Chapter 8: Barrett

The minimum wage is what?

A controversial issue

What is a bill of attainder?

A legislative act that singles out and individual or go out for punishment without trial.

What is a cloture?

A procedure for ending a debate and taking a vote

What is a proposed law?

Bill

Law that convicts a person of a crime without a trial is what?

Bill of attainder

A bill goes through many steps before it becomes a law because the framers wanted?

Bills to be studied with care

In order to reach the president a bill must pass through?

Both houses of congress

A writ of Habeas corpus?

Brings someone to court

Which term best describes the powers held by congress?

Broad

The job of a member of congress includes what?

Discussing bills, helping constituents, and attending meetings.

A bill dies in committee when the majority of committee members?

Do not support it

What is the name and political party of the representative from the district in which you life?

Drew Ferguson IV (R)

Who is the minority leader in the house and senate?

House: Nancy Pelosi Senate: Chuck Schumer

Majority whip in the house and senate?

House: Steve scalise Senate: John cornyn

The constitution does not tell the congress what?

How to make laws

Minority's party in the house and senate?

Democratic

What is a requirement of all members of Congress?

Live in the state that elects them

What are people who represent specific groups called?

Lobbyists

The most important job only congress is?

Making laws

Which is an example of a power of congress?

Regulate commerce, declare war, and borrow money

Congress is made up of what?

Representatives and senators

How do the requirements and terms of office and representatives and senators differ?

Representatives have to be at least 25 years and a U.S. citizen for 7 years. Senators have to be at least 30 years and a U.S. citizen for 9 years

Majority party in the house and senate?

Republican

When a committee recommends a bill be approved by the senate it is called?

Reviewing the bill

What three actions can a president take on a bill?

Sign it, veto it, or doesn't sign it and later becomes a bill.

Who is presiding officer of the House of Representatives?

Speaker of the house

What are the major leadership positions in the House and Senate?

Speaker of the house and present of the senate (vice-president)

What are 3 powers of congress?

1. Amending the constitution 2. Declare war 3. Making laws

What is the value of a compromise bill in passing legislation?

A similar bill is created, and goes through approval of committee, house, and president signs it.

Cloture must be agreed to by?

A three-fifths vote

How might a bill "die" in committee?

After it's tabled it may or may not come back for a vote. If not it dies.

What is a filibuster?

An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.

What is a budget?

An estimate of income and expenditure for a set period of time.

How does the constitution limit the powers of Congress?

By it's silence on many matters because the constitution creates a federal system/

A compromise bill is the result of ?

Changes to a bill

What is an agreement to end debate on a bill called?

Cloture

What happens when a bill goes to committee?

Collects information, holds hearings, and suggest changes

Which is true of events that can occur after the president vetoes a bill?

Congress can override by two-thirds vote

What is an area a house member represents?

Congressional district

What is an area that a member of the house represents called?

Congressional district

Who are people represented by members of Congress?

Constituents

Name one committee on which each of your senators serves?

D.P.- Armed services J.I.- veterans affairs

What is the name and political party of each senator from your state?

David Perdue(R) Johnny Isackson(R)

What is a use of long speeches to prevent a vote on a bill called?

Filibuster

Who im are the chief officers of each party in congress?

Floor leaders

What happens in the house or the senate right before a vote on a bill is taken?

Gets debated on

What happens if the house and the senate approve similar, but not identical, bills?

Goes to conference committees

Name one committee on which your representative serves?

House committee on the budget

In what two places can a bill be started?

House of Representatives and the senate

To which groups are members of congress responsible?

House of representatives and the senate

Where can a bill be introduced?

House of reps and the senate

Who is the majority leader in the house and senate?

House: Kevin McCarthy Senate: Mitch McConnell

Which is an example of a nonlegislative power of congress?

Impeach an official

Who are people who work together for similar goals?

Interest groups

Only a member of congress can what?

Introduce a bill in congress

What happens to a bill after it is introduced in the house or representatives? In the senate?

It's sent to committee

Who is the president of the senate?

Mike pence

How many presidents have been impeached and convicted?

None

A filibuster can occur where?

Only in the senate

Who is the president pro template?

Orrin hatch

What is it called when the president stops a bill by keeping it for last ten days of a session?

Pocket veto

Who presides over the senate in Vice Presidents place?

President pro tempore

Who is the presiding officer in the House of Representatives?

Streaker of the house

If a majority party cannot stop a filibuster what is the result?

The bill does not become a law

The clause in the constitution that gives Congress the right to make laws that are "necessary and proper" for carrying out listed powers is often called

The elastic clause

A member of congress is primarily responsible to?

The people he or she represents

Powers of congress are limited by what?

The presidents veto, Supreme Court decisions, the constitution

The most powerful member of the House of Representatives is?

The speaker

Why are committees important when congress makes laws?

They help organize the important work.

Why do you think a bill has to go through all these steps before it's voted on?

To make sure that everyone agrees with the bill in order to make it a law.

Why is a system of committees necessary in congress?

Too many bills to study

Which is a power held by the house but not the senate?

Try an impeached offical

How can the president show disapproval of a bill that has been passed by congress?

Veto