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Exam 2
Chpt 12 Congress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| House members are elected every ? | 2 years in, even numbers |
| Senators serve ______ terms. | 6 Year terms |
| The reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state based on changes in state populations since the last census every 10 years is known as what ? | Reapportionment |
| The rewarding of congressional districting boundaries within each state,based on the reapportionment from the census is known as what ? | Redistricting |
| The drawing of legistlative district boundaries to benefit an incumbent, a political party, or another group is known as ? | Gerrymandering |
| What are the Judicial Powers of Congress ? | Establish the federal court system Punish counterfeiters Punish illegal acts on the high seas. |
| What are the Economic Powers of Congress ? | Impose taxes Establish import tariffs Borrow money Regulate interstate commerce Coin and print money |
| What are the National Security Powers of Congress ? | Declare war Raise and regulate national armed forces call up and regulate national guard repel invasions |
| What are the regulatory powers of congress ? | Establish standards of weights and measures Regulate copyrights and patents |
| What are the Adminstrative Powers of Congress ? | Establish procedures for naturalizing citizens Establish post offices Govern the district of columbia |
| Functions of congress | Representation legislative process |
| Trustee Model | A model of representation in which a member of the houseor senate follows his or her own conscience when deciding issue position. |
| Instructed delegate model | A model of representation in which legislators, as representtives of their constituents,should vote in keeping with constituents views,even if those views contradict the legislator's personal views. |
| What is a Pork Barrel ? | Legislators appropriations of funds for special projects located within their congressional districts |
| What is a Earmark ? | A designation within a spending bill that provides for a specific expenditure. |
| What is the process of a oversight ? | The process by which the legislative branch " checks" the executive branch to ensure that the laws congress has passed are being administered in keeping with legislators intent. |
| Agenda setting | The determination by congress of which public issues the gov't should consider for legislation |
| The House consists of | 435 members 2 year terms narrow constituency (District) originates all revenue bills power vested in leaders and committee chairs |
| The senate Consists of | 100 members 6 year terms Broad constituency (States) More prestigious Ratifies treaties,confirms presidential nominees powers distributed evenly |
| The legislative process consists of 5 steps | Introduction Committee review House and Senate approval Conference committee reconciliation Presidential approval |
| Step 1 : Introduction | A member of the house of representatives or senate formally proposes the bill. |
| Step 2 : Committee Review | Subgroups within the house and senate,composed of legislators who have expertise in the bills subject mattering,review the bill. |
| Step 3 : House and Senate Approval | If the bill makes it out of committee, a majority of members in the house and senate must approve it. |
| Step 4: Conference Committee reconcilation | The conference committee reconciles the bill when different versions have passed in the house and senate |
| Step 5: Presidential Approval | If the president signs the bill,it becomes a law, but a presidential veto can kill the bill,or congress can override it. |
| Lead committee role | The primary committee considering a bill |
| What is the Seniority System | The system in which the member with the longest continuous tenure on a standing committee is given preference when the committee choses its chair |
| Standing committee role | Are permanent committees with a defined legistlative jurisdiction. 21 in house and 20 in senate |
| Select Committee role | A congressional committee created to consider specific policy issues or address a specific concern |
| Joint Committee role | A bicameral committee composed of members of both chambers of congress |
| Subcomittees | A subordinate committee in congress that typically handles specific areas of a standing committees jurisdiction 104 in house and 70 in senate |
| 4 Actions taken when a committee or subcommittee favors a measure | Agency review Hearings Markup Report |
| Agency Review | The committer or subcommittee asks the executive agencies that would administer the law for written comments on the measure |
| Hearings | To gather information and views from experts, including interest groups,concerned citizens |
| Markup | The process by which the members of legislative committees "mark up" a bill with suggested language for changes and amendments. |
| Report | A legislatives committees explanation to the full chamber of a bill and its intent. |
| Rules of committee | One of the most important committees in the house,which decides the length of debate and the scope of amendments that will be allowed on a bill. |
| Filibuster | A procedural move by a member of the senate to attempt to halt passage of a bill during which,the senator can speak for an unlimited time on the senate floor |
| Conference committee | A bicameral,committee composed of legislators whose jobs is to reconcile two versions of a bill. |
| Presidential Action | A president can sign a bill, it becomes a law,or not, it becomes a law after 10 days if congress is in session, if not it becomes a pocket veto and dies, therefore congress can not override it. |
| Veto | President's Rejection of a bill |
| Pocket veto | A special president veto of a bill passed at the conclusion of a legislative session, whereby the president waits 10 days without signing the bill, and the bill dies |
| Speaker of the house | The leader of the house of rep., chosen by the majority party; second in line of the presidential succession. |
| President pro tempore | To chair the senate in vice presidents absence |
| Qualifications of congress : house | 25 years of age citizen of 7 years 2 year terms District redistricting every 10 years |
| Qualification of congress: senate | 30 years of age citizen of 9 years 6 year terms State |
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