U3 Quiz Study Guide Flashcards
Mostly about making the bill and the powers the house and senate has.
Number of members in the House of Representatives per state?
It is based on pop.
Number of members in the Senate per state?
2
The total number of members in the House of Representatives?
**435 **members
The total number of members in the senate?
100 members
The requirements for the House of Representatives?
How old they should be to get be a member?
25 years old, live in the district they represent
The requirements for the senate?
How old they should be to get be a member?
30 years old, ive in the state they represent
What are some power the House of Representatives have?
What can they do that the senate can’t?
- impeach public officials
- create revenue bills
- determine the President if there is an electoral college tie
- Money of the purse
What are some power the Senate have?
What can they do but the House of Representative can’t?
- determine guilt in impeachment trials
- approve treaties and appointments
- determine the Vice President if there is a tie in the electoral college
What are the power the Congress have?
- Declare war
- Control trade
- Control immigration
*Create money - Make law
What is the Legislative branch do?
Make laws
Why is the Congress Bicameral?
So the House of Representatives can support the interests of the large states and the Senate can represent the interests of the small states
How does Congress use balance and check in the 2 branches?
- Impeach
- approve treaties and appointments
- override vetos with ⅔ vote
The heads of the House of Representatives?
Speaker
The heads of the Senate?
Vice President
What is he solution to ties in the Senate?
The Vice President votes to break the tie
The importance of the President Pro Tempore?
When the Vice President is not there the President Pro Tempore is in charge of Senate?
What is Commerce clause?
Allows Congress to control trade
What is Necessary and Proper clause?
Allows Congress to make laws to keep up with the times
What is the McCulloch v Maryland case on Congressional Powers v State Powers?
The case supported Congresses power to use the Necessary and Proper clause and confirmed thatnational laws are supreme to state laws
What is a filibuster?
The **minority **in Senate use a filibuster to prevent a bill from being voted on
Only can happen in the Senate
What are Incumbency advantages?
- Incumbency advantages
- they can credit claim
- they can use the powers of office
- their political party can gerrymander for them
Rules for gerrymandering?
Redistricting can not be based on race, each district must be similar in size, the districts must be connected
