Legislative- Congress and the houses

Question 1

What branch is congress?

Answer 1

The legislative branch

Question 2

Where is congress situated?

Answer 2

In the capitol building
Located at Rotunda hill in Washington D.C

Question 3

How may houses are in congress and what are their names?

Answer 3

2
House of representatives
Senate

Question 4

What is the house of representatives?

Answer 4

The lower chamber (our HOC)
All the 435 members are called representatives

Question 5

Currently who is the house of representatives?

Answer 5

213- Democrats
218 Republicans
5 delegates who can join in discussions but cant vote (from District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands)
-The HOR has a commissioner representing Puerto rico
-There are current delegates proposed for Choctaw Nation and Cherokee nation, these are native american country’s that have little to no representation within the govt

Question 6

How many terms in office can the house of representatives run for?

Answer 6

2 years

Question 7

What proportion of the chamber of house of representatives can stand in each election?

Answer 7

All representatives

Question 8

Who is the leader in the house of representatives?

Answer 8

The speaker, current is republican Mike Johnson
The majority leader, current is republican Steve Scalise
The minority leader, current is democrat Hakeem Jeffries

Question 9

What is the senate?

Answer 9

The upper house (our HoL)
All 100 members are called the senators

Question 10

Currently who is the house of senate?

Answer 10

47 demotes
49 republicans
4 independants (usually side with democrats giving democrats 51 votes)

Question 11

How many terms/years can senators run for?

Answer 11

6 years

Question 12

What proportion of the chamber of house of senate can stand in each election?

Answer 12

1/3 of senates every 2 years

Question 13

Who is the leader in the house of senate?

Answer 13

The vice president- Kamala Harris democrat
Majority leader- Chuck Schumer democrat
Minority leader- Mitch McConnell republican

Question 14

In the senate what does it mean to ‘filibuster’?

Answer 14

A senator talks a bill to death, this means they dont eat drink or go to the toilet, bills have a deadline and Senates can talk till the deadline

Question 15

Examples of filibustering?

Answer 15

Rand Paul, appointment of John Brannen as CIA director at 12 hrs and 52 minutes
Senator Storm Tormund, filibustered a civil rights bill for 24 hrs and 18 mins, filibuster failed and civil rights act got passed anyway

Question 16

Following from a filibuster what’s a cloture?

Answer 16

This is when 3/5 of senate vote to end filibuster
Party need 60 votes in senate to be filibuster proof- democrats only have 52

Question 17

What is the Connecticut compromise?

Answer 17

The splitting of 2 houses
The house of representatives and senate

Question 18

What are the main types of congressional committee?

Answer 18

Standing committee (shadow departments of federal)
Select committee

Question 19

What concurrent (joint) powers do the house of representatives and senate share?

Answer 19

Equal legislative power
Override presidential veto
Initiate constitutional amendment
Declaration of war
Confirm appointed vice president

Question 20

What are exclusive powers of the house of representatives?

Answer 20

Initiate money bills (power of the purse)
-Vote on impeachment
-Elect a President should the electoral college deadlock

Question 21

What are exclusive powers of the senate?

Answer 21

Confirm presidential appointments
-Ratify treaties
-Try the accused in cases of impeachment
-Elect the vice president in the case of Electoral college deadlock

Question 22

What is the power of the purse?

Answer 22

Congress should have the power to make laws necessary to carry execution the foregoing powers
Meaning for the duty of a law making body, they need to have laws to fulfill duty’s

Question 23

Senete 2021 demography- incumbency rates?

Answer 23

Very high 90% (means realected
Very low churn

Question 24

US senate demography- split tiket?

Answer 24

low at 6%

Question 25

What are the powers of the senate called?

Answer 25

Advice and consent