AP Gov Roles of Congress
where in the line of the presidency is the President Protempore?
3rd
how many seats are there in the House?
435
what is the length of the term of office for the Senate?
6 years
who are two people that were impeached by the House?
Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson
in the Wild West if you stole a horse you were hung. this is an example of what?
Bill of Attainder
what is punishment without due trial or due course of action?
Bill of Attainder
what is the minority in the Senate?
Democrat
where is Mitch McConnell from?
Kentucky
who is the majority leader in the House?
Kevin McCarthy
where is Nancy Pelosi from?
Maryland
what is the majority in the House?
Republican
what is the majority in the Senate?
Republican
when can Habeas Corpus be taken away?
times of rebellion or invasion
what does Habeas Corpus translate to?
to produce the body
what is the impeachment power of the Senate?
try the impeached official and a 2/3 vote sends them to the Supreme Court
what is the power the president has to reject a bill?
veto
what is the president of the Senate's role?
votes on issues only when there is a tie
what does the president not need to approve from Congress?
votes to adjourn, any resolutions that do not use the force of the law
what are the three powers denied to Congress?
(suspension of) writ of Habeas Corpus, Bill of Attainder, and ex Post Facto
Clause 18 is known as what?
(the) elastic clause
what is the minimum number of representatives possible from one state?
1
what type of vote is needed to originally pass a bill in the House and Senate?
1/2 majority
how long does the president have to sign a bill?
10 days
when did the first income tax start?
1913 (funded WWI)
what is representation based on in the Senate?
2 per state
what is the length of the term of office for the House of Representatives?
2 years
how can Congress override a veto?
2/3 supermajority vote
what is the minority in the House?
Democrat
who are three people in history who have suspended the writ of Habeas Corpus?
Abraham Lincoln (and Congress for the North for protection from sympathizers/plotters and spies), FDR (and Congress put Japanese Americans in concentration camps), George W. Bush (without a Congressional signing after 9/11 for all Muslims)
who can and has expanded its involvement in the economy and the people's everyday lives?
Congress
if you did an act that was once legal and is now illegal, what says that you cannot be charged?
Ex Post Facto
who is the minority leader in the Senate?
Harry Reid
where do revenue bills originate?
House
who recently stepped down as Speaker of the House?
John Boehner (Mr. Orange)
who is the majority leader in the Senate?
Mitch McConnell
who is the minority leader in the House?
Nancy Pelosi
who was the first female Speaker of the House?
Nancy Pelosi
which military group includes the Marines?
Navy
where is Harry Reid from?
Nevada
who is the current President Protempore?
Orrin Hatch
what act gave more wiggle room to the government to handle situations similar to 9/11?
Patriot Act
who is the current Speaker of the House?
Paul Ryan
who takes the Vice President's seat in the Senate when he is not there?
President Protempore
who is the president of the Senate?
Vice President
what was Paul Ryan in charge of before becoming Speaker?
Weighs and Gains Committee (was the chairman, this group is in charge of the US budget)
where is Paul Ryan from?
Wisconsin
what does ex post facto translate to?
after the fact
why was there no mention of the Air Force in the Constitution?
airplanes did not exist
if someone is being held in prison without a charge, one can go to a judge to get a writ of Habeas Corpus meaning there are two options, what are they?
allow the person to leave or to officially charge the individual
what are the requirements for being elected into the House of Representatives?
at least 25 years old, US citizen for at least 7 years, resident of the state you are representing
what are the requirements for being elected into the Senate?
at least 30 years old, citizen for at least 9 years, resident of the state they choose to represent
where does the bill go when vetoed by the president?
back to Congress
a draft and the Air Force are examples of what?
elastic clause
what gives Congress the power to pass laws as it sees fit so that they or any other power can perform their duties?
elastic clause
what is the most powerful part of the Constitution?
elastic clause
what is the source of implied powers?
elastic clause
what happens if the president does not sign or veto a bill within 10 days?
it becomes law
who can the country be in debt to?
its own citizens and banks, other countries
what is the power of impeachment in the House?
official accusation (of treason, bribery, abuse of power) but no removal
how does the country borrow money?
on the credit of the country
where do the social security, income, and medicare taxes all come from?
paychecks
what is representation in the House based on?
population
what usually follows the usage of the elastic clause?
public outrage (due to belief that the action was unconstitutional)
what is the choosing of the President Protempore based on?
seniority
what are the 6 types of federal taxes?
social security, income, medicare, gasoline, corporation, capital gains
what are the three types of revenue bills?
taxes, budget (spending), borrowing
what is naturalization?
the process of a foreign born becoming a citizen
can a non-revenue bill originate in the Senate?
yes