Which article of the consitution outlines the legislative branch?
Article 1
What is the main job of the legislaitve branch?
Make laws,declare war
Casework
The work that a law maker does to help constutents w/ a problem
why do members of congress dediate so much time to casework
to focus on laws
pork-barrel project
govt project grant that primarly benefits the home districs or state
U.S Capital
Washington D.C
bicameral
a goernment that has a 2 house legislature system
census
every 10 years a population count is taken by the census bureau
constutuent
legislatures are required to grow around the smae # of ppl represented
gerrmandering
oddy shaped district increasing voting strengh
who presides over the senate
do they get to vote
vice president of the U.S.
Cant vote
who currently holds this position
kamala Harris
how is representation determined in the senate
that it should have 2 senators
identifiy wisconsins us senators
tammy baldwin and ron johnson
how many total members are in the senate
100 members
who is the current senate majority leader
charles schumer (dem)
who is the current senate minority leader
miton mucconnell (reb)
which party currently controls the senate
dem
how is representation determined in the HOR
population
how many total members are in the HOR
435
what do we call the leader of the HOR
the speaker of the house
who currently holds this postition
nancy pelosi
who is the current house minority leader
kevin miccarthy (reb)
how many representatives does wisconsin have
8-5 reb 3 dem
who represents distric #1 in wi
bryan steil
which party currently controls the HOR
dem
committee
group of ppl appointed consists of members from larger groups
what is the purplse/functions of committtees in congress
to monitor identify issues ather and evaluate info
what factors influence committee assingnments
assigned by each party
non legislative powers of congress
1. creating laws
2. deal w foreign contries
elastic clause
clause in article 1 section 8 of the consitution gives congress the right to make all laws proper to carry out expressed powers
expressed powers
pwoer that the us congress has that is specifically listed in the constatution
identify 3 examples of expressed pwers
declare war
conduct foreign relations
coin $
implied powers
power that congress has that isnt started explicityly in the consitution
identify 3 examples of implied pwers
declare war
control immigration
levy taxes
identify 2 things that congress cannot do
cant pass laws
cant favor certain states
explain the relationship between this branch of govt and the other two (how might it check or limit one of the other branches)
becuase if we didnt have this branch there wouldnt be a way to make laws
impeach
to accuse govt officlas of misconduct in office
impeachment process
after house sends articles to senate senate sits @ high court of impeahment to consider evidence
have there been any impeached presidents
no
what are the 3 constitutional qualificaations for a member of the HOR
must be 25 years old
US citizen for the past 7 years
inhabitant of the sate he/she represented
length: 2 year terms Are there term limites: 6 terms
what are the 3 constitional wualifications fora member of the senate
must be 30 years old
us citizen for the past 9 years
resident of state a senator represents
length: 6 years term limits: 2 terms
bill
legislative purposal before congress
lobbyist
represenatives of an interest group contracts law amers to influence policy making
veto
done by president if they dont approve of the law
filibuster
a tactic for defeating a bill in the senate to limit debate on the bill
closture
a procedure used in the senate to limit debate on a bill
1st step to becoming a law
idea- presendted by anyone
2nd step to becoming a law
bill- a member of congress drafts into a bill
3rd step to becoming a law
committee- decides
4th step to becoming a law
vote: voted on by senate and HOR
5th step to becoming a law
confrince committee
6tth step to becoming a law
signed: by president or veto