2.2 Structures, Powers, and Functions of Congress

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    • What are congressional committees responsible for?
      Reviewing legislation
    • Joint committees address common issues between the House and Senate.
    • What principle governs the relationship between Congress and other branches of government?
      Separation of powers
    • The Senate has the power to ratify treaties
    • Congress is the legislative branch of the U.S. government, responsible for making laws
    • The House of Representatives has 435 members who serve two-year terms.
    • The Senate provides equal representation for each state, with two senators per state
    • The bicameral structure of Congress ensures diverse representation and careful legislative deliberation.
    • The number of representatives per state in the House of Representatives is determined by population
    • Senators serve six-year terms, allowing them to focus on long-term policies and strategic planning.
    • What term is used to describe a legislature with two chambers?
      Bicameral
    • Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution outlines the enumerated powers of Congress.
    • Congress has the power to levy taxes
    • The power to declare war is one of the enumerated powers of Congress.
    • Stages in the legislative process of Congress
      1️⃣ Introduction of a bill
      2️⃣ Review in the committee stage
      3️⃣ Floor debate and vote in both chambers
      4️⃣ Reconciliation of differences
      5️⃣ Presidential approval or veto override
    • A bill becomes law only if it is approved by both chambers of Congress and signed by the president.
    • What are the primary responsibilities of Congress?
      Legislative process, oversight, budget allocation
    • Order the stages of the legislative process
      1️⃣ Introduction of a bill
      2️⃣ Review in the committee stage
      3️⃣ Floor debate and vote in both chambers
      4️⃣ Reconciliation of differences
      5️⃣ Presidential approval or veto override
    • The floor debate and vote in both chambers is a stage of the legislative process
    • What happens if the President vetoes a bill?
      Congress can override
    • Congress is a bicameral legislature.
    • The Senate provides equal representation with two senators per state
    • What determines the number of representatives per state in the House of Representatives?
      State population
    • Senators serve six-year terms to focus on long-term policies.
    • Match the chamber of Congress with its composition, term length, and representation:
      House of Representatives ↔️ 435 members ||| 2 years ||| Based on state population
      Senate ↔️ 100 members ||| 6 years ||| Two senators per state
    • What is the term for the powers of Congress listed in the Constitution?
      Enumerated powers
    • The enumerated powers of Congress are found in Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution.
    • Drafting and passing laws is an enumerated power of Congress.
    • Order the war powers of Congress as described in the Constitution
      1️⃣ Declare war
      2️⃣ Raise armed forces
    • What does the power of taxation enable Congress to finance?
      Government operations
    • War powers of Congress include declaring war and raising armies.
    • What is one of the enumerated powers of Congress according to the Constitution?
      Legislation
    • The Constitution grants Congress enumerated powers in Article I, Section 8
    • What is Congress's power to declare war referred to as?
      War powers
    • Taxation is one of the enumerated powers of Congress.
    • Steps in the legislative process of Congress
      1️⃣ Introduction of a bill
      2️⃣ Review in the committee stage
      3️⃣ Floor debate and vote
      4️⃣ Reconciliation of differences
      5️⃣ Presidential approval or veto override
    • During the legislative process, a bill is reviewed and amended in the committee stage.
    • The President's veto can be overridden by a majority vote in both chambers of Congress.
      False
    • How Congress checks the Executive and Judicial branches
      1️⃣ Congress can override a presidential veto
      2️⃣ Congress can impeach the President
      3️⃣ The Senate confirms presidential appointments
      4️⃣ Congress can create federal courts
      5️⃣ Congress can impeach judges
    • The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was passed by Congress to outlaw discrimination based on race, religion, or sex.