American Government Chapter 5
how many people are in the house of reps?
435
How many members are in the house of reps and senate?
535
how many terms does each senator do?
6
how many votes must you have to make a cloture?
60
How long do you have to be a citizen to be a rep in the house of reps?
7 years
To be a senator you have to be a US citizen for _______________ years
9
Where is Chuck Shumer from?
A Senator from NYC
What are the whips two jobs?
1. serve as a liaison between the party leaders and the party members 2. important party issues
________ is a proposed law
Bill
How do you become a chairman?
chosen by the majority leader. They usually choose the person whose been on the committee the longest.
___________________ brings an end to a filibuster
cloture
Who sets the agenda for the standing committee?
committee chairman
The major work being done is completed by the _______________
committees
______________ committee works out compromises on bills
conference
President Pro Tem is generally selected (not in the ______________) by the ___________ political party in the ______________
constitution; majority; Senate
________________ is using someone's work and giving them credit, paying them, and asking for permission
copy-write
Each member in the house of reps represents a ___________-
district
In this committee the senate must approve the presidents appointments to be judges
Judiciary
What are the two most powerful committees in the senate?
Judiciary Committee and Foreign relations Committee
Who is the majority leader in the house of reps?
Kevin McCarthy
What is an implied power through the elastic clause that the Congress has?
Make any law that is necessary and proper for the US
__________________ is the revision of the seats in the house of reps every ten years
Reapportionment
Who is the longest serving senator currently?
Robert Bird
Is the senate or the house of resp the upper house?
Senate
The Filibuster is only in the ____________
Senate
______________________ committee is permanent and covers specific areas
Standing
How do you know the population of each state?
by conducting a census every ten years.
How are members of the standing committee decided?
by the party caucus
__________________ chooses the order to which a bill will be looked at
chairmen
the ________________ is the most powerful
chairmen
What is an example of something a select committee would focus on?
war negate
how many terms do members of the House of reps have?
two
How do you propose an amendment?
1. 2/3 vote of both houses of congress (only one that has ever been used) 2. By a national convention that is called by Congress at the request of 2/3 of the state legislature
What are the steps of passing a bill, starting in the House of reps?
1. A member of the house places a bill in the hopper 2. The speaker of the house assigns the bill to the proper committee by subject 3. When the bill is reported out of committee and said to be favorable, unfavorable, or no comment 4. The bill is placed with the rules committee 5. The speaker puts it on the houses calendar when they want to start working on the bill 6. Bill is debated and voted on by the entire house 7. Goes to the senate where the senate majority leader assigns it to a committee based on subject 8. The bill passes from the senate committee 9. The senate majority leader puts it on the calendar to set the date on when it will be debated 10. The full senate debates and votes on the bill 11. It goes to the President
Who are officers in Congress that were created by law?
1. Majority leader 2. Minority leader 3. Whip
What is the committees jobs?
1. Oversight 2. investigative work on bills
How do you ratify an amendment?
1. With the approval of 3/4 of the state's legislatures. After the amendment is proposed it goes straight to the states where they vote. 2. State conventions in 3/4 of the state. This would get around the state legislatures
If a bill goes all the way to the President, what are the four things he can do?
1. vetoes it 2. let it become a law without passing it 3. sign it 4. pocket veto
Only _______ of the senate is elected every _______ years
1/3; 2
How many members does Georgia have in the house of reps?
15
How much money are congress men and senators get paid per year?
174, 000
The _________ amendment changed it to the people electing state senators
17th
When was the number of people in the house of reps established by law?
1911
How many state senators does each state get and how are they elected?
2 by the state legislatures
How old do you have to be to be a house rep?
25
How old do you have to be to be a senator?
30
Who is the minority leader in the Senate?
Chuck Shumer
a good example of someone participating in a filibuster and "holding the floor" AND TALKING FOREVER would be who?
Coach Trieste :) (the soccer coach at FPD)
This committee takes up treaties and foreign policies
Foreign relations committee
What committee does the senate not have that the house of reps has?
House Rules Committee
What house has the power to determined whether or not a bill will pass and how fast this occurs?
House Rules Committee
________________ set the rules for every bill in the house of reps of when and how they are debated (one of the most powerful committees in the House of reps)
House Rules Committee
What are the two sections of the Congress?
House of Reps and the Senate
in the select and joint committees, how is members appointed?
In the house the speaker and the minority leader together will appoint the members. In the Senate, the majority leader and the minority leader will appoint the members.
After a bill gets vetoed, what happens to the bill?
It dies or it can go back through congress. If they do decide this 2/3 of the members of both houses have to vote to override the veto
Who is the majority leader in the senate?
Mitch McConnell
Who is the minority leader in the house of reps?
Nancy Pelosi
Is Robert Bird the Pro Tem? Why or Why not?
No, Robert Bird is an independent so he did not get elected because the majority of the senate is republican.
Is it possible for the senate to have to elect the Vice president today? Why or why not?
No, because we have two majority parties.
Can the president propose a bill?
No, but the president can get some congressmen to get together and propose a bill, but he cannot do it
Who is the current Pro Tem? Where is he from?
Orrin Hatch from Indiana
__________ is making certain that what needs to be done is being done
Oversight
Who is the current speaker of the house?
Paul Ryan
What is a temporary president of the Senate?
President Pro Tem
Who is the presiding officer when the VP is not there
President Pro Tem
Who is third in line to be the president?
