House/Senate

	House	Senate
Qualifications	-Must be at least 25 -US Citizens for 7 years -Legal resident of the state that elects them	-Must be at least 30 -US Citizens for 9 years -Legal residents of the state they represent
Organization	-435 Members -Based on population	-100 Senators -Two per state
Rules	-Debate is limited to 5 minutes per Representative	-Debate is unlimited
Handling of Bills/Lawmaking Process	-To introduce bills Representatives drop them into the hopper -Committees assigned and work on bill	-Senate control the flow of bills -Two Calendars -Senate leaders try to schedule sessions to fit interests of other Senators
Leadership	-Rules Committee is quite in charge -Majority and Minority Leaders -Speaker of the House	-Vice President is leader -Majority and Minority Leaders
Length of Term/Perks	-2 year term -at least $174,000	-6 year term -at least $174,000

Chapter 13 Section 2 Questions

1. Define:

Constituent – the people represented by House members.

Bill – a proposed law (I thought we’ve been over this already)

Calendar – schedules that list the order in which bills will be considered.

Quorum – the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action.

Filibuster – to keep talking until a majority of the Senate either abandons the bill or agrees to modify its most controversial provisions.

Cloture – a procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate.

Majority Leader – the speaker’s top assistant

Whip – someone who serves as an assistant floor leader in the house

Pro Tempore – for the time being

2. Name the person who wrote the first manual of rules for the senate

Thomas Jefferson

3. Specify how a representative introduces a bill in the House.

By dropping it into the hopper – a [Effie Trinket voice] mahogany box near the front of the chamber.

4. Identify the committee that controls the flow of legislation in the House of Representatives.

The Rules Committee

5. How does the Senate limit filibusters?

If a filibuster starts, the Senate sets aside one time during the day for handling other business. The filibuster then starts up again at the end of such business. Because of this, filibusters can no longer completely stop the work of the senate.

6. What specific duties make the speaker the most powerful person in the House?

-can recognize or ignore members who wish to speak

-appoints the members of some committees

-schedules bills for action

-refers bills to the proper House committee

8. It shows Wright thinks the controlled committee method the House uses is more efficient than the Senate, and thinks the House is better than the Senate.

Chapter 13 Section 1 Questions

1. What are the qualifications for becoming a representative?

-Must be at least 25-years-old

-US Citizen for at least 7 years

-Legal resident of the state that elects them

2. What did congress limit the number of representatives in 1929?
They were afraid it would get too large and thusly difficult to control.

3. What is Gerrymandering?  What did the term come from?
Gerrymandering is when the political party that has the majority in a state legislature draws a districts boundaries to gain an advantage in elections.

The term “Gerrymandering” was created when an artist drew a particularly irregular district created by Governor Gerry of Massachusetts, and made it look like a Salamander.

4. What are the qualifications for becoming a senator?
-Must be at least 30-years-old

-US Citizen for at least 9 years

-Legal Resident of the state that elects them

5. What is a censure?
A vote of formal disapproval of a member’s actions

6. What are the characteristics of congress member?

The general swarm are white, middle-aged men who come from backgrounds in law, business, education, or banking.