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POWERS COMMITTEES THE JOB WHO AM I?TERMS
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The term for the powers of Congress that have morphed
from the “elastic clause” – Article I Section 8 Clause 18
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What are implied powers?
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Name three expressed powers of Congress.
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Answers will vary.
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Name 2 limits on the federal government’s power to tax.
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What are:
Must be for the “general welfare of the U.S.”
No taxes on exports
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Which amendment allowed the federal government to collect an income tax (a direct tax)
from citizens?
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What is the 16th Amendment?
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Name two Congressional powers that ONLY the Senate
can carry out.
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What are: approving treaties, nominations, and holding the
trial during impeachment hearing?
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The term for when the situation that results when the government’s
spending is greater than its income
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What is a budget deficit?
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The term for the group of citizens represented by a
member of Congress
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Who are constituents?
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The term for a person currently holding an elected office or position
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Who is an incumbent?
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The term for projects, services, and funds that benefit a
Congressperson’s state or district
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What are “pork barrel” allocations?
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The term for an amendment added to a bill in the Senate that is unrelated
to the bill up for debate
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What is a rider?
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Name the two jobs of committees in Congress.
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What are consider & draft laws and provide legislative
oversight?
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The “workhorses” of Congress; these committees complete the
majority of the work of Congress
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What are standing committees?
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This House committee is the most powerful in Congress because it
establishes specific parameters for debate and procedures for amending bills.
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What is House Rules Committee?
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These committees are either House or Senate committees; they do not recommend legislation but rather
investigate specific situations or gather information on a specific topic.
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What are select committees?
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This type of committee is made up of members of both houses of Congress – they try to resolve differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill
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What is a conference committee?
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How many members make up the House of Representatives and the Senate?
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What are 435 and 100, respectively?
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What are the qualifications from someone running for a
seat in the Senate?
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What are: 30 years old, 9 year citizen, live in the state elected
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What are the lengths of terms for the House and the Senate?
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What are: 2 year terms for House and 6 year terms for
Senate?
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Name three of the four types of representation or activities a Congressperson is likely to
engage in to keep constitutents happy.
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What are: policy writing, allocations, casework, and symbolic representation?
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Name four of five factors that may influence a vote or action by a
member of Congress.
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What are: party membership, constituent wishes, personal beliefs, interest groups, and
other members of Congress?
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I am “official” president of the Senate. I break a tie if
necessary.
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Who is the vice president of the U.S.?
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I am a party leader who has the job of findingg out
members intend to vote, adjusting legislation,
negotiating amendments, and lining up support for a bill.
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Who is the whip?
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I am the most powerful member of Congress; I control
debate in the House and schedule legislation. Name the position and the current person
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Who is John Boehner, Speaker of the House?
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I am the presiding officer in the Senate; I am in charge when the VP is not there; I am usually the most
senior member of the majority party. Name the job and the person in the
role
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Who is Harry Reid, president pro-tempore?
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Who is the minority leader in the House of Representatives
today?
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Who is Nancy Pelosi?
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Who is the Senate minority leader today?
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Who is Mitch McConnell?
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How a bill… TERMS Grab bagHouse or Senate
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How is a bill introduced in the House?
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What is it is placed in the hopper?
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Where, in the process, do hearings and testimony take
place?
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What is in the subcommittee of the Standing committee?
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Where do “markups” occur in the process?
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What is in the standing committee?
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How does the process in the Senate differ than in the
House?
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What are:
1. unlimited debate
2. riders
3. filibusters
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Name three places in the process a bill can die.
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What are:1. Committee does not report on bill.
2. Rules committee = no rules or leadership in Senate doesn’t
schedule it.
3. Fails to pass in House or Senate
4. Filibuster blocks vote
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1/3 of this body is re-elected every 2 years but members
have 6 year terms.
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What is the Senate?
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This body can vote to cut off debate by cloture
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What is the Senate?
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All revenue bills must originate or start in this body.
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What is the House of Representatives?
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This body decides the presidential election if no candidate receives the 270
electoral votes necessary to win.
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What is the House of Representatives?
This body approves presidential appointments and nominations as well as approves treaties.
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What is the incentive theory?
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An accusation of wrongdoing that begins the process of removal of an official from
office.
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What is impeachment?
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The term for the perk given to members of Congress that allows them to send mail for free to keep citizens informed
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What is the franking privilege?
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The term for the revisions and changes made to a bill by the
standing committee
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What is the markup?
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The term for a majority of members (required for a vote
to occur)
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What is a quorum?
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The term for the power of the government to take private
property for public use
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What is eminent domain?
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Which two regions of the country have been increasing
in population, therefore gaining seats in the House of
Represenatives?
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What are the South and West?
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The process of drawing district lines specifically to benefit one
group or another
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What is gerrymandering?
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What are the two rules that must be followed when redrawing district lines?
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What are:
Districts must be contiguous
Districts must be relatively equal in population.
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What body or group is responsible for redrawing
congressional district lines?
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Who are the state legislators?
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In Nov 2013, the Senate made changes to its debate rules
regarding the filibuster.
What changes were made?
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In the case of presidential appointments to the executive and
judicial branch (not SC), cloture can be achieved with a simple majority
vote.
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a. Bill in the hopper
b. Bill is referred to subcommittee
c. Bill markup in standing committee
d. Bill reported to Rules committee
e. House votes on the bill
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A child who is functioning at the Concrete Operational Level
would likely be facing this conflict according to Erikson?
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What is Industry v. Inferiority?
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If one is dealing with Erikson’s Identity v. Role Confusion,
what stage of Piaget’s Cognitive Development are
they in?
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What is Formal Operational?
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`A child who is functioning in the Pre-Convention – Stage 2 of Kohlberg’s Moral Development is likely at this level of Cognitive Development?
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What is Pre-operational?
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Most early adolescents facing Erikson’s Identity v. Role
Confusion are functioning at this level of Moral Reasoning
according to Kohlberg?
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What is Conventional – Level 4?
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Stages of Development
Put the steps in the correct order:
a. Bill in the hopper
b. Bill reported to Rules committee
c. Bill markup in standing committee
d. Bill is referred to subcommittee
e. House votes on the bill
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a. Bill in the hopper
b. Bill is referred to subcommittee
c. Bill markup in standing committee
d. Bill reported to Rules committee
e. House votes on the bill
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