PAC Exam 2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
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PAC Exam 2 Questions with 100% Correct Answers 2024/2025
Congress - ANSWERSBicameral: Virginia Plan
Size/ Representation - ANSWERSHouse of Reps: 435
Senate: 100
House of Representatives - ANSWERS- Represent specific districts
- Reapportionment: how the districts end up are dependent on...
PAC Exam 2 Questions with 100%
Correct Answers 2024/2025
Congress - ANSWERSBicameral: Virginia Plan
Size/ Representation - ANSWERSHouse of Reps: 435
Senate: 100
House of Representatives - ANSWERS- Represent specific districts
- Reapportionment: how the districts end up are dependent on who draws the line --> gerrymandering
Qualifications - ANSWERS- Senate: 30 yrs old, citizen for 9 yrs, resident of state*
- House: 25 yrs old, citizen for 7 yrs, resident of state*
*does not have to be a resident of the congressional district: but America does not like carpet baggers
who move from district to district
Terms of Office - ANSWERSSenate: 6 yrs; 1/3 of seats up for reelection every 2 yrs
House: 2 yrs; all seats up for reelection every 2 yrs
Prestige - ANSWERSSenate is more prestigious because:
- longer terms
- represent whole state
They are more likely to be older with more experience
Single Member Districts - ANSWERS- you win, you're in; you lose, you're out
- there are not representatives for both parties, just the one that one that election
, Article I US Constitution (I-7) - ANSWERSOutlines the regulations, rules, and duties of Congress: the
House of Representatives and the Senate
Madison's Federalist 57 (II-1) - ANSWERS- Response to the critique that the Constitution had little
democratic input and would result in a ruling class of elites
- Madison convinced the people will be able to control their elected reps
- Electors will be from the whole of America, not concentrated spots
- If electors want to stay in power then they will represent their constituents well
Madison's Federalist 63 (II-2) - ANSWERS- "[Senate is the] want of a due sense of national character"
- Need a strong Senate to promote respect and confidence
- Senate must be small enough to be guided by the public
- Senate can not be corrupted in just 6 years- they have the House as well to check them
Functions of Congress - ANSWERSSpending: appropriations--> "power follows the dollar"
- There are no mentions about education in the Constitution, but govt. still regulates it on conditions of
funds
Impeachment: press charges against the president--> resign
- Johnson, Clinton, Trump (2x)
- Senate acts as jury; Chief Justice oversees it as judge
- Nixon left and resigned before he could be impeached
-Nixon resigned--> Ford and Rockefeller
- Can impeach judges
The individual houses determine rules for proceedings - ANSWERS- Senate: traditional and very formal
- House: has Rules committee
Elections are state-based - ANSWERS- Each state certifies/runs the elections
- Fed govt. does NOT
- Each house settles its own disputed election
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