1. Congress is made up of:
House
Senate

2. Which branch of government is established by Article 1
Legislative Branch
What is the main function of the legislative branch?
To make laws
Where does Congress meet?
Washington D.C.
Name given to a two house legislature
Bicameral

3. House of Representatives
How many members?
435
Minimum age 25
Which party controls?
Democrats
How many up for reelection every two years?
All-435

4. How many reps in Washington?9
What district do you live in?
District 1
Who is your representative?
Jay Inslee—Democrat
Name the top five leadership positions?

6. What are crucial factors in the selection?
Seniority and majority party
Members are elected for how many years? 2
A census must be taken every ______ years 10
Define apportionment
Divide into shares or dividing seats in a legislative body

7. Reapportion To redistribute legislative seats after a census
Redistricting means:
Redrawing legislative boundaries or districts after a census
Gerrymandering means:
To draw unreasonable or oddly shaped districts to benefit one political party over another

8. Gerrymander

9. Washington’s Congressional Districts

10. How many did constituents did the representatives have originally?
30,000
How many do they have today?
About 650,000
According to paragraph 5, what is the power given to the House?
Sole power of impeachment
What does impeach mean?
To bring formal charges against an elected official

11. Has this power ever been used against a president?
Yes, twice
Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton

12. Senate Each state has how many senators? 2
How many members in the senate today?
100
Minimum age 30
Which party controls the senate today?
Democrats

13. Who are Washington state’s senators?
Patty Murray -democrat
Maria Cantwell-democrat
Senators are elected for how many years? 6
Minimum age is: 30
Who is the president of the senate?
Vice president of the US—Joseph Biden

14. What official presides when he is gone?
President Pro Tempore
Currently Daniel Inouye
When does the Vice President vote?
When there is a tie
Define filibuster
Talking a bill to death; holding the floor at length in an attempt to avoid or postpone a vote

15. Define cloture: Parliamentary tactic used to stop a filibuster
Requires signatures of 3/5 of senators
Who are the top five leadership positions in the Senate?

16. The House is given sole power of impeachment.
What related power is given to the Senate?
The power to try the impeached official
They are the “jury”
What two penalties are imposed?
Removal from office
Never holding another public office
Originally, senators were elected by:
State legislatures

17. How was this changed?
By the 17th amendment allowing for direct election of senators
How often does Congress meet?
Once a year
20th amendment says opening day is:
January 3rd
Who determines the rules?
Each house decides its own

18. Congressional Immunity
You can’t be arrested for a misdemeanor while Congress is in session
You can’t be sued for slander for speeches made on the floor
Current compensation:

19. What is a bill? A proposed piece of legislation Define law:
A bill that has passed through both houses of congress, and signed by the President
All revenue bills must originate in which house?
House of representatives

20. Define Quorum The number of people required to transact business
218 in the house
51 in the Senate
What fraction is required to override a presidential veto?
2/3
Name of official record is:
Congressional record or Journal

21. Powers of Congress
There are 17 powers granted to Congress by the Constitution
Collect taxes
Borrow money
Establish rules of naturalization
Regulate commerce (trade) with foreign nations
Coin money

22. Powers con’t Punishment for counterfeit Establish post office
Issue patents and copyrights
Raise and support an army
Define and punish piracy
Declare war
A few others….

23. Elastic clause Article 1, section 8, paragraph 18
Also called the necessary and proper clause
Gives congress “implied powers”
Ability to make any law that is “necessary and proper”
Very important part of the Constitution!!!

24. Loose construction Utilizing the elastic clause to it’s fullest
Stretching the interpretation to fit changing times
Strict Construction
Literal interpretation of the document
Ver Batim –word for word
Example—2nd amendment

25. SECTION 9 Powers Denied to Congress
Cannot deny a writ of Habeus corpus
This is the right to know why you are being detained
Cannot pass ex-post facto laws
Punishment for something that was legal when you did it!
No bills of attainder—punishment withjout a legal trial!

26. Powers denied to the States
No state may enter into a treaty

27. Review! “Rule of man, not of law” or rule by one Autocracy
“Rule of law, not of man” or rule by the people
Democracy
Rule by a few or a small group
Oligarchy
Rule by inheritance
Monarchy

28. Review con’t A republic means to have elected officials
What are two ways you can “limil” a republic?
Who can vote
Who can run for office
Define popular sovereignty
“power to the people”

29. Review con’t Define delegated powers
Powers give to the federal government
What is an example of a delegated power?
Coin money, declare war, post office, punish counterfeiters etc.
Define reserved powers
Powers “reserved” or saved for the states
What is an example?
Set age limits, licenses, public education

30. Review con’t Define concurrent power Powers all levels can share
What is an example of a concurrent power?
Taxation, making laws
Describe /define a federal system of government
State and central share power with the federal (central) being supreme

31. Review con’t Define/describe a confederate system of government
State and central share power with the state being supreme
What type of system do we use today?
Federal!
What were some of the problems unfer the Articles of Confederation that caused this change?

32. Review con’t No chief executive No standing military
No common currency
No court to settle disputes between states
9/13 had to agree to any changes
No central mail service
No control of interstate trade

33. Review con’t