1. Flash Card Review

2. How many Representatives are there in the House of Representatives?

3. 435

4. How many Senators are there in the Senate?

5. 100

6. How many Representatives does Missouri have?

7. 9

8. How many Senators does each state have?

9. 2

10. What is the date of the first day of the Congressional session?

11. January 3 rd

12. How old must Representative be?

13. 25

14. How old must Senator be?

15. 30

16. How long do you have be a citizen before you can be a Senator?

17. 9

18. How long do you have to be a citizen before you can be a Representative?

19. 7

20. In the House of Representatives, the leader is called…

21. Speaker of the House

22. The Speaker of the House’s name is…

23. John Boehner

24. In the Senate, the leader is called…

25. President of the Senate

26. The President of the Senate name is…

27. Joe Biden

28. What is the name (Title) of President of the Senate’s other job

29. The Vice President of the United States

30. Who is left in charge of the Senate if the Vice President is not there?

31. The President Pro Tempore

32. What are the names of Missouri’s two Senators?

33. Claire McCaskill Roy Blunt

34. In the House of Representatives, the Representative from Affton, South City and South County name is…

35. Russ Carnahan (Till January 3 rd )

36. The building that Congress meets in, is the…

37. Capital Building

38. What is a Term?

39. How long a person serves in government

40. In the House of Representatives, Representatives are elected for this many years…

41. 2 years

42. In the House of Representatives, they are elected every…

43. Even year

44. Which branch of Government is the Congress

45. Legislative

46. In the Senate, Representation is…

47. Equal

48. In the House of Representatives, Representation is…

49. Equal

50. In the Senate, Senators are elected for this many years…

51. 6 years

52. In the Senate, they are elected every…

53. Even year In groups of 33, 33, 34

54. The Senate is considered a…

55. Continuous Body

56. Why is the Senate called an Continuous Body?

57. Because 2/3 of Senate always is experienced

58. In the Senate, the majority leader name is

59. Harry Reid

60. Who is the only person that is allowed by the Constitution to work two branches of government at the same time?

61. The Vice President Or President of the Senate

62. What is a Filibuster?

63. Talking for a long period of time to kill a Bill

64. A Filibuster can be used in only one of the houses of Congress. Which one is it?

65. The Senate

66. Which is the upper house of Congress?

67. Senate

68. Which is the lower house of Congress?

69. House of Representatives

70. In the House of Representatives, Representation is…

71. Based on Population

72. Which Article of the Constitution describes and forms the Legislative Branch?

73. Article 1

74. Which Article of the Constitution describes and forms the Executive Branch?

75. Article 2

76. Which Article of the Constitution describes and forms the Judicial Branch?

77. Article 3

78. How many principles are there in the Constitution?

79. 7 Principles

80. How many Articles are there in the Constitution?

81. 7 Articles

82. How many parts are there in the Constitution?

83. 4 Parts

84. What is the Principle that the people rule?

85. Popular Sovereignty

86. What is the difference between a Democracy and a Republic?

87. In a Democracy, all citizens vote and decide every issue. In a Republic, citizens vote to send a representative to vote on and decide issues.

88. The Framers of the Constitution were fearful of a small group of people having too much power. They solved this by creating…

89. Separation of Powers

90. In Federalism, what are Concurrent Powers

91. Powers shared by the National Government & State Government. Example: The power to make coins & paper money

92. In Federalism, what are Reserved Powers

93. Powers given to the State Government. Example: The power to decide who to give driver’s licenses to

94. In Federalism, what are Delegated Powers

95. Powers given to the National Government. Example: The power to make coins & paper money

96. Give one example of a Check or power that the Executive Branch has over the Legislative Branch

97. The President can veto the Bills from Congress

98. Give one example of a Check or power that the Legislative Branch has over the Judicial Branch

99. Congress can impeach & remove Federal Judges

100. What is the Principle that says no one is above the law or does not have to follow the law?

101. Limited Government

102. Give one example of a Check or power that the Executive Branch has over the Judicial Branch

103. The President appoints federal judges

104. What is the one Check or power that the Judicial Branch has over the Executive Branch & the Legislative Branch

105. Declaring the acts of the President or Congress Unconstitutional

106. Give one example of a Check or power that the Legislative Branch has over the Executive Branch

107. Congress can impeach & remove the President

108. The President and vice president are in the_____ Branch

109. Executive

110. The President and Vice President _____ _________. They can not be from the same state. They used to let the person with the second highest amount of votes become the Vice President. That means that right now the President and Vice President would be _____ and _______

111. Run together. Obama & McCain

112. The 1st African American Man on the Supreme Court was _________ __________

113. Thurgood Marshall

114. The president must be____ years old

115. 35

116. The President is the _________ in _______of the Military. This means he is in charge of the Army, Navy, Air Force & Marines

117. Commander in Chief

118. The 1st Woman on the Supreme Court was _________ __________

119. Sandra Day O’Conner

120. The President must be born a

121. Citizen (born in the United states)

122. There has been one President who was elected four times. That was _______________________

123. Franklin D. Roosevelt

124. Judges on the Supreme Court serve for ______.

125. Life

126. The president can be elected________

127. twice

128. There have been ___ Presidents assassinated.

129. 4

130. A Judge on the Supreme Court must be __ years old.

131. Any age. There is no age requirement

132. The President will serve____ years each term (time)

133. 4 years

134. There has been one President from the state of Missouri:

135. Harry S. Truman.

136. This deliberate drawing of district lines to favor the political party that is in power

137. Gerrymandering

138. The president may serve up to ____ years

139. 10 years Two of the years must come from another president

140. _______________ was the first president to resign.

141. Richard M. Nixon

142. This is meant to help legislators keep in touch with the people they represent by allowing them to mail letters to their constituents

143. Franking privilege

144. The president is elected by the _______ ______

145. Electoral College

146. ________________ was the first un- elected President

147. Gerald Ford

148. Freedom from arrest. Senators and Representatives cannot be placed under arrest while conducting legislative duties.

149. Congressional immunity

150. The way the states get their Electoral number of votes is: take the number of ______ a state has plus two, for the number of _______ each state gets.

151. Representatives a state has plus two, for the number of Senators each state gets.

152. The supreme court is The _______ Branch

153. The Judicial Branch

154. The house may vote to ________, or express disapproval of the member. In extreme cases, the house may vote to expel the member, or force the member from office.

155. Censure

156. There are ___ total Electoral votes. To win a person must get ___ Electoral votes.

157. 538 total 270 to win

158. There are __ members on the Supreme Court.

159. 9

160. ___________ powers are those powers that are written or listed in the Constitution.

161. Expressed Powers

162. It is possible to get fewer votes from the voters and still win in Electoral votes. That has happened four times. The last time was ____.

163. 2000

164. The Leader of the Supreme Court is called the ____ ______

165. Chief Justice

166. in addition to expressed powers, the Constitution allows Congress to exercise ___________ powers. Which mean they can do what is necessary to do what is expressed in the Constitution.

167. Implied Powers

168. To get rid of the President, Congress can _______ him. That means that they accuse him of something. Then he would be put on trial in the Senate. If 67 of the Senators vote that he is guilty then he would be kicked out.

169. Impeach

170. The Chief Justice’s name is ____ ______

171. John Roberts

172. What is the system called that allows one branch of government to correct or stop what another branch is doing?

173. Checks & Balances

174. Who are two Presidents that have been impeached?

175. Andrew Johnson Bill Clinton

176. The current Chief Justice was appointed by President ________ __ ____

177. George W Bush

178. What is the system that shares power between the state and federal governments called?

179. Federalism

180. Steps on How a Bill Becomes a Law