards

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Congress is made up of……

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The House of Representatives and the Senate

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What is the legislative branch’s main job?

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To make laws

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Congress begins meeting when?

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On the third day of January every odd numbered year.

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The meetings are called?

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Terms

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How long do the House of Representative terms last?

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Two years with a break during the summer.

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When did the first term of Congress meet?

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1789-1791

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How many Senators are in the Senate?

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100

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How many representatives are in the House of Representatives?

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435

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The Congress can expel a member by what kind of vote?

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A 2/3 vote

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What is a Congressional Record?

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A record kept of all the meetings in Congress, and is published.

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Privileges of the members of Congress

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  • Cannot be arrested when going to or from Congress, or while attending a session of Congress
  • A member cannot be sued or punished for anything said in Congress
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Filibuster

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Can only be done in Senate, purpose is to stall a vote from coming to the floor

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What is the only house able to introduce a money bill?

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The House of Representatives

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Quorum

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The requirement for there to be at least one over half of the members there to meet (applies to both houses)

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Census

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A population count taken every ten years to determine both population and how many representatives each state gets

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Requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives

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Must be at least 25 years of age, be a US citizen for at least 7 years, and live in the state elected for

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Speaker of the House

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Current: John Boehner
He is the presiding officer, selected by members of the house, second in line for presidency (after the Vice President ), usually a member of the majority part

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The House of Representatives begin the impeachment process by

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Accusing the official of wrong doing or misuse of powe

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We live in what District

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District 14

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Our District 14 representative is

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Randy Hultgren

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Who is our president protempore?

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Patrick Leahy

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How many senators are there per state?

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There are 2

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How long is a term in the Senate?

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6 years

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After how many years is 1/3 of the Senate up for reelection?

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2 years

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Requirements for Senate

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  • 30 years and older
  • Citizen of US for at least 9 years
  • live in the state represented
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In the impeachment process what does the Senate do?

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They hold a trial and act as a jury, they vote for impeachment

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What are the Vice President’s duties in the Senate?

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He is in charge of all meetings in the Senate. Can only vote in case of a tie between senators.

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Who holds the meetings if the Vice President is absent?

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The president protempore

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Expels means

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To remove

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Adjourn means

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To stop meeting

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What is the elastic clause?

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The power to make all laws which shall be necessary and proper

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What are the powers of Congress as written in the Constitution?

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Power to tax, borrow money, regulate trade, naturalization, coin money, establish a system of weight and measurement, establish a post office, declare war, and provide a military

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3 types of powers to Congress

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Enumerated powers, implied powers, and inherent powers

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Enumerated powers

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Powers given to Congress by the government, SPECIFICALLY listed in the Constitution

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Implied Powers

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General powers given to Congress, they are stated, but not enough information is given in the Constitution about details

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Inherent powers

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Unlisted powers that a government must have simply because it exists as a government and needs to run its affairs smoothly. (Best example is foreign affairs)

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Habeas Corpus

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Means “you shall have the body”. This right allows a person to be seen and heard in a courtroom by a judge.

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Bills of Attainer

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Outlawed by Constitution. It is a law passed by the government that convicts a person of a crime and punishes them without a trial.

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Ex Post Facto law

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These cannot be passed by Congress. This law punishes people for a crime that was not a crime at the time.

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Other limits on Congress

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Cannot tax products from a state, cannot give preference to any state’s seaport, government money can only be spent by passing a law, cannot issue titles of nobility

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Naturalization

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The process by which one can become a US citizens

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Certain limits on the states

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  1. Cannot make treaties with other countries
  2. Cannot coin their own money
  3. Have same limits that are put on Congress
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Powers of government are put in three categories

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Delegated, concurrent, and reserved powers

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Delegated powers

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Powers that are given to the national government in Washington D.C

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Concurrent powers

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Powers that are shared between the national and state governments

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Reserved powers

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Powers only given to state governments

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Majority

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Means one over half, or the larger group of politicians

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Minority

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The smaller group of politicians

48
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Fraction needed to override a veto

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2/3 of Congress

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What can the President do when a bill gets to him?

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Sign it (it’s now a law), pocket veto (not sign or veto after ten days after Congress adjourns, bill dies), veto, (bill dies), ignores after ten days while Congress is in session (now a law)

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What does the Preamble do?

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Introduces us to the Constitution’s main cause, which is to create our own government with freedom built into it

51
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What is the current term and session of Congress?

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113th term, 2nd session

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