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What are the functions of congress in article 1?
-only power is to create law
-enumerated power(section 8)
-implied powers
-elastic clause (necessary and proper clause)
what is bicameralism and justification?
-congress is split into 2 chambers: senate and house
-senate: 6 yr terms; state constituents
-house: frequent elections; small districts
what is oversight?
-making sure the powers of the executive branch are not being abused
-makes sure they are responsive to the public
-responsibilities: nominee confirmation, hearings, investigations, impeachment
what are the basic difference between house and senate?
,senate: 6 year term, 100 members, 2 from each state in congress, powers:
advise and consent for judicial and upper level appointments
house: 2 year term, 435 members in congress, powers: origination of revenue
bills
what is job approval?
-congress approval 2017-2019 may: 20% (low)
-50% to have your representative in congress re-elected
what is the representation in congress?
-Connecticut compromise
-in the house representation is based on population
-in the senate representation is based on equal representation for each state
-senators were elected by legislatures changed by 17th amendment in 1913
what is the styles of representation?
house: delegates: acting as mirror and doing what constituents want
senate: trustee: act how they think they should; apply own knowledge and
make decisions that are not what constituents want
,what is race, gender, occupation in congress?
descriptive representation: when representative reflect the demographic
makeup of constituents.
-women are under representative in house 23% and senate 23%
-AA are representative in house 12.4% not in senate 3%
-latinos are underrepresented
what is the electoral connection? - reapportionment
reallocation of house seats among the sates done after each national census
>2010 census: done every 10 years
what is redistricting?
redrawing of congressional districts lines within states to ensure roughly equal
populations within each districts
>done by legislatures (republicans)
>for political advantage
What is gerrymandering?
redrawing electoral district lines to give an advantage
, >cracking: spreading one parties vote across multiple districts to avoid an
advantage in one state
>packing: put all votes in one districts and take surrounding districts
Controversies in gerrymandering
-fairness concerns
-independent
-commissions
-polarization
what is majority-minority districts?
congressional districts drawn to ensure that a racial minority makes up the
majority of voters
>advancing interests of minority groups
what is the incumbency factor?
incumbents in congress win at very high rates in house
-electoral contest in congress are not competitive
What are the functions of congress in article 1?
-only power is to create law
-enumerated power(section 8)
-implied powers
-elastic clause (necessary and proper clause)
what is bicameralism and justification?
-congress is split into 2 chambers: senate and house
-senate: 6 yr terms; state constituents
-house: frequent elections; small districts
what is oversight?
-making sure the powers of the executive branch are not being abused
-makes sure they are responsive to the public
-responsibilities: nominee confirmation, hearings, investigations, impeachment
what are the basic difference between house and senate?
,senate: 6 year term, 100 members, 2 from each state in congress, powers:
advise and consent for judicial and upper level appointments
house: 2 year term, 435 members in congress, powers: origination of revenue
bills
what is job approval?
-congress approval 2017-2019 may: 20% (low)
-50% to have your representative in congress re-elected
what is the representation in congress?
-Connecticut compromise
-in the house representation is based on population
-in the senate representation is based on equal representation for each state
-senators were elected by legislatures changed by 17th amendment in 1913
what is the styles of representation?
house: delegates: acting as mirror and doing what constituents want
senate: trustee: act how they think they should; apply own knowledge and
make decisions that are not what constituents want
,what is race, gender, occupation in congress?
descriptive representation: when representative reflect the demographic
makeup of constituents.
-women are under representative in house 23% and senate 23%
-AA are representative in house 12.4% not in senate 3%
-latinos are underrepresented
what is the electoral connection? - reapportionment
reallocation of house seats among the sates done after each national census
>2010 census: done every 10 years
what is redistricting?
redrawing of congressional districts lines within states to ensure roughly equal
populations within each districts
>done by legislatures (republicans)
>for political advantage
What is gerrymandering?
redrawing electoral district lines to give an advantage
, >cracking: spreading one parties vote across multiple districts to avoid an
advantage in one state
>packing: put all votes in one districts and take surrounding districts
Controversies in gerrymandering
-fairness concerns
-independent
-commissions
-polarization
what is majority-minority districts?
congressional districts drawn to ensure that a racial minority makes up the
majority of voters
>advancing interests of minority groups
what is the incumbency factor?
incumbents in congress win at very high rates in house
-electoral contest in congress are not competitive
