Congress Study Guide – Flashcards

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Congress has ____ sessions
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2
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Sessions last....
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until Congress votes to adjourn
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Members of the House of Representatives must be ___ years old
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25
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Members of the House of Representatives must be citizens for ___ years
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7
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Members of the House of Representatives must be .....
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residents of their state
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Senators must be ___ years old
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30
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Senators must be citizens for ___ years
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9
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1/3 of Senators are elected every ___ years
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2
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each state elects ___ senators
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2
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number of representatives is determined by the _______
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census
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1st benefit of Congressmen
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set their salaries
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2nd benefit of Congressmen
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allowance for office staff and business trips
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3rd benefit of Congressmen
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tax breaks for maintaining 2 residences
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4th benefit of Congressmen
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pensions
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5th benefit of Congressmen
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immunity from arrest
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6th benefit of Congressmen
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immunity from libel suits
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Congress may refuse to ____, ______, or _______ members
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seat, censure, expel
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members attend ______ _______ ________ to vote on legislation
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house floor sessions
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all laws begin as....
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bills
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all laws begin in .....
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committees
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which committee receives all bills approved by committees of the house?
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the House Rules Committee
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Which committee determines which bills will be voted on by the house & puts them on a calendar?
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the House Rules Committee
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Who presides over the Senate?
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Vice President
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Who presides over the Senate when the president is absent?
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president pro tempore
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Who is responsible for guiding bills through the senate, developing criticisms, and keeping the party together?
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the Senate Majority floor leader
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Who controls the flow of legislation in the Senate?
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the majority party
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Vice President
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Joe Biden
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President Pro tempore
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Daniel Inouye
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Senate Majority Leader
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Harry Reid
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Senate Minority Leader
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Mitch McConnell
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Speaker of the House
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John Boehner
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House Majority Leader
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Eric Cantor
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House Minority Leader
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Nancy Pelosi
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Both the house & senate depend on ________ to effectively consider the enormous amount of bills proposed each session
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committees
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_________ Hold public hearings & investigations to help the public learn about key problems facing the nation
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committees
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enables Congress to expand its powers
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"necessary and proper" clause
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______ _________of the elastic clause are reflected in Supreme Court rulings on the power of Congress
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conflicting interpretations
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powers of congress are limited by the ______
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Bill of Rights and Constitution
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power to _________ is one of Congress's most important powers
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levy taxes and appropriate money
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Congress can _____ or ______ money and make laws about ________
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borrow, coin, bankruptcy
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Congress can regulate _______ and _______ commerce
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foreign and interstate
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Congress can approve ______, declare _____, and create and maintain an ______ and _____
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treaties, war, army, navy
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congress has power over _____ of citizens and admission of ___ _____
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naturalization, new states
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Congress can grant ____ & _______, and establish ______ ______ and a ____ ______
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patents, copyrights, federal courts, post office
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Which body of Congress elects the president if no majority is reached?
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House of Representatives
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Which body of Congress elects the Vice president if no majority is reached?
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Senate
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Congress can settle problems arising from the _____ of _______, president's ______ or ________
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death, candidates, incapacity, resignation
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congress can remove officials from the _____ and _____ branches by impeachment
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executive and judicial
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Congress can approve ______ __________
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presidential appointees
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Congress shares with state legislatures the power to ______
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propose and ratify constitutional amendments
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Who investigates the conduct and ethics of government officials & congressmen?
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select or standing committees of Congress
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Investigations have a variety of consequences that range from
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proposing new legislation to removing officials from office
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congressional investigations ______ _____, _____ _______, and _____ _______ ____, but they are not _____
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collect evidence, subpoena witnesses, grant witnesses immunity, trials
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Congress uses this power to weigh how well the exec branch carries out its laws
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legislative oversight
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require Congress to review and study on a continuing basis, how its laws are applied, administered, & executed
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Legislative Reorganization Acts of 1946 and 1970
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Congress does not have enough _____, ____, or _____ to effectively monitor the executive branch
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staff, time, money
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Members of Congress represent ____, more ______ interests than the president
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local, narrow
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Constitutional system of ______ ____ ______ cause conflict between legislative & exec branch
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checks and balances
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____ _____ can affect relations between Congress & President
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partisan differences
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Congress's ______ and ______ may cause conflicts with the President
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organization and procedures
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Members of Congress often serve in government ______ & may resist the president's ______ for enacting laws
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longer, timetable
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Congress can limit or end _______ ______ it has granted the president
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emergency powers
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What created the Congressional Budget Office and limited the president's ability to impound funds?
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Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
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Congress no longer uses the ______ _____ but still seeks to ensure that the president carries out its intent in executing its laws
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legislative veto
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In 1996, Congress authorized the _____ ____ ____
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line-item veto
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in ____ the Supreme Court declared the _____ ____ _____ unconstitutional
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1998, line-item veto
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