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WHAT ARE THE POWERS OF CONGRESS Necessary and Proper clause AND section 8. declare war, collect taxes, regulate commerce are some examples
IMPEACHMENT PROCESS the house of representatives has the power to impeach
WHO CONFIRMS JUDGES AND TREATIES senate
REDISTRICTING (HOUSE) when state legislatures draw congressional districts for their state
GERRYMANDERING manipulation of electoral boundaries to give one group an advantage over another. named after Government of MA, Eldridge Gerry
BAKER v. CARR One person, one vote-means that people in 2 different districts should have an equal vote, one district cannot have a million people while another has 400k. (case used 14th amendment: everyone is treated equal)
SHAW v. RENO North Carolina tried to gerrymander for good reasons, their population was mostly white, but they wanted to get minorities in the legislature. Still discrimination because one group is still getting an advantage
WHO WILL CONTROL HOUSE IN JANUARY republicans
WHO WILL CONTROL SENATE IN JANUARY democrats
WHAT DOES THE HOUSE AND SENATE DO TOGETHER house can send a bill up to senate who can approve it and send it to the president
HOUSE POWERS To start all revenue (money) bills. To impeach civil officers. To elect a President if no candidate receives a majority of the electoral votes.
SENATE POWERS ratifies treaties, has confirmation/rejection power, gives impeached civil officers a trial
INCUMBENT ADVANTAGES name recognition pork barrel projects casework-politicians help people get benefits credit claiming
REAPPORTIONMENT (HOUSE) After each decennial census, the number of representatives is distributed among the states based on population. 435 since 1920's
HOUSE TERM LENGTH 2 years
SENATE TERM LENGTH 6 years
HOUSE QUALIFICATIONS 25 years old, citizen for 7 years, legal resident of state you represent
SENATE QUALIFICATIONS 30 years old, 9 years in the U.S., resident of state
RULES FOR DEBATE 1. goes from one side to the other 2. order cannot change 3. 1 minute limit 4. can't interrupt 5. audience can't participate 6. audience has 5 minutes to talk afterwards 7. voting by hands
WHO IS IN CHARGE OF REDISTRICTING state legislature. Idaho is different and uses bipartisan citizen redistricting commission
REQUIREMENTS OF DISTRICTS 1. equal population (approx. 700,000 people per district) 2. Contiguity-district should be one continuous shape 3. compactness-districts should be drawn in compact shapes
CRACKING spreading like-minded voters apart across multiple districts to dilute their voting power in each
PACKING concentrating like-minded voters together in one district to reduce their voting power in other districts
RACIAL GERRYMANDERING not allowed. When districts are drawn to either minimize or maximize the power of minority voters. Still discrimination.
PARTISAN GERRYMANDERING allowed. When the majority party draws the district lines to maximize the power of their own party
IS CONGRESS MORE OR LESS DIVERSE NOW COMPARED TO 50 YEARS AGO more diverse. House is also more diverse than senate.
CONSTITUENCIES voters in a district that are represented by a politician.
CONSTITUENCIES IN HOUSE smaller (~700k)
CONSTITUENCIES IN SENATE larger
CENTRALIZATION OF POWER-HOUSE more centralized, stronger leadership
CENTRALIZATION OF POWER-SENATE less centralized, weaker leadership
POLITICAL PRESTIGE-HOUSE less
POLITICAL PRESTIGE-SENATE more
EARMARKS congressional funding for a specific local project. a pro example is that representatives meet the needs of the people best. A con is wasteful spending
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