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House of Representatives: elections

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every two years

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House of Representatives: qualifications

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i. at least 25 years old
ii. be a citizen for seven years
iii. live in the state of representation

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House of Representatives: number

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every 10 years census taken of state

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House of Representatives: vacancies and impeachment

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i. state executive temporarily picks replacement

ii. House of Rep. votes to impeach president

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House of Representatives

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  • 435 members
  • appropriation bills
  • 2 year terms
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Senate: numbers and terms

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i. 2 senators from each state

ii. 6 years per senator per term

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Senate qualifications

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i. at least 30 years old

ii. at least 9 yrs of citizenship

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Senate: vice president and officers

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i. president of senate- no vote unless Senate is equally divided
ii. pro tempore in charge if VP is absent

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Senate: impeachment trials

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i. sole power for trials
ii. Chief Justice for President impeachment trials
iii. two-thirds of Senate present must vote guilty

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Senate

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  • unanimous consent
  • originally elected by state legislature, now by people (after 1913)
  • 6 year terms
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filibuster (Senate)

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stalling tactic to prolong a decision

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Congress

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  • always elections on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
  • new Congress meeting on January 3 (Monday)
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Congress elections and rules/procedures: meets

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every January 3

at least once a year

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Congress elections and rules/procedures: quorum

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minimum number of people to hold vote- half

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Congress elections and rules/procedures: records

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each house has a journal of proceedings to publish

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Congress elections and rules/procedures: adjounment

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cannot adjourn for more than three days without consent of other house

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Lawmaking: tax/money bills

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begins in the House of Representatives

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Lawmaking: all bills

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must pass through House and Senate

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Lawmaking: veto

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2/3 of Congress can vote yes or override veto

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Lawmaking: 10 days

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President must sign/ veto, or it just becomes a law

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Lawmaking: presidential role

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sign/veto every order, resolution, vote, bill

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Powers granted to Congress:

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  1. taxation- lay and collect taxes; trade (tariffs)
  2. credit: borrow money
  3. commerce: regulate international and national trade
  4. naturalization, bankruptcy: make laws
  5. money: coin money
  6. counterfeiting: provide punishment
  7. post office: establish post office and post roads
  8. patents, copyrights: offices funded by Congress
  9. federal courts: constitute tribunals (make other courts)
  10. international law: define and punish marine piracies and felonies
  11. war: declare war and letters of marque (retaliation) and reprisal (rules concerning capture)
  12. army: raise money to support army
  13. navy: provide and maintain navy
  14. regulation of armed forces: make rules for military
  15. militia: provide and call forth for rebellions and repel invasions
  16. regulation of militia: provide money for organization and training of militia
  17. DC: Congress is in charge
  18. elastic charge: make proper and necessary laws
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Powers denied to Congress

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  • Habeas Corpus: cannot be held in prison for more than 24 hours without charges placed except in cases of rebellion or invasion
  • illegal punishment: no bill of attainder or ex-post-facto law shall be passed
  • direct taxes: no tax on items from any state or taxation based on population
  • export tax: cannot tax state exports
  • no favorites: no state can be favored; all have to be treated equally
  • public money: no money can be taken from the treasury without appropriation law
  • titles of nobility: no title (ie king, duke, noble) without the consent of Congress, no person in office can accept gifts from foreign people
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powers denied to states

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a. powers denied to Congress also are denied to states
b. no taxes on imports except if for inspection
c. no troops or war/peace treaties

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ex-post-facto law

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a law that would make an act a criminal offense after it was committed
(ie if John stole a candy bar in January and a law was passed that stealing a candy bar is a felony in March that same year, John cannot be tried since the crime was committed before the law was passed)

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bill of attainder

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a law that condemns (jails) a person without a trial

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