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how many reps in house
435
how often are house people elected, what are the requirements
elected every 2 years, must be 25+ years old and a us citizen for 7 years
what is are the congressional powers: include house-senate specific things
both:
pass and propose laws
regulate commerce, taxes
declare war
house:
votes to impeach the prez
senate:
tries the impeachment
approves prez nominees for cabinet and scotus
how does the house and senate get checked
each other + leg branch veto
how many cabinet heads are there
15
how many votes are there in the electoral college, how many do you need to win
538, 270 to win
what are the powers of the exec branch
commands the military
VP is the prez of the senate essentially
veto leg, sign executive orders, pardon people. and enforce laws.
what are the checks on the exec branch?
congress overrides veto with 2/3 majority
can be impeached
what is a bill + what is the process from a bill to a law
a bill is a proposal to create a new law
rep writes the bill —> house committee votes to have it passed to the house floor —> vote passes —> goes to senate, repeat process —> house/senate members compromise —> prez has 10 days to sign or veto
what is a filibuster (+ cloture law)
debate ona. bill can go on forever, 60 votes required to close (the cloture law)
what is a pigeon hole
ignoring a bill so it dies
what is logrolling
negotiating with the opposition to “trade votes” to benefit both parties (eg. national bank vs moving capital)
what is pork barrel legislation
a politician uses gov money to fund campaign things to get re-elected
what is gerrymandering, and the two methods of conducting it?
redistricting a state to benefit one political party, so the seats dont represent diversity of the community
either “cracking” (spread out over many districts) or “packing” (pack all into one district)
what is lobbying
when a group bands together with funds to conduct ad campaigns and convince congresspeople that their ideas are really cool
how often are senate people elected, and what are the requirements?
6 yr terms, by state. 30 yo and be a citizen for 9 years
