Ch. 11 Congress 2
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- What is often referred to as the people's branch?
- Congress
- Who was the first women in Congress?
- Janet Rankin
- What was the first state that allowed women to vote?
- Wyoming
- Who was the first black in Congress?
- Joseph Rainey
- Who was the first black senator?
- Senator Reveals
- We are currently in what session of Congress?
- 109th
- What ammendment tells us about the congressional term?
- 20th ammendment
- How long is each congressional session?
- 2 years
- What is the time restraint on ratifying an ammendment?
- 7 years
- We have had more presidents from which branch of Congress?
- Senate
- What is a filibuster?
- A tactic used in the senate to block a bill
- Which branch of congress has unlimited debate?
- Senate
- What is a cloture?
- a vote to end a filibuster
- What are 7 important functions of Congress?
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1) Representation
2) Law making
3) Concenus building
4) Over seeing the bureaucracy
5) Policy Clarification
6) Confirming president appointees and ratifying
7) Investigating operations of govt agencies and other problems - Which branch gets a say on Vice President?
- House
- What ammendment requires a vice president?
- 25th
- What are some criticisms of Congress?
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-Inefficient
-Unrepresentative
-Unethical
-Lacks collective responsibility
-Delegats too much to the executive branch
-Too responsive to organized interests - Which branch of congress must do annual financial disclosures?
- House and Senate
- What runs our system?
- money
- Who was the first woman leader in Congress? And what leadership title did she hold?
- Pelosi, House Minority leader
- Who are Oklahomas 2 senators?
- Inhofe, Colburn
- How is the senate represented?
- through equal representation among the states
- What created our bicameral legislature?
- The Great Compromise
- There are how many members in the house?
- 435
- In 1789, there was 1 representative for every _____ people?
- 30,000
- How many members were there in the first session of the house?
- 65
- How many electoral college votes were there in 1789?
- 91, 65 House + 26 Senate
- CA has the largest congressional delegation, what is it?
- 55, 53 house 2 Senate
- Since 1912, Congressional districts contain approximately how many people?
- 500,000
- 435 members of house became the fixed number in what year?
- 1929
- How long is a house term?
- 2 years
- What percentage of senate members stay in place, creating stability?
- 2/3
- Where in the constitution can you find about the census?
- Art. 1, Sec 2, Clause 3
- How often is the census conducted?
- every 10 years
- What 2 things does the census do for us?
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1) it appropriates the # of seats in the house
2) it allocates federal dollars - When does the new congressional term start?
- January 3
- What is reapportionment?
- lose or gain representation based on the census(nat'l level)
- What is redistricting?
- lose or gain representation on a local level
- What is the minimum age you can be to be a senator?
- 30
- What is the minimum years you have to be a citizen to be a senator?
- 9 years
- What ia a requirement, to be elected a senator?
- must be an inhabitant of the state he/she represents (resident)
- What is prohibited to being elected a senator?
- tou can hold any other office
- Term of a senator is?
- 6 years
- Approximately how much of the senate is elected every 2 years?
- 1/3
- What is the minimum age requirement to be a house member?
- 25
- Minimum number of years a house member must be a citizen?
- 7 years
- Requirements of potential house members?
- Must be a resident of the state; not the district, although it is politically practiced that you must be a resident in the district
- What is prohibited of future house members?
- must hold no other office
- What is the term house members serve?
- 2 years
- The 110th session of congress starts?
- Jan 3 2007
- House/Senate members make approximately how much money?
- 160/165,000
- What is an incumbent?
- the person who currently holds the office
- What is a challenger?
- the person who is running against the incumbent
- 5 advantages of incumbency?
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1) Name recognition
2) Staff
3) Travel Allowance
4) Money
5) Work hard for us/experience - What is a franking privilege?
- incumbents are allowed to self promote themselves without using their own money
- Name a house representative from Oklahoma?
- Representative Lucas, of the 3rd congressional district
- Staff members of incumbents do?
- casework
- what is casework?
- individual work done for constitutents
- the average sucessful house seat costs?
- 750, 000
- average sucessful senate seat costs?
- 4 million
- what is the percentage of relected incumbents in the house?
- 95-98%
- Senators represent?
- the whole state
- House members represent?
- a portion of the state
- What is the significant difference between house and senate?
- how decisions are made
- Decisions are made where in the senate?
- on the floor
- the vice president serves as what in the senate?
- the president of the senate
- Decisions are made how in the house?
- through committees