Unit 2 section 1 vocab

Question 1

Redistricting

Answer 1

• Each state legislature sets the district every 10 years

Question 2

Speaker of the House

Answer 2

• Leader of the House of Representatives
• Elect by the House’s majority party

Question 3

Size

Answer 3

• Equal representation from each state
• 2 members per state
• 100 total members

Question 4

Qualifications

Answer 4

• 30 years old
• Citizen of the United States for at least 9 years
• Live in the state that they are elected from

Question 5

Term

Answer 5

• 6 Years
• Staggered election so that 1/3 to the Senate is elected every 2 years

Question 6

Purpose of Committees

Answer 6

• Allows Congress to divide the workload
• Allows lawmakers to become specialists in a particular area
• Limits the number of bills that reach the floor for vote

Question 7

Standing Committees

Answer 7

• Permanent groups
- Appropriations
- Armed Services
- Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs
- Budget
- Finance
- Foreign Relations
- Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
- Judiciary
- Veterans’ Affairs

Question 8

Subcommittees

Answer 8

• A group within a committee that specializes even more that the committee
• Committees may have several subcommittees

Question 9

Joint Committees

Answer 9

• Committees with both House and Senate members in it

Question 10

Your National Representatives

Answer 10

Louie Gohmert - R
John Cornyn - R
Ted Cruz - R

Question 11

Constitutional Provisions

Answer 11

• Article I establishes the Legislative Branch
• It contains about half of the words of the Constitution

Question 12

Bicameral legislature

Answer 12

• Made up of two houses
-The Senate
-The House of Representatives

Question 13

Congressional Terms

Answer 13

• Each term lasts 2 years
• Begins on January 3 of each odd year
• Broken into 2 sessions

Question 14

Quorum

Answer 14

• The minimum number of members who must be present to permit the legislative body to take official action
• Must consist of a majority of the members

Question 15

Gerrymandering

Answer 15

• A state legislature that draws district boundaries to gain an advantage in elections

Question 16

Rules

Answer 16

• Geared to move legislations through the House quickly
• Limited to speaking for 5 minutes during a debate

Question 17

Floor leaders

Answer 17

• Majority leader
• Majority whip

• Minority leader
• Minority whip

Question 18

Leadership

Answer 18

• Vice President heads the Senate
• Majority and Minority leaders
• Majority and Minority whips and assistants

Question 19

Filibuster

Answer 19

• To keep talking until the majority of the Senate either abandons the bill or modify the most controversial parts of it
• Can be ended with a 3/5 vote of Cloture

Question 20

Filibuster

Answer 20

• To keep talking until the majority of the Senate either abandons the bill or modify the most controversial parts of it
• Can be ended with a 3/5 vote of Cloture

Question 21

Congressional Compensation

Answer 21

Rank & File Member
▪ $174,000 per year
▪ Senate Leadership
▪Majority Party Leader -$193,400
Minority Party Leader -$193,400
▪ House Leadership
▪Speaker of the House -$223,500
Majority Leader - $193,400
Minority Leader - $193,400