LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

CONGRESS

• In which Article of the Constitution will you find the Legislative Branches powers discussed?

• Article 1

Which type of a National Congress do we have?

bicameral or unicameral?

• Bicameral

How many members

are in the National

House of

Representatives?435

How many members

are in the National

Senate? 100

How long is a

House of

Representative’s term?

2 years

How long

is a

Senator’s

term?

6 years

How often are House members elected?

How many members are up for re-election?

Every 2 years

All 435

How often are Senate members elected?

How many Senators

are up for re-election?

Every 2 years

Only 1/3 are up for re-election every 2 yrs

How old must you be to run for the

House of representatives?

25 years old

How old must you be to run

for the

Senate?30 years old

How long must you be a

Citizen of the U.S. to run for

the House?

7 years

• How long must you be a Citizen of the U.S. to run for the Senate?

9 years

What is a constituency?

• Those people living in your district that you represent.

Who usually has the larger constituency?

House

or

Senate Members

SENATE-

the entire

STATE

Who receives more prestige? Press time?

Media time?

House or Senate Members

SENATORS

Who has older membership?

House

or

Senate Members

SENATE

Who has stricter rules?

House or Senate

Why do they have stricter rules?

House

More members= tougher to control the large size- helps them

be efficient

Most of the work of Congress is done where?

In Committees

Who can Filibuster?

House

or

Senate Members

SENATE

What can stop a Filibuster? Cloture

How many votes are

needed in the senate for Cloture?

60/100

Which entity has more committees?

House or Senate

House

due to the mass number of members

Which is closer to the people?

House or Senate

House Districts

represent a smaller number of people who have a better chance of meeting with their representatives and being heard by their representatives

List Four

Expressed Powers

of Congress(both houses)

Make Laws --- Collect Taxes

Coin Money ---- Borrow Money

Create Courts

Grant patents and copyrights

Establish post offices

Provide for naturalization

Declare War ---- maintain an

army/navy

What can the House

do that the

Senate

can not do?

Originate revenue bills

Impeach the president

Decide the president if he doesn’t receive a majority of the electoral college votes

When Impeaching a

president- what percentage of a vote is needed

to impeach him-bring charges against him?

Majority

What can the Senate

do that the House

can not do?

Confirm appointments

Confirm or reject Treaties

Decide the VP if not enough EC votes

Hold the trial for impeachment proceedings and remove a president from office

When Holding an Impeachment

trial - what percentage of a vote is needed to remove him?

2/3

• When confirming appointments,

- what percentage of a vote is needed to confirm?

MAJORITY

• When approving a treaty,

- what percentage of a vote is needed to confirm?

2/3

When senators mail items for free this is known as the

____________

Privilege.

• Franking

Which amendment allows senators to be directly elected by the people?

17th

The main job of congress is to …

Make/pass Laws

How many total electoral college votes are there?

How do you get this number?

• 538

• Add House, Senate and Washington DC

• Representatives

435+100+3= 538

• How many total electoral college votes does Ohio have today?

• 18

• Who is the current Speaker of the House?

• John Boehner

• Which amendment allows Congress to give itself a pay raise for the next term of Congress?

• 27th

• Which political party today has control over SENATE?

• Democrats

• Which political party today has control over HOUSE?

• REPUBLICANS

• When Congress holds a hearing, they can

• S___________

• Witnesses to come to the hearing.

• Subpoena

• A representative

already in office is known as a(n)

– Incumbent

• The person who breaks a 50-50

tie in the Senate

is the

• Vice President of the United States

Who is your

National House Representative today?

• David Joyce

• In the Ohio General Assembly we have how many House reps and how many Senate reps?

• 99 House reps &• 33 Senators

Who is your

Ohio General Assembly

Senate Representative today?

• J. Eklund

• What percentage of National House Representatives get re-elected?

• Between 94 and 96%

• Who are Ohio’s 2 National Senators?

• Brown and Portman

• Which committee spends the money that taxes come from?

