1. Unit 3 Study Guide Answers

2. House of Representatives
Qualifications
House of Representatives
Senate
30 Years Old
9 Years Citizen U.S.
Resident of State
25 Years old
7 Years Citizen U.S.
Resident of District

3. 5 Limitations of government
Bill of Attainder
Ex Post facto Laws
Suspend Habeas Corpus
Grant Nobility,
Tax Exports

4. Most Powerful member of Senate
Majority Leader

5. Implied Powers
Not written but inferred

6. The Necessary and proper clause
Elastic Clause
The Necessary and proper clause

7. Collect taxes, Borrow money, and make laws
Concurrent Powers
Powers that are shared
Collect taxes, Borrow money, and make laws

8. What is the name of Georgia Legislature
General Assembly

9. Delegated Powers
Those powers expressed, implied, or inherent, granted to the national government by the constitution.
Coin Money
Declare War
Levi Tariffs/taxes
Regulate trade

10. Checks and Balances
System of overlapping the powers of the branches

11. How do they check
President can veto laws created by congress
Congress approves appointments by president

12. 4 powers of Senate
Electoral College for Vice President, Impeachment Trial, Treaties, and Presidential appointments

13. Impeachment investigation Electoral College President
House powers
Appropriations
Impeachment investigation
Electoral College President

14. President of Senate
Always the VP

15. Representation for each state
Population

16. Vote required to override President
2/3

17. The government can only do those things that are delegated to it
Limited Government
The government can only do those things that are delegated to it

18. Cabinet Makeup
Secretaries of Executive Departments

19. NAACP is
Special interest Group

20. EPA is
Regulatory Commission

21. Government Corporation
A legal entity created by a government to undertake commercial activities

22. Cabinet Meetings led by
President

23. Main Purpose of Legislative Branch
Make Laws

24. Reserved Powers
Powers not given to the national government
Education, License, Marriage

25. Role of Speaker of house
To preside and keep order

26. 1/3 of senators elected why
To make sure there are experience senators within the senate

27. Conference Committee
TO resolve issues

28. Members of House
435

29. Interest Groups DO Campaign Contributions,
Encourage members to write their reps
Hire Lobbyists to speak

30. Lobbyists
Support bills they favor and oppose bills they do not like for their special interest group

31. Disclosure Act
Tighten government control on lobbying and made lobbyist register

32. Georgia Reps
180

33. Purpose of Committees
Divide the work of congress among smaller groups

34. Main job of special interest groups
Influence government decision to benefit their group members

35. Term length for congress
2 years

36. Bill on President Desk, 10 days, not signed
Pocket veto

37. Bicameral Legislation
2 houses

38. Purpose of Cabinet
TO advise the president

39. Example of Gov’t Corporation
USPS, TVA

40. PETA, NRA, madd, naacp
Special Interest Group