unit 2 exam legislative branch Flashcards
us congress is a BICAMERAL legislature, which means it has _____ chambers: US Senate and US House of representatives
2
how many US congressional districts does ga have? how many legislators represent GA in US house of representatives _____
14
how many legislators does each state have representing them in the US senate: how many senators does each state have? ____
2
what is the total number of legislators that serves in the US senate ____
100
what is the total number of legislators that serve in the US house of representatives ___
435
what is the total number of legislators that serve in both chambers of US congress ____
535
in order to be legally able to become us representative, you must be at least ___ yrs old and have US citizenship during the ___ years prior to the election
25 and 7
in order to become an eligible US senator, you must be at least ____ yrs old and have US citizenship during the___ yrs prior to the election
30 and 9
each term of office for a representative is ___ years long
2
each term of office for a Us senator is ___ yrs long
6
as agreed to in the great compromise, the number of representatives that a state has in the US house of representatives
depends upon the size of the state’s population
representative Nancy Pelosi serves as the _________, which is the highest-ranking member of the house of representatives
speaker of the house
the vice president (kamala Harris) also serves as the ________.
president of the senate
the majority party and the minority party in the house and the senate each rely upon a ____ who encourages party members to vote the same way on each bill
whip
the ____________ is the most powerful person on a committee.
committee chairperson
senator chuck Schumer is currently ________, which means he is the most powerful person in the senate.
senate majority leader
only the __________ branch of gov can officially declare that the Us is at war
legislative
us constitution gives congress the power to collect ___ and decide how the Us government spends this money
taxes
citizens pay taxes so that the government can generate ______ that will be used to pay for _____ provided by the government
revenue and services
all bills that are written generate revenue must be started in the house of ____________
house of representatives
if the president nominates someone to hold deferral office as a member of the president’s cabinet, a judge on the Us supreme court, a judge in a lower federal court, etc. only the Us ______ has the power to confirm or reject these nominations
senate
the legislative process of a bill in order
- ) bill is introduced in one of the two chambers (Us senate/us house of representatives)
- ) bill is sent to committee
- ) bill is discussed/debated in the committee
- ) bill is put to vote in the committee
- ) bill is sent to chamber floor
- ) bill is discussed/debated on the chamber floor
- ) bill is put to a vote on the chamber floor
- ) bill goes through steps 1-7 in the other chamber (us senate/us house of reprsentatives)
- ) bill is sent to president
because there are so many different topics to make laws about, both the house and the senate divide their members into smaller groups that are called ______. this allows members of congress to become experts in specific areas of lawmaking
committees
in a ______ ______ lawmakers consider and vote on bills that deal with certain types of legislation
standing committee
if the senate and the house representatives pass two different versions of the same bill, a ______ ______ is formed so that lawmakers from both chambers can try to resolve their differences
conference committee
in order for a bill to be passed in the house or the senate, a ______ of that chamber’s members must vote to pass it
majority
if a bill passes through both the house and the senate, then it is sent to be considered by the ____. if the president signs the bill, it becomes a law. however, the president nat decide to _____ a bill the he/she doesnt want to become a law
president and veto
if the president vetoes a bill, the bill can only become a law if ____ - _____ of the legislators in Congress vote to override the veto. when legislators override the president’s veto, this is an example of ____ and _____
two - thirds and checks + balances
a _________ is a group of people who share a common set of political values and goals. this group uses its people and resources to influence the decision-making of lawmakers and other government officials.
special interest group
special interest groups hire ______ to persuade members of congress to write certain bills and to vote for or against a bill.
lobbyists
a ________ is a group of people who raise money to influence elections and the lawmaking process
(PAC) political action committee
US HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
total number of representatives
35
number of representatives from each state depends upon the sate’s
population
number of representatives from ga
14
one term of office
2 yrs
US SENATE
total number of senators
100
number of senators from each state
2
number of senators from ga
2
most powerful congressional leader in the senate
majority leader