• Appropriations

• Which committee is used when a bill becomes a law to make sure that both bills are IDENTICAL?

• Conference committee

• Who is currently the Majority leader in the Senate?

• Harry Reid

• We are currently in the _____th Congress

• 113th

• In order for Congress to override a presidential veto it takes a _____ vote.

• 2/3

• In order for Congress to RATIFY an amendment to the Constitution it takes a _____ vote in the state legislatures.

• 3/4

• Political Parties are very important in politics today?

• True or False

• TRUE!!!

• The War Powers Resolution Act gives the President how many days total to bring back the troops?

• 90 days

• What percentage of bills become law?

• 10%

• Currently which political party is in charge of all committee chair positions in the Senate?

• Democrats

• What is the yearly salary

of a Senator

or

House Representative?

• $174,000

• Most bills die where?

• In committee

• Name at least ONE of your Geauga County Commissioners.

• Spidlieri, Samide or Jemison

• A vote of formal disapproval of a members actions is known as:

• Censure

• The minimum number of members needed to be present in order to carry out acts of Congress are called…

• A Quorum

• Which clause allows the Constitution to be Flexible over time?

• Elastic Clause or Necessary and Proper Clause

• How many electoral votes are needed to become president?

•270

• If a presidential candidate does not get 270 who decides the presidency?

The National

House of Representatives

• Who can

introduce a bill?

• Any member of Congress

• Who can sign a bill into law?

• National and state level

• President and Governor

• How many senators come from each state?

• 2

• Citizens come out more to vote during which elections?

• Presidential or

off year elections

• Presidential

• When districts are changed after a census oftentimes people say those districts are

• ________________• In favor of one of the

political parties

• Gerrymandered

• When a representative makes judgment based on his/her own judgment and not the constituent’s wishes, this is known as playing the role of----

• Trustee

• Describe a typical member of Congress.

• WASP

• MALE

• Which powers are actually written in the Constitution?

• Expressed or delegated

• Most people believe the Constitution should be interpreted

• Liberally or Conservatively

• Liberally

The process of an alien becoming a citizen is known as

_____________

• Naturalization

• The power that allows Congress to regulate interstate and foreign trade is known as the

• _________ power.

• Commerce

• A Treaty is written by the president and approved by the

____________• With a __/___ vote.

• Senate, 2/3

• List at least

2 implied powers

• Power to est. a minimum wage

• Power to draft

• Power to create a national bank

• Power to create departments

• Which Supreme Court case gave Congress their implied powers?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

Who is the acknowledged leader of the House of Representatives?

• Speaker of the House

• Who can veto a bill?

• National and state level

• President and governor

• Who is in charge of a committee?

• Committee Chairman

• Which committee is used only on special occasions or an immediate need?

• SELECT

• This is attached to a bill, but often has nothing to do with the bill itself. It is called a

• _______________

• Rider

• Eminent Domain allows congress to take what away from you?

• LAND/Property

• The process of setting up new district lines after a census is called- __________

• redistricting

• The power of Congress to raise and supply an army is known as an ___________

Power.

• Expressed

• What state has the most National House of Representative members?

• California

TRUE or FALSE

There are more women in the Senate than men.

• FALSE

TRUE or FALSE

• Congress has an oversight function which they use to monitor independent agencies.

• True

TRUE or FALSE

• The least total number of House representatives for a state is ONE.

• True

TRUE or FALSE

• A proposed law is known as a bill.

• True

TRUE or FALSE

All bills must pass in identical form before they can become a law.

• True

TRUE or FALSE

• Our Bicameral Congress was created from the Great Compromise.

• True

TRUE or FALSE

• America’s debt toady is around 8 Billion.

• False-10 or more

TRUE or FALSE

• A member of Congress is reelected mostly due to

Name Recognition.

• True

TRUE or FALSE

• Ohio’s congress is known as the Ohio General Assembly

• True

TRUE or FALSE

• Ohio is the 5th most populated state.

• False 7th