President Pro Tem
What is an example of a standing committee
The foreign relations committee
Only a member of the ________________________ _________________ have a bill considered by congress
both houses
How does the speaker of the house become this role?
This person is selected by a vote of the members. This is stated in the constitution, but is usually selected by the majority party.
The ___________ is the presiding officer in the US senate.
VP
Why doesnt the house of reps have a filibuster?
a debate is set by the house of rules so they do not have unlimited debate
Congress men and senators get travel ____________-
allowance
Congress is a _____________ legislature
bicameral
In a joint committee, there are members of ___________ (house of reps, senate, or both)
both
In a conference committee, there are members of _____________________
both houses
When the President lets a bill become a law without signing it, he _______________ like it but wants the congress to be happy and doesn't ______________ it enough to veto it
doesn't; dislike
when do pocket vetoes occur?
during the Last ten days in a session of congress
House members were originally elected by whom?
elected by the people
State legislatures try to divide each districts population _____________
equally
The committee can lable the bill ____________, _______________, or ___________ _____________________
favorable, unfavorable, no comment
_________________ occurs when a senator or group of senators hold the floor of the senate so that a vote on a bill cannot be taken
filibuster
_____________________ occurs when the state legislature draws district lines to favor one party over another
gerrymandering
Most filibusters are done in ______________
groups
The longer you are a senate or congress men, your staff does what?
grows bigger and bigger
Congress men and senators get free ___________ and ______________ as long as they are in congress
health insurance; retirement
Every bill that has to do with taxes, budget, and finance must start where? Why?
house of reps cause its in the constitution
What do people in Congress look at when passing a bill?
if it was written a certain way, what are the consequences of the bill, being told why it is good and why it is not a good bill.
_____________ is make sure the members vote like the party wants
important party issues
where are the majority and minority leaders?
in both houses
To be a state senator you must live where?
in the state you are being elected from
What happens to a bill when it is signed?
it becomes a law
__________________ committee is formed when both houses want to study the same thing
joint
Once they draw up plans, they go to the _______________ office and they judge and see if the state legislature has ________________ the districts
justice; gerrymandered
Who must help the speaker of the house ad help pass laws?
majority leader (Kevin McCarthy)
_____________ try to push the agenda of THEIR own political parties
majority/minority leader
the ________________ party holds the most seat on every committee and every committee chairs come from the ________________ party
majority; majority
is a gerrymander constitutional?
no
_______________- states are decreasing in population. _______________ and _____________ states are increasing in population.
northers; southern and western
_______________________________: everyone's vote counts the same.
one mane one vote
____________________ _____________ is a meeting of the members
party caucus
When a bill is being voted on it can be _______________, ______________, ___________, or _______________
passed; rejected; amended; send it back to the committee.
______________________ is when he gets a bill and doesn't sign it, it is unofficially vetoed
pocket veto
People want to be what committees? (4)
public relations, agricultural, armed forces, and foreign affairs committee.
___________________ committee is temporary and given a specific task
select
In the Foreign relations committee, who has the power to approve or reject treaties?
senate
Who is the presiding officer of the House of reps?
speaker of the house
Who is the second most powerful person in the government.
speaker of the house
Congress men and senators get a paid __________ with 5 paid positions
staff
How were senators originally elected?
state legislatures
reapportionment is only done by whom?
state legislatures
who draws up the districts?
state legislatures
What is an example of something a joint committee would study?
tax code
Congress men and senators get _________________ for 2 residences because many have a home where they originally lived and a home in DC.
tax deductions
The Ways and Means Committee gets all the bills regarding what?
taxes, budget and finance
What is the most powerful committee in the house of reps?
the Ways and Means Committee
they use this to make things like pale grants and educational programs
the duty of supporting the general welfare of the American people
Congress is made up of what?
the legislative branch (law making)
Whips must make sure that the leaders know how who are feeling about issues?
the members
Who gets to usually be the Pro Tem?
the senator whose been there the longest
To be in the house of reps, you must live where?
the state your elected from. Not in the district you represent
How long does it take for something to be approved in the Senate?
there is no limit, sometimes it is not approved
What is an example of an oversight?
they make sure the Intelligence committee (CIA) is actually doing what they are supposed to be doing
How do they achieve "one man one vote"
they try to get every district equal
What do Select Committees do?
they use this committee to study things
The VP cannot vote unless there is a __________ in the congress
tie
The population in GA has gone up every __________ in the past _________ years
year; 13
Are members of the standing committee aloud to request their committee assignments?
yes
Is there a majority and minority whip?
yes
Does each state have a different number of house reps? why or why not?
yes the number varies according to the state's population.
What are the powers given specifically to congress by the constitution?
§ Levy taxes § To raise and support the armed forces § Regulate commerce § Support the general welfare of the American people § Make copywriter and patent laws § Coin money § Declare war Create federal courts
What is unique about the Senate?
® In any impeachment of a federal officer, the senate is the jury ® This takes 2/3 of the state senators to convict a person in an impeachment trial. ® Has to approve (confirm) all US treaties, and any appointment by the president. ® The senate would elect the Vice President if no candidate does not get the majority of the electoral college.
What is unique about the house of reps?
□ Brings the powers of impeachment. They charge the people and the senate hold the trial □ Elects the president if no candidate gets the majority in the electoral collage. This has happened.