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Legislative Branch Flashcards

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Houses of Congress

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Senate

House of reps

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Legislative Branch

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Makes laws

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Congressional Session

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2 years

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Members of the house

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435

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Membership based on…

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Population

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Members limits

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2 year term

No term limit

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Reapportionment

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Readjusting of congressmen

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Wesberry vs Sanders

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Districts have to have equal population

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Gerrymanding

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Party that’s to control state legislature will draw districts so that their political party has advantage

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Qualifications for the house

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25
7 year citizen
Resident of state you represent

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Speaker of the house

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Residing officer

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Senate

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Each state = 2 senators

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Senator terms

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6 year terms

1/3 is reelected every 2 years

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17th amendment

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Senators are chosen by the people

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Qualifications of Senator

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30
9 year citizen
Resident of state represented

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Presiding officer of senate

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Vice President

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When vp absent at senate presiding officer is…

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President pro Tempore

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Congressional Duties

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Legislator
Committee members
Represent their constituents
Servants of constituents
Politicians
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Voting options

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Trustee
Delegate
Partisan
Politico

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Trustee

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Own judgement

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Delegate

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The way constituents want

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Partisan

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With political party

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Politico

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Use all 3

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Compensation of congressmen

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$174,000 income
Free medical care
Free parking in D.C.
Free travel
Money for office in district
Retirement plan
Free mail
Can't get arrested
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How to avoid constituent pressure

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Vote both ways

Be absent

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Ways of voting

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Voice vote
Division note
Passing in front of the teller
Roll call vote

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Patronage

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

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Pork barrel legislation

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Bills composed of items of patronage, named and located in specific district

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Private bill

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Proposal to grant relief, special privilege, or exception to the person named in the Bill

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Responsibilities of congress

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Statutes
Oversight of administration
Oversight of citizens
Advice and consent
Debate
Direct committee Government
Legislative Veto
Broad or strict interpretation of constitution
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Statutes

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Authorization
Revenue
Appropriate
Private

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Oversight of administration

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Hearings
Investigations
Supervisions

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Oversight of citizens

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Hearings

Investigation

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Expressed Powers

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Tax
Borrow money
Commerce
Bankruptcy
Foreign relations power
War powers
Naturalization
Postal power
Copyrights and patents
Weights and measures
Territorial and Washington D.C. Powers
Judicial power
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Implied powers (non-legislative powers)

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Amendments
Electoral duties
Impeachment
Executive powers
Investigatory powers
Eminent domain
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Committee System

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Seniority Rule
Standing committees
Select committee
Joint committee
Conference committee
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Standing committee

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Permanent

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Select committee

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Temporary

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Joint Committee

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Members of both houses vote

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Bill

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Proposed law

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Joint resolution

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Not law but has power of law

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Concurrent Resolution

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House and senate work together

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Resolution

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Rule and procedure

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Rider

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Won’t pass on its own

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How does Bill turn into law

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3 readings

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First reading

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Bill introduced
Numbered, titled, and brief summary
Entered into congressional journal
Sent to committee

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Committee Reports…

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Doesn't
Favorably
In amended form
Unfavorably
As a committee bill
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Second Reading

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Floor consideration

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Third Reading

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Final vote

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President can…

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Sign

Veto

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Pocket veto

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If congress adjourns 10 days after sending bill to president and president does nothing it dies

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Filibuster

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Attempt to talk a bill to death

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How to prevent it?

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Cloture rule (60 senators must agree)

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