Legislative Branch

Question 0

Gerrymandering

Answer 0

The party that controlls the state legislature gets to draw the districts in favor of their party

Question 1

Westbury VS Sanders

Answer 1

Districts must have equal population

Question 2

Qualifications for reps

Answer 2

25
Citizen for 7 years
Must be a resident of state

Question 3

Speaker of the house

Answer 3

John boehner

Question 4

Tennesseans that have been speaker of the house

Answer 4

John bell
James k Polk
James byrns

Question 5

17th amendment

Answer 5

Senators are chosen by voters

Question 6

Qualifications for senators

Answer 6

30
9 year citizen
Resident of state

Question 7

President pro tempre

Answer 7

Senior member of majority party

In charge if VP isn’t tere

Question 8

Current president pro tem

Answer 8

Patrick Lahey

Question 9

Tennesseans as pro tem

Answer 9

Joseph Anderson
Isham Harris
Hugh Lawson white
Kenneth mckellar

Question 10

Duties of legislative branch members

Answer 10

Legislator
Committee member
Represent your constituents
Servant of your constituents
Politicians

Question 11

Voting options

Answer 11

Trustee- use their own judgement
Delegate- vote the way the people want
Partisan- vote the way your party wants
Politico- you try to combine all 3

Question 12

Compensation

Answer 12

$174,000
Free medical care
-$100,000 a year retirement 
Money for home office
Travel expenses
Franking privileges 
Free parking 
Cant be arrested in congress

Question 13

Patronage

Answer 13

Efforts to help constituents by personally providing jobs, public works, or benefits

Question 14

Port barrel legislation

Answer 14

Bills composed of items of patronage named and located in specific places

Question 15

Private bill

Answer 15

A proposal to grant some kind of relief special privilege or exemption to a specific person

Question 16

Types of laws

Answer 16

Authorization acts
Revenu acts
Appropriation acts
Public acts

Question 17

Hearing

Answer 17

Inquiry conducted by congress to build a record on a specific bull already introduced

Question 18

Investigations

Answer 18

Authorization by congress for a committee to examine a broad areas or problem rather than a specific bill

Question 19

Responsibilities of congress

Answer 19

Statutes
Oversight if administration 
Oversight of citizens 
Advise and consent
Debate
Direct commitee gov
Legislative veto

Question 20

Expressed powers of congress

Answer 20

Tax
Borrow
Regulate commerce
Currency
Bankruptcy
Foreign relations
War power
Naturalization 
Postal power 
Copyright
Weights and measurements
Territories and Washington, D.C.
Judicial power

Question 21

Non legislative powers of congress

Answer 21

Constitutional amendments
Electoral duties
Impeachment 
Executive powers
Investigatory powers

Question 22

Opening day

Answer 22

Speaker of house elected

Dean if house will give oath of office

Speaker swears in other members

Officers elected

Rules adopted

Committees appointed

Question 23

Standing committees

Answer 23

Agriculture
Homeland security
Armed services
Foreign affairs

Question 24

Select committee

Answer 24

Temporary

Specific purpose

Question 25

Joint committees

Answer 25

Composer of house and senate

Question 26

Conference committee

Answer 26

Temporary
Very powerful
Purpose is to produce a compromise bill both houses will accept

Question 27

First reading

Answer 27

Bill introduced
Numbered, titled, brief summary
Entered into congressional record
Sent to a committee

Question 28

Committee can respond

Answer 28

Favorably
Refuse to report
Report w unfavorable recommendation 
Report bill in amended form
Report a committee

Question 29

Second reading

Answer 29

Goes to commitee if the whole

Anyone can suggest ideas or changes

Question 30

Third reading

Answer 30

Final vote
Pass or fail
Once passed it goes to other house for same process

Question 31

Culture

Answer 31

Limits time of debate in senate

60 senators must vote to do this before debate begins