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10/14/24, 11:56 AMGOVT 2305 EXAM 3
Jeremiah
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What are the two MAJOR roles of members Lawmaking and Representation
of Congress?
The Founding Fathers wanted the Slow and Deliberate
congressional decision making process to
be what?
Efforts by Congress, especially through committees, to monitor agency rulemaking,
Define Congressional Oversight
enforcement, and implementation of congressional policies
1. The Constitution prescribes the process through impeachment, which is roughly
the political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law. (The term "impeachment"
refers to the formal accusation, not to conviction.)
2. . The House of Representatives may impeach the president (and other civil officers)
for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Impeachment
requires a simple majority vote of the House.
What is the constitutional process for 3. If the House votes for impeachment, the accused president will be tried by the
removing a president? Senate.
4. The chief justice of the Supreme Court presides when a president is being tried;
the vice president (as president of the Senate) will preside if a civil officer other than
the
president has been impeached.
5. The Senate may convict and remove the president by a two-thirds vote of the
senators present.
A reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the
Define Reapportionment
census.
What is the "one person-one vote" standard The principle that all citizens, regardless of where they reside in a state, are entitled
in House districts? to equal legislative representation.
Define Gerrymandering Redistricting to benefit a particular group
Why has it become increasing difficult for Increasing party polarization and hyper partisanship
the parties to work together in Congress?
Define Standing Committees Permanent committees responsible for legislation in particular policy areas
What is powerful House committee that Speaker of the House
controls the debate schedule?
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