Legislative Branch Notes Flashcards
What is the great compromise?
Virginia plan and New Jersey plan
What is Bicameral
Two House Legislature
What is the house of reps “membership”
435 members apportioned by population
Senate “membership”
100 members 2 per state
What is the term of office for house of reps
2 years entire house elected every two years
Term of office for senate
6 years staggered 1/3 of the senate elected every two years
Qualifications for house of reps
At least 25 years old us citizen for 7 years must live in state where district is located
Qualifications for senate
At least 30 years us citizen for 9 years must live in state
Constituency for house of reps
Smaller by district
Constituency for senate
Larger entire state
Prestige for house of reps
Less
Prestige for senate
More
Nickname for house of reps
Lower house
Nickname for senate
Upper house
Powers of congress
Make laws, collect taxes, borrow money, trading, declare war,
What is implied
Not written in constitution, but reasonably suggested
What are examples of implied
Building dams, mange nuclear weapons, building highways and roads.
What is impeachment
Congress can remove members of the executive and judicial branches
Non legislative constitution what are the treaties
The president nagotiates treaties
Non legislative constitution approved by
2/3 votes in senate
Appointments
President appoints ambassadors, Supreme Court Justices, and cabinet members
Approved by
Senate
How to amend the U.S. Constitution amendment
Changes or updates the constitution
2/3 of both house and senate (congress) to vote yes. 3/4 of the senate legislatures need to vote yes
That is the process of how to amend the U.S. Constitution
Investigations and oversight what?
Congress can investigate things of margistue and have a lot of power
