Life of Congress begins on _____________ every odd-numbered year, limited to _____ years.
January 3rd
2
Congressional __________ last from January 3 to late in the year.
Sessions
Congress meets in the _________ _______ in Washington D.C.
Capitol Building
Bills may be passed in both houses and sent to the _________ for approval.
president
A bill is a _______ if signed.
law
If a bill is not signed, Congress may attempt to pass it by a _/_ vote in each house.
2/3
The house of representatives has ______ members divided among the states according to population of each state.
435
My city or town is in the 15 __________ _________.
Congressional District
____ ________ is my representative.
John Shimkus
The house of representatives is elected every __ years on even numbered years for __ year terms.
2
2
A representative must be ____ years old, a citizen for __ years, & an inhabitant of the district that they wish to represent.
25
7
The House of representatives initiates all __________ bills.
revenue
The house of representatives starts _________ proceeding.
impeachment
The house of representatives selects the president if no candidate has Electoral College __________.
Majority
The Speaker of the House is elected from the house of representatives by the ________ _________.
Majority party
The house of representatives receives a salary of $__________.
174,000
The Speaker of the House receives a salary of $____________ plus an expense allowance.
223,500
Each state gets at least __ representative, based on population of that state.
1
Each state has __ senators.
2
There are a total of ______ Senators
100
_/_ of senators are elected every 2 years.
1/3
Every senator's term is __ years long
6
The main duty of the _______ branch is to make laws.
legislative
A senator must be at least ____ years old, a citizen for __years , & an inhabitant of the state he or she wishes to represent.
30
9
The senators of my state are _____ ______ (R) and ________ _______ (D)
Mark Kirk
Dick Durbin
The senate must approve nominations of the __________
president
The senate must approve __________ made by the president.
treaties
The senate must try _____________
impeachments
The senate must investigate the _____________.
executive
A senators salary is $__________.
174,000
The _______ ________ is the president of the senate.
Vice President
The senate selects the ________ ____ __________ to act in the absence of the vice president.
president pro tempore
The main duty of the executive branch is too ________ ____.
enforce laws
The president of the US is the ________ ________ of the executive branch.
chief officer
The president must be at least ____ years old & a resident of the US for ____ years.
35
14
Three duties of the president are ________, __________, & ________.
Any of these: foreign affairs, domestic administration, armed forces, national budget, legislation suggestions, acts on bills (approve or veto), appoints many officials, judicial functions
The three duties of the vice president are _______, ________, &_________.
President of the Senate
Takes the place of president
takes duties assigned by the president
The vice president has the same qualifications as the ___________.
the president
The president's salary is $___________ plus $150,000 in expense allowance
400,000
The vice president's salary is $___________ plus an expense allowance.
230,700
A cabinet member's salary is $___________
199,700
Five cabinet members are _________, _________, ________, _________, & _________.
Any of these: Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, Secretary of Treasury, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Labor, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Interior, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Attorney General, Secretary of Housing & Urb
There are ____ cabinet members.
15
The Main duty of the Judicial branch is to ___________ laws and administer ___________.
interpret
justice
The Supreme Court contains __ judges
9
Supreme court judges are selected by the ___________ and approved by the _______.
President
Senate
Supreme court judges serve during "_____ ____________" which means for _______
good behavior"
life
The supreme court judges' salary is $____________.
213,900
The Chief justice's salary is $____________.
223,500
The Supreme court can decide if laws brought before it are ___________.
constitutional
The Supreme court must hear cases of _________ on important matters.
appeal
There are __ courts that make up the US Court of Appeals.
13
Each appellate court has at least __ judges, but a maximum of
3
9
The salary of the appellate court judges' is about ____ percent of the Supreme Court's salary.
85
Appellate court judges serve for ______.
life
The duty of the court of appeals is to hear cases of appeals from ______ ______.
lower courts
There are ____ district courts that make up the US district courts.
94
Each district court has ___ to ____ judges appointed by the _______, with the ________ approval,
1 to 94
President
Senate's
District Court Judges serve for _____, or on "good behavior
life
The Constitution does not give the __________ direct power of the constitutionality of laws, but precedence has established this right.
Supreme Court
The power of the courts is extended to all cases arising under the Constitution, ___, and treaties of our nation.
laws.
The most popular way that an amendment is proposed is by congress having a _/_ vote.
2/3
One way that an amendment is proposed is by legislatures of two-thirds of the states require congress to summon a ___________ convention to consider amendments.
constitutional
The most common way to ratify amendments is by a _/_ vote of the state legislatures to approve the ratification.
3/4
One way to ratify amendments is by three-fourths of special state conventions to ________ the ratification.
approve
Another way to change the constitution is through ________ review.
judicial
The constitution can be changed by extending the _________ under the Constitution.
government
If a bill is unfavorable it will most likely be _______.
killed
If a bill is favorable, it will most likely come to ______ vote.
floor
Once a bill passes through both houses without change, it is sent to the _______.
president
If the president doesn't pass the bill, the bill _______.
dies
If the President passes the bill with changes to it, it is sent back to the ________, where it will once again be re-voted on.
houses
Before a bill becomes a law it must be approved by the _______.
President
If the president vetoes a bill, Congress has a chance to pass it by a _/_ vote.
2/3
The bill can become a law without the ____________ approval, as long as the Congress passes it with a 2/3 vote
president.