Law and Government Study Guide

Law and Government Study Guide

The Legislative Branches

Test Make-up: 30 Multiple choice and 5 of 7 short answers.

Congress

· Basic function of congress

· Term

· Session

· Size, service term, and qualifications for each house

· Reapportionment

· Single-member Districts

· Gerrymandering

· Continuous body v non-continuous body

· 7 Duties of congress with basic understanding of each duty

· 4 Voting options

· Expressed Power: What does this mean, what specifically are they?

· Implied Powers: Necessary and Proper Clause

· Inherent Power: Checks and Balances; ex. Impeachment

· Types of committees

· Influential figures in the House and their role and responsibility

· Influential figures in the Senate and their role and responsibility

· Where a bill begins and how it becomes a law or not

· Different debating styles in the House and Senate

· Filibuster

· Cloture Rule

· Veto Powers