Chapter 12-15 PS 1 Quiz

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organizing the executive and judicial branch, raising revenue, declaring war, and making all laws necessary for executing these powers

What are the powers which Congress has according to the constitution?

Has the power to ratify treaties and confirm presidential nominations Just in case: Power to confirm President's appointments that require consent and provide advice

What are the extra powers given to the Senate?

Members of House of Representatives : 2 years terms
Senators : can be elected for a 6 year term
Senators : have no term limit and can be re elected many times

What are the term lengths for the members of the house and senate?

Title for a leader of the House of Representatives is Speaker of the House
Other leader titles: majority/minority leaders and majority/minority whips
The title for the leader of the Senate is President of the Senate (Vice President is the one in position)
Other leader titles: majority/minority leaders and majority/minority whips

What are the titles of the leaders of the House of Representatives and the Senate?

1. Bill introduction (bill is introduced by a member and assigned to a committee)
2. Committee action (goes from subcommittee to a full committee)
3. Rules Committee (sends the bill to the full house)
Senate: leaders of both parties schedule a Senate debate
4. Floor action (The Full house and Full Senate have debates on the bill and a vote is taken)
5. Conference Committee (only happens when House and Senate pass different versions of the bill)
6. Bill is sent to the President
7. President either signs or vetos the bill
8. After it is signed (or veto is overturned) a bill becomes a law

What is the process of how a bill becomes a law?

Conference Committee (only happens when House and Senate pass different versions of the bill)

What happens when the house and senate pass different versions of the same bill?

In charge of the armed forces, appoints ambassadors, federal judges, heads of departments, and other officers, make treaties, and puts laws in effect
power of veto, shaping the congressional agenda, giving diplomatic relations w/ other nations, being commander in chief,

What are the powers of the president?

Has members that are heads of various of departments.
The president usually rely on their advice on key issues.
Constitution does not mention an executive cabinet.

What is an executive cabinet?

They are appointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate

How are people appointed to being in the executive cabinet?

Since WW2, presidents have expanded both their economic and war powers

How has presidential power expanded since the country was founded?

Have increased roles in the executive branch
Being president and presiding over the Senate

What are the roles of modern vice presidents?

a system of government in which most of the important decisions are made by state officials rather than by elected representatives.

What is a bureaucracy?

The primary function within the federal government is providing leadership, maintaining order, providing public services, providing national security, providing economic security, and providing economic assistance.

What is the primary function of the federal government?

the use of governmental authority to control or change some practice in the private sector

What is government regulation?

cabinet departments
independent executive agencies
government corporations
regulatory agencies

What are the four categories of the bureaucracy?

Some examples of political appointees are all federal judges in the judicial branch, specified officers in cabinet-level departments, independent agencies, the military services, the Foreign Service, and uniformed civilian services, as well as U.S. attorneys and U.S. marshals.

What are some examples of political appointees (president nominates) ?

The U.S Postal Service

What is an example of government corporation?

1. trial courts (district courts)
2. intermediate appeals courts (circuit courts)
3. final appeal courts ( supreme courts)

What is the structure of the federal court system?

1. Consider the records they are given
2. Look over the evidence
3. Look at the argument presented to them
4. Make a decision

What is the process of how the supreme court makes a decision?

9 justices

How many justices are on the Supreme Court?

the right to strike down a law
made court a coequal branch of government

What is the concept of judicial review?

Giving supreme court the authority to check the legislative and executive branches

How does the judicial review factor into the concept of checks and balances?

535

How many members of congress are there?

100

How many senators are there?

435

How many House of Representatives are there?

individuals who already hold office

What are incumbents?

Two house legislature

What is a bicameral legislature?

The House of Representatives and the Senate

What two chambers did the U.S. constitution set up?

2 per state

How many sentors does each state have?

determined by population

How is the representation in The House of Representatives determined?

Somebody who presides over the Senate when the VP is not there.They have little power since leaders dominate

What is the president pro tempore?

4 in total
1. Standing committees
2. Joining committees
3. Conference committees
4. Select committees

What are the name of the committees and how many are there?

George Washington

Who set the tone for only having two terms?

Andrew Jackson

Who founded the first national democratic party? (2 party system)

F.D.R

Who held office for the longest that congress had to make a law?