quiz 2.1 Flashcards
what are the two houses in the legislative branch
- senate (upper house)
- House of reps (lower house)
who leads the senate
vp
who leads house of reps
speaker of the house
which house is easier to start bills and why?
hor; place in the “hopper”
what are the types of amendments? (3)
- germane
- pork
- rider
what is a pork amendment
any amendment that adds spending/special privileges for a constituency
which house better reps people and why
house or reps; since they’re more “responsive”
what happened in baker v carr?
tennessee required congressional districts to be redrawn every 10 years but they weren’t because state population didn’t change
what impact did baker v care have
- limited district drawing method
- established “ONE MAN ONE VOTE”
what happened in shaw v reno?
NC drew a map specifically meant for more racial districts so that black americans could have more representation, so they drew a random district that in some places didn’t even have black americans residing
what was the impact of shaw v reno?
-limiting on state gerrymandering
-can’t artificially create racial districts
- majority/minority districts are ok IF THEY ARE LOGICAL
what are the 3 conditions under the 14th amendment that must be met
1) compelling gov interest
2)narrowly tailored to achieve that interest
3)done in the most geographically logical way
what are the 3 types of
committees
1) joint
2) standing
3) select
what is a joint committee
committee consisting of hor and senate
what is a standing committee
permanent committee
