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Legislative Branch Flashcards

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Powers of Congress

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Lawmaking
Budgeting
Oversight

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16th Amendment

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Grants Congress power to take personal incomes

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17th Amendment

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Senate directly elected by the people

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Cases of Partisan Gerrymandering

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Shaw v Reno

Bakar v Carr

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House Leadership

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Speaker of the House
Majority Leader
Majority Whip
Minority Leader
Minority Whip
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Senate Leadership

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Vice President
President Pro Tempore
Majority Leader
Majority Whip
Minority Leader
Minority Whip
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What does a “Whip” do?

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They mobilize votes within their party

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VP role in Senate

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“President of the Senate”

Breaks ties

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Who is the President Pro Temp

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Senator in the majority party with the most tenure

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Who holds the #1 position in the Senate?

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Majority Leader

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Law Making Process

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Bill –> Committees –> House & Senate Floors –> Conference over written difference (if) –> Bill pass both houses –> POTUS –> Law (or Veto)

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Where do bills typically die?

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in COMMITTEE

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Filibuster

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Congress members debate over a proposal to delay or prevent a decision

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What is needed to override a veto?

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2/3 vote in both houses

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Roll-call vote

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Yeas and Nays

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Cloture

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motion to bring debate to and end and to commence vote/decision

17
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Vote needed for impeachment

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Majority House to impeach –> 2/3 Congress for removal

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Advise and Consent

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2/3 vote in SENATE
confirm nominations
check on executive branch

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Trustee Representation

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Influenced by people’s opinion but at the end of the day decide what they think is best

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Delegate Representation

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votes align with the views of those who elected them

21
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Logrolling

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“quid pro quo”
exchange of favors between legislators to pass legislation
hypothetically mutually beneficial

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Divided Government

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Majority in one house of Congress is different from the other

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