Review for Test

“CONGRESS”

50 multiple choice


Know your vocabulary

Organization of Congress (CHART)
Facts about Congress, House of Representatives and Senate
Membership Qualifications
Term of office Term limits
Method of selection Area they represent
Party representation Leadership ie. Speaker, majority leader etc.
ie. Majority party in each house

Committees
Types Influence
Purpose Choosing committee members
Actions

Congressional Powers - Be familiar with examples of the powers that are given to Congress, to the House and to the Senate.
Expressed/enumerated powers
Implied powers (necessary and proper clause or elastic clause)
Legislative powers- taxing and spending, foreign and domestic trade, foreign
policy, etc.
Non-legislative powers- choosing a president, impeachment and removal,
confirmation, ratification, proposal of amendments.
Power to investigate
Legislative oversight

“How a Bill Becomes a Law”
Know the entire process
Introduction, assignment to committee, committee work, referral to entire house
conference committee, presidential action, congressional override.

There will be some questions about our federal budget.
Vocabulary - deficit, surplus, debt, mandatory expenses, discretionary expenses,
revenue
Know the biggest expenditures and revenue sources in the budget.
Be familiar with recent trends when it comes to our gov’t’s spending, our
deficits and our debt.

Do well,
Mr. Thompson