branches of government
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Label federalist or anti federalist 1. __ for the constitution 2. __ worried the central gov. would squash individual 3. __ said the greatest threat was states losing power and independence 4. __ said checks and balances protected individual rights and state rights 5. __ consisted of shopkeepers, laborers, small farmers
• Fed • anti- • anti- • fed • anti-
power the government has
enumerated power
powers that state only have
reserved power
what both federal government and states can do
co-current power
legislative branch is also called
congress
congress consists of
both houses (house of rep. and senate)
madison referred to congress as
the first branch of givernment
congress consist of a
bicameral legislature 1. house 2. senate
House of representative =
lower house
senate =
upper house
the lower house (house of rep. ) =
most contact with the people
what is a unique feature of congress (legislative)
there is not an equal sharing of power between the 2 chambers
what is the implication of congress?
passing new laws is difficult (both chambers must come to an absolute agreement before a law is enacted)
what are the 5 roles of congress?
• represents the views of constituents (the people) • be of services to the people (constituents) in dealing with the national gov. • provide oversight of the actions of the president and their administration • provide public education and programs, and set policy (public goods) • provide institutional resolution of societal conflict
defined as the practice of having two legislative chambers
bicameralism
a bicameral national legislature is composed of
two separate chambers the senate and the house of rep.
why does the bicameral system require BOTH houses to pass identical bills?
to insure that the two houses ultimately reach an agreement about the law they send to the president
T/F the two houses can pass different bills to the president
False; they must pass identical bills
the constitutional father envision congress as a place where
social disputes / big debates can be handled
how long does someone serve in the House of REp.
2 years
the house was designed by framers to be
closer to the people and more responsive to their interests
in the house seats are based on
population
what occurs during each census
boundaries must be withdrawn (435 districts)
seats based on population comes from which plan developed in the constitutional convention
the virgina plan