Unit 2 Test Review Flashcards
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
435
What is the length of the term of the House of Representatives? Qualifications?
2-year term : 25 years old, 7 years in US
What is the focus of the House of Representatives in the Bicameral Congress?
State & Local
How many members are there in the Senate?
100
What is the length of term for a member of the US Senate? Qualifications?
6-year term : 30 years old, 9 years in US
How is the representation determined in the House of Representatives?
Equal representation based on population
What is the focus of the Senate in the Bicameral Congress?
National Ideas
How is representation in the Senate determines?
Equal Representation
Which house of Congress does reapportionment affect?
House of Representatives
How often must Congressional districts be reapportioned?
10 years
Congressional redistricting occurs with what other government function?
Census - an official count or survey of a population
The Implied Powers granted to the Congress are granted under what Constitutional Clause?
Necessary & Proper Clause
Only 1/3 of the Senate is up for re-election every 2 years, the Senate is considered?
Continuous
The license that grants an inventor the exclusive right to manufacture & sell creation?
Patent
The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell their own literary, musical, or artistic works?
Copyright
What is the Necessary & Proper Clause also called?
Elastic Clause
What are the powers specifically granted to the Congress in the Constitution called?
Expressed
What are the powers not specifically granted to the Congress in the Constitution called?
Implied or Inherent
Who does Congress share the powers of foreign relations and war with?
The President
Who is the most powerful person in the Senate?
Majority Leader
Who will break a tie in the Senate if the Vice President is not available?
President Pro Tempore
Who is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives?
Speaker of the House
Where is most work of Congress accomplished?
Committee
How are committee chairpersons chosen in the Congress?
Seniority
Where do filibusters occur?
The Senate
What is a cloture?
It is an END to debate in the Senate
