Unit 4 Chapter 11 Flashcards
Define The Term: Bicameral
2 Houses
Define The Term: Census
Official Counting of The Population
Define The Term: Reapportionment
Assigning representatives to states based on census results
Define the Term: Gerrymandering
Redrawing Districts in order to favor one party
Define the Term: Congressional District
The area of people/land that a representative represents
Define the Term: Single-Member District
One district-One representative
Define the Term: Majority Leader
The leader of the majority party in each house
Define the Term: Minority Leader
The leader of the minority party in each house
Define the Term: Majority Whip
The communications leader and vote collector for the majority party in each house
Define the Term: Minority Whip
The communications leader and vote collector for the minority party in each house
Define the Term: President Pro Tem
Honorary position given to the majority party
Who elects party leadership (leader/ whip) in each chamber?
The members of that party in that chamber
What is the only congressional office listed in the constitution
Speaker of The House
What Article of the constitution creates Congress?
Article 1
How old do you have to be in order to be elected as a representative
25
How old do you have to be in order to be elected as a Senator?
30
Why is there a citizenship requirement in order to serve in congress?
To prevent foreign influence
How much of the House of Representatives is up for reelection every 2 years?
All 435
How much of the Senate is up for reelection every 2 years?
1/3
Why was the house capped at 435?
To contain the number of representatives/Pracaticality
Approx. how many people does each representative represent today?
741,000
How many people did each representative represent at the founding of the country?
30,000
Who elects Senators into office today?
The people in each state
Who elects Senators into office when the constitution was written?
State Legislatures
Who is the current Speaker of The House?
Nancy Pelosi
Who is the current Majority Leader In The Senate?
Mitch McConnell
Who breaks a tie in the event of a 50/50 split in the Senate?
The Vice President
Which chamber has the power of impeachment?
The House
Define the Term: Impeachment
To bring charges of wrongdoing against a federal civil servant
Who presides over Impeachment Trials in the Senate if the President is the one who was charged?
The Chief Justice of SCOTUS
What punishment can be handed down to a person who has been impeached?
Removal From Office and barring from any further office
Define the Term: Term Limits
A limitation on how many terms a congressman can have
