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1. House of Representatives- Qualifications - ANS ✓At least 25 years
old, US citizen for at least 7 years, must live in the state they're
representing
2. Speaker of the House - ANS ✓leader of the majority party, second in
line to presidency- powerful position
3. Majority leader (HoR) - ANS ✓speaker's top assistant, helps plan
the party's legislative program
4. Minority leader (HoR) - ANS ✓heads and organizes the opposite
party
5. Senate - ANS ✓Serves the States, 100 members who are re-elected
every 6 years, serve the entire state, each state has 2 members,
represented based on equality, the upper house
6. Senate- Qualifications - ANS ✓At least 30 years old, US citizen for at
least 9 years, must live in the state they're representing
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7. President of the Senate - ANS ✓Vice President, only votes in case of
a tie
8. President Pro Tempore - ANS ✓leader of the majority party, third
in line to presidency- mostly a ceremonial position
9. Majority Leader (senate) - ANS ✓often the most influential person
in the senate
10. Minority Leader (senate) - ANS ✓heads and organizes the
opposite party
11. What do Congressional committees do? - ANS ✓investigate
specific ares, act as a filter
12. Enumerated and Expressed powers - ANS ✓powers
SPECIFICALLY listed in the Constitution- power to tax, to coin money,
to raise an army and a navy, to set up a postal system, to regulate
foreign and interstate commerce, to declare war (Article 1, Section 8)
13. Implied Powers - ANS ✓powers NOT SPECIFICALLY written
in the Constitution- powers that are necessary an proper to carry out
enumerated or delegated powers (Article 1, Section 8, Clause 18)
14. Necessary and Proper (Elastic Clause) - ANS ✓Congress is
allowed to do anything they deem necessary and proper to carry out
the expressed and enumerated powers in the Constitution
15. Commerce Power - ANS ✓(1,8,3) gives Congress very broad
power to regulate business activities that cross state lines
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16. Power of the Purse - ANS ✓(1,8,1 and 1,9,7) gives Congress
the ability to tax and spend public money for the National
Government
17. Congress can also propose ______________________ to be sent to
the states - ANS ✓constitutional amendments
18. Non-legislative Congress Powers (def.) - ANS ✓powers that
do not deal with making laws
19. Non-legislative Congress Powers (ex.) - ANS ✓power to
investigate the president and other public institutions, the power to
confirm Presidential appointees and treaties (senate), and power to
impeach- the House impeaches or charges the official and the Senate
holds the trial
20. How a Bill becomes a Law (1) - ANS ✓Anyone can come up
with an idea for a bill
21. How a Bill becomes a Law (2) - ANS ✓A member of Congress
must introduce the bill- it can be introduced in either house
22. How a Bill becomes a Law (3) - ANS ✓The bill is reviewed by
a small committee within the house in which it begins
23. How a Bill becomes a Law (4) - ANS ✓The entire house
debates the bill- as many as 100 amendments can be added at this
phase
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