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Congress Test Review
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12th Grade
01/12/2010

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Who are the Virginia Senators?
Definition

John Warner

 

Jim Webb

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What are the five types of committees?
Definition

Standing Committees

Subcommittees

Special or Select Committees

Joint Committees

Conference Committees

Term
Standing Committees
Definition
Permanent committees that handle most of the legislative business
Term
Subcommittees
Definition
handle must of the actual legislative work and are part of standing committees
Term
Special or Standing Committees
Definition
investigate specific problems like drug abuse
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Joint Committees
Definition
Usually permanent and include members of both houses; issues like taxation, the economy, the government printing office, and the Library of Congress
Term
Conference Committees
Definition
iron out differences in versions of the same bills passed by the House and the Senate
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What are the Special duties of the Senate?
Definition
  • Confirm appointments for president
  • Ratify treaties
  • Conduct trials for removals from office
  • Count electoral votes
  • Devide winner if Vice Presidential candidate fails to win an electoral majority
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What are the special duties of the House of Representatives?
Definition
  • Bring charges against an accused official
  • Count electoral votes
  • choose president if no candidate wins an electoral majority
Term

What are the Roles of Congress?

(3)

Definition
  1. Legislators
  2. Committee members
  3. Servant of Constituent
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Define the Legislator role of Congress
Definition
Represents the people
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Define the Committee Member role of Congress
Definition
Review and screen proposed laws to decide if they'll go on to the floor for consideration.  Check to endure executive agencies are working effectively and according to policies
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Define the Servant of Constituent role of Congress
Definition
solving problems or doing favors for people, recieve requests from constituents
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What are the four voting options for Legislators?
Definition
  • Trustee
  • Delegate
  • Partisans
  • Politicos
Term
Trustee
Definition
Believe each question must be decided on its merits
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Delegate
Definition
act as agents of those who elected them
Term
Partisans
Definition
vote based on party allegiance
Term
Politicos
Definition
attempts to combine elements of all the options
Term
What is the oversight function of committee members?
Definition
Check to ensure executive agencies are working effectively and according to policies
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Why must Congressmen be servants to the people?
Definition
Because if they don't it could mean losing votes in the next election
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What are Congress member's privileges?
Definition
  • Immune from arrest on non-criminal charges when engaged in Congressional business
  • Protected from suits of slander arising out of official conduct
  • Use of Library of Congress
  • Franking Privilege
Term
Franking Privilege
Definition
send out official mail at the government's expense
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What are the different types of resolutions?
Definition
  • simple
  • Joint
  • Concurrent
Term
Resolution
Definition
expressing opinions on policies or issues
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Simple Resolution
Definition
measure dealing with "house-keeping" or procedural matters that only affect 1 house
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Joint Resolution
Definition
measure when approved by both houses and the president carries the force of law
Term
Concurrent Resolution
Definition
legislative motion that must be approved by both houses but doesn't hav ethe force of law
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Filibuster
Definition
Member(s) keep talking to block debate on a bill
Term
Cloture Rule
Definition
  • vote by Senators
  • 3/5 of the vote
  • can end a filibuster
Term
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Definition
Nancy Pelosi
Term
Majority Leader of the House of Representatives
Definition
Steny Hoyer
Term
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives
Definition
John Boehner
Term
President Pro Temporate of the Senate
Definition
Robert Byrd
Term
Senate Majority Leader
Definition
Harry Reid
Term
Senate Minority Leader
Definition
Mitch McConnell
Term
What are the three actions committees can take on a bill?
Definition
vote favorably, unfavorably, or table the bill
Term
How are the House and Senate procedures different?
Definition
-how the bill is introduced (it goes in the hopper in the house but is read allowed in the Senate)
-when it goes to the floor (house has one hour debates and the senaet has untimed debates)
-voting (the senate has role call voting, the house is too big to do that)
Term
Why is the Conference committee important?
Definition
Review and screen proposed laws to decide if they will go on the floor for consideration
Term
What are the actions the President may take on a bill?
Definition
Sign bill into law, veto bill, pocket veto
Term
Constituent
Definition
someone who is served by a representative
Term
Qualifications for the United States House of Representatives
Definition
  • Age: 25
  • Must live in the state they represent
  • Must have been a citizen for 7 years
Term
Qualifications for the United States Senate
Definition
  • Age 30
  • Must have been a citizen for 9 years
  • Must live in teh state they represent
Term
How many people are in the United States House of Representatives?
Definition
435
Term
How many people are in the United States Senate?
Definition
100
Term
What is the term length for the United States Senate?
Definition
6 years
Term
How long is one term for the House of Representatives?
Definition
2 years
Term
Potentially, how many times could each house vote on a particular bill?
Definition
3
Term
What happens is a bill dies in one of the houses of Congress?
Definition
It goes back to the beginning of the whole process of becoming a bill
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