lesson 5-1 the legislative branch
Members of Congress have ___________ in certain situations so they can speak freely without fear of arrest
immunity
Members of the ____________________ must be at least 25 years old, live in the state that they will represent, and have been a U.S citizen for at least 7 years
House of Representatives
casts a senate vote only in case of a tie
Vice President
which deicides whether the house or senate will vote on a bill
a standing committee
the bicameral structure of congress arose from
an agreement made at the first continental congress
congress's power to coin money
an enumerated power
the constitution gives congress the right to impeach
any official involved in serious wrongdoing
which section of the constitution gives congress its powers
article 1, section 8
to run for senator you must be
at least 30 years old
the civil rights act was debated for 57 days until
at least three fifths of the senate voted for cloture to end the filibuster
who might draft a congressional bill
congressional staff members
a standing committee can choose to send a bill back to its sponsor for changes
false
bills of attainder are laws declaring an act a crime after the act has been committed
false
congress may tax exports
false
t or f a bill dies if it doesn't have a three fifths votes of congress
false
t or f during each session of congress, more than 10,000 new bills become laws
false
the elastic clause outlines the expressed powers of congress
false
the president can check the powers of congress by declaring a law unconstitutional
false
a ___________ helps members of congress with research and office duties
interns
the library of congress is important to congress because
it is a source of information for members and their staff
when the house and senate wish to do business together they hold a
joint session
Framers planned for their branch to be the most powerful
legislative
the major job of members of congress is to __________
make laws
basis of representation in the house of rep
population
what determines congressional apportionment for each state
population
___________________ are additions to bills to provide funds for specific projects that benefit a senator or representatives home state
pork barrel projects
focus on their districts, rather than the entire state
representatives
Senators serve
six year term
which of the following is one of the three main sources of ideas for bills
special interest groups
the two year period during which congress meets
term
the right to regulate public schools is reserved for
the states
t or f Conference committees meet to work out the differences between a house and a senate version of bill
true
t or f- congress may not pass laws that restrict freedom of speech
true
congress may override a presidential veto with a
two thirds vote
voting in the house of representatives is done by
voice vote, standing vote, and roll call vote
