Chap 10 11 12 test

Necessary and Proper Clause

Gives implied powers

Who votes for President if there is a tie

House

Who votes for vice President if there is a tie

Senate

Can charge impeachment to federal officers

House

Can place on trial for impeachment

Senate

Can confirm or reject major appointments or treaties made by the president

Senate

Naturalization

Making a person a citizen

4 congress behavioral styles

Trustees, Delegates, Partisans, Politicos

Trustees

Those whose decisions are based solely on their best judgment

Delegates

those who follow the wishes of their constituents

Partisans

Those who feel duty bound to support their parties position

Politicos

Those who balance these roles as situations demand

Senators for each state

2

Leader of HOR

Speaker of the house

Leader of the senate

President pro temp

4 things president can do to bill

Sign it (law), veto (dies), don’t sign for 10 days (law), don’t sign for 10 days but congress adjourns (pocket veto dies)

What does rules committee do

Check to see if bills are legal and dont break laws

Where is rules committee

House

What happens to most bills in congress

Pigeonhole (dies)

Pigeonhole

Putting a bill aside and not dealing with it

Leader of liberal constructionists

Alexander Hamilton

Leader of strict constructionists

Thomas Jefferson

Patent

Protects ur invention

Copyright

Protects writing, movies, and etc.

When does congress start

January 3rd of every odd number year

Constituents

Citizens a legislator represents

Where do filibusters happen

Senate

Standing committee

Permanent committees

Select Committees

Special temporary committees

Joint committee

Committee with both members of each house

Conference committee

Temporary joint committee to work out differences in bills passed

Senate standing committees

17

House standing committees

19

What determines seats in the best committee

Seniority

Who naturalize citizen

Congress

House qualifications

1. Must be at least 25 years old.
2. Must be a citizen of the U.S. for the past 7 years.
3. Must be a resident of the state in which they represent

Qualifications of senate

1. Must be at least 30 years old.
2. Must be a citizen of the U.S. for the past 9 years.
3. Must be a resident of the state in which you represent

Lower chamber

House

Ppl in house

435

Ppl in senate

100

What calculates us population

Census

3 reasons for bicameral congress

1. They were familiar with British, Colonial, and early state practices.
2. They agreed to the Connecticut Compromise.
3. They hoped one house would check the other.

Court case giving congress implied powers

McCulloch vs. Maryland (1819)

Emeinenet domain

government can take your private property if it’s for the betterment of society

Who sets weight and measures

Congress

9 expressed powers

1. Tax
2. Regulate commerce
3. Coin and borrow money
4. Create laws on bankruptcy
5. Naturalize citizens
6. Create a postal system
7. Govern copyrights and patents
8. weights and measures (imperial system v. metric system)
9. eminent domain (government can take your private property if it’s for the betterment of society)

What does article 1 deal with

Legislative branch

Vote of cloture

3/5 (60) votes to stop a filibuster

Expressed powers

Power specifically written in constutuon

How many floor leaders in each house

2

How many whips in each house

4