1. Study Guide Answers

2. 1. Gerrymander
2. Veto
3. Power that congress has that is not stated explicitly in the Constitution
4. Special Interest Groups

3. 5. Impeach
6. Filibuster
7. Bicameral
8. Expressed/Enumerated

4. 9. Franking Privilege
10. Pork-Barrel Projects
11. Census
12. the work that a lawmaker does to help constitutes with a problem

5. years old, must be a US citizen for at least 9 years, must live in the state you wish to represent
years old, must be a US citizen for at least 7 years, must live in the state you wish to represent
15. 2 per state; 100 total
17. the population in each state

6. 18. Senate is the upper house and House of Representatives is the lower house
19. a member of the House
20. Senators
21. president’s power to kill a bill, if congress is not in session, by not signing it for ten days
22. Congress can suggest amendments
Can check other branches of government
Can approve or reject the president’s nominees for various offices
Can remove any federal official from office
House has the power to impeach
Senate holds a trial of the official to see if they are guilty or innocent

7. 23. in both the House and the Senate, the political party to which more than half the members belong
24. in both the House and the Senate, the political party to which fewer than half the members belong
25. The Government Accountability Office
26. Making laws, doing casework, helping home district or state
27. Elastic Clause

8. 28. Committees that have members of both houses to meet and consider specific issues
29. Select Committees are temporary that deal with special issues and standing committees are permanent and used each term
30. Standing Vote
31. the Rules Committee sets the rules for debating the bill

9. 32. House: representative hands bill to clerk, bill is given an HR number, bill is referred to House standing committee then referred to House subcommittee, reported back to standing committee, then rules Committee sets rules for debate and amendments, the house then debates and votes on the bill If the Bill passes it goes to senate for approval if not a different version may pass and go to conference committee
Senate: Senator announces bill on the floor, bill is given an s number, the bill is referred to standing committee, then referred to Senate sub committee, reported by standing committee, Senate debates and votes on passage, bill passes goes to House for approval or a different version passes and goes to conference committee
The house votes on compromised bill and then it goes to president

10. 33. Voice Vote: a voting method in which those in favor say aye and those against say no. A roll call vote is when members of the Senate voice their votes in turn. A standing vote I when members stand to be counted for a vote on a bill
34. The House of Representatives and the Senate
35. Martha Roby

11. 36. Richard Shelby, Luther Strange
37. Legislative branch can impeach judges and reject appointment of judges. They can also impeach president, override a veto, reject appointments and refuse to approve treaties.
38. President can veto a bill
39. Paul Ryan
40. 9

12. 43. Declare war, govern D.C., regulate trade
41. law making
42. ability to collect taxes to support public schools, welfare programs and public housing, create armed forces,
43. Declare war, govern D.C., regulate trade
44. Congress may not favor one state over another
Congress may not tax interstate commerce
Forbids Congress from passing laws that would hurt legal rights of people
Congress cannot block writ of habeas corpus, no ex Post Facto laws
Congress cannot interfere with the powers that the Constitution gave to the state
Other branches of government have the power to check Congress
The Supreme Court can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional
President can veto bills passed by Congress
Congress cannot pass laws that go against the rights stated in the Bill of Rights

13. 45. main responsibilities are casework, law making, helping district/state
You also need to know how other branches of government can check Legislation Branch and how the Legislation Branch can check other branches of government

14. 46. Martha Roby
47. Paul Ryan
48. Majority Leader: Mitch McConnell Minority Leader: Chuck Schumer
49. Majority Leader: Kevin McCarthy Minority Leader: Nancy Pelosi.. Congress relies on the elastic clause to stretch its powers
50. Veto: refuse to sign a bill. Pocket Veto: presidents power to kill a bill, if Congress is not in session, by not signing it for 10 days

15. 52. Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution
51. ideas for new bills come from three main sources: private citizens, the president, special interest groups
52. Article I, Section 9 of the Constitution
Congress may not favor one state over another
Congress may not tax interstate commerce
Forbids Congress from passing laws that would hurt legal rights of people
Congress cannot block writ of habeas corpus, no ex Post Facto laws
Congress cannot interfere with the powers that the Constitution gave to the state
Congress cannot pass laws that go against the rights stated in the Bill of Rights
Other branches of government have the power to check Congress
The Supreme Court can declare laws passed by Congress unconstitutional
President can veto bills passed by Congress