Congress
Honors Government/economy with Brieger at St Edward Central Catholic High School
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By: Laura Behymer
Created: 2011-11-17
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Terms and sessions (6)
1)term
2) sessions
3) adjournment
4) recess
5) prorogue
6) special session
bicameral legislative (3)
1) historical
2) practical
3) theoretical
house qualifications (3)
1) 25 years old
2) 7 years a citizen
3) reident of state
qualifications of senator (3)
1) 30 years old
2) 9 years a citizen
3) resident of state
senate elections (3)
1) 17th ammendment
2)1st tuesday after 1st monday in november
3) continuous body
reapportionment act of 1929
1) set at 435
2) census burcan
3) president forwards plan to congress
bicameral
2 houses
term
2 years
20th ammendment
-start @ noon Jan 3rd of odd years
-112th congress 1-3-2011 - 1-3-2013
sessions
-2 per term
-formal meetings
adjournment
suspend til next sessions
recess
3 day break without consent
prorogue
president adjourns congress
special session
-presidnt brings congress back
-truman ws last to do it
virginia plan
makes the house
connecticut plan
makes congress
new jersey plan
makes senate
apportionment
distribution of house seats
-each state guaranteed 1
-7 states have 1
reapportioned
every ten years house seats redistributed
decennial census
population count every 10 years
rep term
2 years
unlimited
house elections
all 435 up
1st tuesday after 1st monday in november
-except for alaska
districts
-areas served by rep
-7 states are a district
-illinois will have 18
single member district
1 rep per district
district lines
drawn by state legislators
gerrymandering
drawing of lines to the aid or detriment of a party
packing
concentrating you opponents in as feww a districts as possible
cracking
spreading out opposition
constituency
poeple a senator serves
Compensation (ammendment)
27th
Congressional pay in 1789
$6 a day
congressional pay in 1855
$3,000 a year
current salary of senators and representatives
174,000 a year
current salary of proem, may/min leaders
193,400 a year
current salary of speaker of the house
223,500
current salary of vice president
230,700 plus a 10,000 expense account
membership perks (2)
1) free from arrest on Civil offenses while in, going to, or coming from a session
2) free speech during sessions or related meetings cant be sued
censure
vote of formal disapproval of a members actions
congressional powers (2)
1) expressed
2) implied
direct tax (power location)
power to tax
1-8-1
indirect tax (power location)
power to tax
1-8-1
legal tender (power location)
currency power
1-8-5
commerce clause (power location)
commerce power
1-8-3
power to declare war (power location)
war power
1-8-11
raise and support an army (power location)
war powers
1-8-12
raise and support a navy (power location)
war powers
1-8-13
ben franklin (power location)
postal power
1-8-7
copyright (power location)
copyrights and patents and trademarks
1-8-8
patent (power location)
copyrights and patents and trademarks
1-8-8
war powers (location)
1-8-11--16
power to declare war (location)
1-8-11
raise and support an army (location)
1-8-11
raise and support a navy (location)
1-8-13
eminent domain (location)
1-8-17
necessary and proper clause (location)
1-8-18
elastic clause (location)
1-8-18
About this deck
By: Laura Behymer
Created: 2011-11-17
Size: 84 flashcards
Views: 23
Created: 2011-11-17
Size: 84 flashcards
Views: 23
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