Government Final Exam

2 houses in Congress; House and Senate

Total Population / Seats in Congress (435); process of allotting seats to each state

Poll taken ever ten years to gather population and data

Redrawing of district lines

Process of removing government officials for treason, bribery, or high crime and misdemeanor · Started with 2/3 vote in the House · Senate holds hearing and removes official from office

· 435 Members · 2 year terms · Starts revenue bills · Starts impeachment process · More formal; stronger leadership · Rules Committee (Time, Open, Closed) · More impersonal · Power divided less evenly · Highly specialized members · Emphasize tax and revenue policy · Power in Speakers advisors · Turnout higher than senate

· 100 members · 6 year terms · Offers advice on presidents appointments · Tries impeachment officials · Approves treaties · Less formal; weaker leadership · Cloture and filibuster · More personal · Power distributed more evenly · Members are generalists · Emphasize foreign policy · Senate has more workload and institutions becoming more formal · Becoming more difficult to pass legislation · Turnout is moderate

· leader or the House · only office in House mentioned in Constitution · usually member of majority party · Nacy was the 1^st women · Henry Clay 6 terms in 19^th century

Most members, has control in committees, choose chair of committees: by seniority

Assist party leaders to help things get done and passed

pick the majority and minority leader

· elected leader of the party controlling the House or Senate · In House, 2^nd in authority behind Speaker of the House · In Senate, regarded as most powerful member

Official chair of the Senate; usually the most senior member of the majority party; breaks ties

permanent; where bills are referred to(budget, Nat’l Security), most prestigious and senior

Has members of both houses to conduct investigations or special studies(armed forces, homeland security)