Flash Card
Review
How many Representatives are there
in the House of Representatives?
435
How many Senators are there in the
Senate?
100
How many Representatives does
Missouri have?
9
How many Senators does each state
have?
2
What is the date of the first day of the
Congressional session?
January
rd
3
How old must Representative be?
25
How old must Senator be?
30
How long do you have be a citizen
before you can be a Senator?
9
How long do you have to be a citizen
before you can be a Representative?
7
In the House of Representatives, the
leader is called…
Speaker of the House
The Speaker of the House’s name is…
John Boehner
In the Senate, the leader is called…
President of the Senate
The President of the Senate name is…
Joe Biden
What is the name (Title) of President
of the Senate’s other job
The Vice President of the United
States
Who is left in charge of the Senate if
the Vice President is not there?
The President Pro Tempore
What are the names of Missouri’s two
Senators?
Claire McCaskill
Roy Blunt
In the House of Representatives, the
Representative from Affton, South
City and South County name is…
Russ Carnahan
(Till January 3rd)
The building that Congress meets in,
is the…
Capital Building
What is a Term?
How long a person serves in
government
In the House of Representatives,
Representatives are elected for this
many years…
2 years
In the House of Representatives, they
are elected every…
Even year
Which branch of Government is the
Congress
Legislative
In the Senate, Representation is…
Equal
In the House of Representatives,
Representation is…
Equal
In the Senate, Senators are elected for
this many years…
6 years
In the Senate, they are elected every…
Even year In groups of
33, 33, 34
The Senate is considered a…
Continuous Body
Why is the Senate called an
Continuous Body?
Because 2/3 of Senate always is
experienced
In the Senate, the majority leader
name is
Harry Reid
Who is the only person that is allowed
by the Constitution to work two
branches of government at the same
time?
The Vice President
Or
President of the Senate
What is a Filibuster?
Talking for a long period of time to
kill a Bill
A Filibuster can be used in only one
of the houses of Congress. Which one
is it?
The Senate
Which is the upper house of
Congress?
Senate
Which is the lower house of
Congress?
House of Representatives
In the House of Representatives,
Representation is…
Based on Population
Which Article of the Constitution
describes and forms the Legislative
Branch?
Article 1
Which Article of the Constitution
describes and forms the Executive
Branch?
Article 2
Which Article of the Constitution
describes and forms the Judicial
Branch?
Article 3
How many principles are there in the
Constitution?
7 Principles
How many Articles are there in the
Constitution?
7 Articles
How many parts are there
in the Constitution?
4 Parts
What is the Principle that the people
rule?
Popular Sovereignty
What is the difference between a
Democracy and a Republic?
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.
The Framers of the Constitution were
fearful of a small group of people
having too much power. They solved
this by creating…
Separation of Powers
In Federalism, what are Concurrent
Powers
Powers shared by the National
Government & State Government.
Example: The power to make coins &
paper money
In Federalism, what are
Reserved Powers
Powers given to the State
Government.
Example: The power to decide who to
give driver’s licenses to
In Federalism, what are
Delegated Powers
Powers given to the National
Government.
Example: The power to make coins &
paper money
Give one example of a Check or
power that the Executive Branch has
over the Legislative Branch
The President can veto the Bills from
Congress
Give one example of a Check or
power that the Legislative Branch
has over the Judicial Branch
Congress can impeach & remove
Federal Judges
What is the Principle that says no one
is above the law or does not have to
follow the law?
Limited Government
Give one example of a Check or
power that the Executive Branch has
over the Judicial Branch
The President appoints federal judges
What is the one Check or power that
the Judicial Branch has over the
Executive Branch & the Legislative
Branch
Declaring the acts of the President or
Congress Unconstitutional
Give one example of a Check or
power that the Legislative Branch
has over the Executive Branch
Congress can impeach & remove the
President
The President and vice president are
in the_____ Branch
Executive
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 _______
Run together.
Obama & McCain
The 1st African American Man
on the Supreme Court was
_________ __________
Thurgood Marshall
The president must be____ years old
35
The President is the _________ in
_______of the Military.
This means he is in charge of the
Army, Navy, Air Force & Marines
Commander in Chief
The 1st Woman
on the Supreme Court was
_________ __________
Sandra Day O’Conner
The President must be born a
Citizen
(born in the United states)
There has been one President who was
elected four times. That was
_______________________
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Judges on the Supreme Court serve
for ______.
Life
The president can be elected________
twice
There have been ___ Presidents
assassinated.
4
A Judge on the Supreme Court must
be __ years old.
Any age.
There is no age requirement
The President will serve____ years
each term (time)
4 years
There has been one President from the
state of Missouri:
Harry S. Truman.
This deliberate drawing of district
lines to favor the political party that is
in power
Gerrymandering
The president may serve up to ____
years
10 years
Two of the years must come from
another president
_______________ was the first
president to resign.
Richard M. Nixon
This is meant to help legislators keep
in touch with the people they
represent by allowing them to mail
letters to their constituents
Franking privilege
The president is elected by the
_______ ______
Electoral College
________________ was the first unelected President
Gerald Ford
Freedom from arrest. Senators and
Representatives cannot be placed
under arrest while conducting
legislative duties.
Congressional immunity
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.
Representatives a state has plus two,
for the number of Senators each state
gets.
The supreme court is
The _______ Branch
The Judicial Branch
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.
Censure
There are ___ total Electoral votes. To
win a person must get ___ Electoral
votes.
538 total
270 to win
There are __ members on the Supreme
Court.
9
___________ powers are those
powers that are written or listed in the
Constitution.
Expressed Powers
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 ____.
2000
The Leader of the Supreme Court is
called the ____ ______
Chief Justice
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.
Implied Powers
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.
Impeach
The Chief Justice’s name is
____ ______
John Roberts
What is the system called that allows
one branch of government to correct
or stop what another branch is doing?
Checks & Balances
Who are two Presidents that have
been impeached?
Andrew Johnson
Bill Clinton
The current Chief Justice was
appointed by President
________ __ ____
George W Bush
What is the system that shares power
between the state and federal
governments called?
Federalism
Steps on How a
Bill Becomes a
Law