Legislative Branch Flashcards

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Gerrymandering

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

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Westbury VS Sanders

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Districts must have equal population

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Qualifications for reps

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Citizen for 7 years
Must be a resident of state

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Speaker of the house

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John boehner

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Tennesseans that have been speaker of the house

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John bell
James k Polk
James byrns

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17th amendment

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Senators are chosen by voters

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Qualifications for senators

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30
9 year citizen
Resident of state

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President pro tempre

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Senior member of majority party

In charge if VP isn’t tere

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Current president pro tem

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Patrick Lahey

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Tennesseans as pro tem

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Joseph Anderson
Isham Harris
Hugh Lawson white
Kenneth mckellar

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Duties of legislative branch members

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Legislator
Committee member
Represent your constituents
Servant of your constituents
Politicians
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Voting options

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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

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Compensation

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$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
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Patronage

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

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Port barrel legislation

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

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Private bill

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

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Types of laws

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Authorization acts
Revenu acts
Appropriation acts
Public acts

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Hearing

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

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Investigations

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

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Responsibilities of congress

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

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

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Constitutional amendments
Electoral duties
Impeachment 
Executive powers
Investigatory powers
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Opening day

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Speaker of house elected

Dean if house will give oath of office

Speaker swears in other members

Officers elected

Rules adopted

Committees appointed

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Standing committees

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Agriculture
Homeland security
Armed services
Foreign affairs

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Select committee
Temporary | Specific purpose
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Joint committees
Composer of house and senate
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Conference committee
Temporary Very powerful Purpose is to produce a compromise bill both houses will accept
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First reading
Bill introduced Numbered, titled, brief summary Entered into congressional record Sent to a committee
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Committee can respond
``` Favorably Refuse to report Report w unfavorable recommendation Report bill in amended form Report a committee ```
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Second reading
Goes to commitee if the whole | Anyone can suggest ideas or changes
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Third reading
Final vote Pass or fail Once passed it goes to other house for same process
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Culture
Limits time of debate in senate | 60 senators must vote to do this before debate begins