POD Ultimate Study guide

Important information + things to remember (Mainly the things I need to remember and keep missing). 。・゜✭・.・✫゜・。.

This committee works out the differences in bills

Conference

Which constitutional principle is identified with the concept of “consent of the governed”?

Popular sovereignty

What principle of government is found in both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution of the United States?

Governing power should be divided between different levels of government.

A special session of Congress

May be called only by the President

Today, each member of the House of Representatives represents on

550,000 - 750,000 people

What are the age qualifications for a US Senator/US Representative/ State Lawmakers?

30/25/18

Which amendment allowed people, nor state legislators, to choose their US Senators?

17th

Voting districts should be similar in what in order to be Constitutional?

Population

This committee is set up for a specific purpose

Select

In the United States, what occurs when state and national laws are in conflict?

The national law is enforced

Federalism

Division of power between the state and federal governments

What does the 27th Amendment mean

Pay changes in Congress take place after the next November Election

What does the 20th Amendment do

States that the new start date for Congress will be January 3rd

A check on the President’s power that Congress has is what?

Overriding a Veto by 2/3 vote in both the House and Senate

Conference

A temporary joint committee that works to fix differences in bills passed by the Senate and House

SCOTUS established which power in Marbury V Madison

Judicial Review

A permanent committee in Congress, where all the work is done

Standing

Which statement accurately describes the relationship between the Ohio and Us constitutions?

The Ohio Con is consistent with key principles of the US Constitution

How many members in the US Senate

100

The compromise reached by the founding fathers representation in Congress resulted in?

A Congress of 2 houses

Sovereignty belongs to who?

The people

Which principle of government is found in both the Articles and US Constitution?

Governing power should be divided between different levels

Who would you petition to try and establish stronger national pollution standards?

US Congress

Which group would most likely be in favor of the passage of the 17th amendment?

Critics of powerful state legislatures

Which committee is made up of members of both houses of Congress?

Joint

Powers that are directly stated in the Constitution for the federal government (1)

Expressed (1)

Powers granted to the government by the reasonable deduction (1)

Inherent (1)

Another name for Implied powers

Elastic Clause

Powers given to the state? (1)

Reserved powers (1)

Powers given to the National Government (1)

Delegated (Expressed) Powers (1)

Powers Shared by the National and State Government (1)

Concurrent Powers (1)

There are assistant to the floor leaders

Whips

This means to serve in the Congress for a long time

Ranking Member

The presiding officer of the Senate

President of the Senate

Power to conduct elections (2)

Reserved (2)

Power to Issue drivers licenses (3)

Reserved (3)

Power establish an army/ navy (2)

Expresses (2)

Power to levy taxes (2)

Concurrent

Power to make an enforce laws (3)

Concurrent (3)

Power to Coin money (3)

Expressed (3)

The Elastic Clause is an example of which power? (2)

Implied (2)

These Powers have been granted to the gov’t by reasonable deduction (3)

Implied (3)

These powers are directly stated in the Constitution (4)

Expressed (4)

Powers that the gov’t have just because it exists (4)

Inherent (4)