Governemt- Congress
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- What does article 1 do?
- Make Laws
- In the senate, who is most important?
- Majority Leader
- Who presides over the senate?
- Vice President
- What is logrolling?
- congress people agree to do favors for each other
- What is pork barrell politics?
- Congress people fund projects for voter if voted for
- How many are in the house? senate?
- House: 435 (more can be added by congress) Senate: 100
- How long are terms in the house? senate?
- House: 2 years Senate: 6 years
- How old must you be to be apart of the house? senate?
- House: 25 Senate: 30
- What is the citizenship rules for the house? senate?
- House: U.S citizen for at least 7 years Senate: U.S citizenship for at least 9 years
- What are the residency rules for the house? senate?
- House & Senate: must live in the state they represent
- How often are population counts taken?
- every 10 years
- How often do the number of reps. each state gets change?
- every 10 years
- What is gerrmandering?
- To redraw district lines and illegal if done to benefit any one group
- What is racial gerrymandering?
- It's illegal and splits up minorities to give less voting power
- What ammendment states people could vote for senators?
- 17th ammendment
- What does filabuster mean?
- to talk endlessly or to kill or delay a bill
- What is cloture?
- way to end a filabuster and voted on by 60 senators
- What is an expressed power?
- spelled out in the constitution
- What is an implied pwoer?
- Necessary and proper clause
- What is eminent domain?
- government takes private property for public use
- Who can Congress impeach?
- president, V.P., & judges
- What does impeachment mean?
- to bring charges against someone
- What are outcomes of impeachment?
- Resign, acquited, or removed from office
- What two presidents were impeached?
- Clinton & Andrew Jackson
- Who presides over the house during impeachment?
- Chief Justice