Senator Flashcards
Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
What is the senate composed of ?
The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety.
How many senators represent each state ?
2 senators
How many years does each senator serve ?
6 year terms
How many senators represent the 50 states in America ?
100 senators
Who is the Presiding Officer and president of the Senate ( the upper chamber of Congress ) ?
The Vice President of the United States of America
In its absence, who takes the Vice President seat ?
The president pro tempore (often shortened to president pro tem) is the second-highest-ranking official of the United States Senate.
the president pro tempore is an elected member of the Senate, able to speak or vote on any issue.
What are some of the powers of advice and consent the Senate holds ?
the approval of treaties, and the confirmation of Cabinet secretaries, Supreme Court justices, federal judges, flag officers, regulatory officials, ambassadors, other federal executive officials and federal uniformed officers.
What is meant by the term “with the majority of the seats” ?
With the support of more than half of the members of the upper chamber/ House of Representatives
Ex Officious
virtue of office
Rules applying to ex-officio members. Ex-officio is a Latin term meaning by virtue of office or position. Ex-officio members of boards and committees, therefore, are persons who are members by virtue of some other office or position that they hold.
What type of trials does the Senate conduct ?
The Senate conducts trials of those impeached by the House.
What happens If no candidate receives a majority of electors for Vice President ?
the duty falls to the Senate to elect one of the top two recipients of electors for that office of Vice President
The legislative branch consists of ?
The House of Representatives and the Senate which together forms the United States Congress.
Legislative duties
Legislative—Makes laws
Congress, comprised of the House of Representatives and Senate
Executive duties
Executive—Carries out laws
president, vice president, Cabinet, most federal agencies
Judicial duties
Judicial- interpret laws
the Supreme Court and other federal courts
How many members are in the House of Representatives ?
435 elected members, divided among the 50 states in proportion to their total population.
How long is a term in the House of Representatives ?
2 year term
Senate vs. House of Representatives
Senators represent their entire states, but members of the House represent individual districts. The number of districts in each state is determined by a state’s population. … Today, Congress consists of 100 senators (two from each state) and 435 voting members of the House of Representatives.
Define minority leader
The Republican Party leader; the head of the minority party in a legislative body, especially the US Senate or House of Representatives.
The minority leader is responsible for leading the minority party in the U.S. House of Representatives. These responsibilities include speaking for the party and its policies, protecting the minority’s rights, and nominating minority party Members to committees.
Define minority party
The Republican Party; A minor party is a political party that plays a smaller (in some cases much smaller, even insignificant in comparison) role than a major party in a country’s politics and elections.
“the chief job of the minority party is to become the majority.” It does this by offering an ongoing “critique of the majority party, in committees and on the floor, spotting weaknesses in the majority’s policies and using them to draw distinctions between the parties.”
The minority party develops alternatives and agendas of its own and attempts to construct winning coalitions on their behalf. Partisan Opposition. The minority party offers strong opposition to majority party initiatives, but does not counter with policy alternatives of their own.
Who is the minority party in congress ?
The Republican Party
What parties makeup the House of Representatives in Congress ?
The Democratic Party and Republican Party
What is a majority party leader ?
Democrat Party is majority; Elected at the beginning of each Congress by members of their respective party conferences to represent them on the Senate floor, the majority and minority leaders serve as spokesmen for their parties’ positions on the issues.
