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| What are Junkets? | congressional travel allowances for "congressional business", it has been abused as a way to take a vacation with the family |
| What does PAC stand for? | Political Action Committees |
| How much can one PAC donate to one candidate? | 1 |
| What does Quid Quo Pro stand for in Latin? | support my bill & I will support yours |
| What types of committees are generally more powerful than other types of committees? | House Ways & means, House Rules, House Energy & Commerce, Senate Finance, Senate Appropriations |
| What is a bicameral government? | a government with two branches (in the U.S. the legislative branch) |
| Where is the bicameral form of government from? | the great compromise which combined the VA & NJ plans for representation |
| How old does a person have to be to run for the House of Reps? | 25 |
| How old does a person have to be to run for the Senate? | 30 |
| What are the qualifications for a person to become President? | 35, naturally born & resident of the country for 14 years |
| What is an impeachment? | Charging a president with a crime and then removing him from office |
| Has any president been impeached? | No |
| What does veto mean? | The presidential power to "forbid" a bill from becoming a law |
| What is a vice president? | 2nd in line for president, presidnet of the senate, mostly a precaution job no real responsibilities |
| Where does the president live? | the White House in Washington D.C. |
| Who is our Current President? | George W. Bush |
| What are the six main presidential powers? | Chief Executive, Commander in Chief, Legislative leader, Diplomatic leader, Chief of State, Party Leader |
| What two responsibilities does the constitution assign to the vice president? | President of the Senate & suceeds the president if he is unable to fulfill his responsibilities of office |
| What is the Watergate Affair and who did it involve? | the charge that the CIA or some part of President Nixon's staff were spying on the leaders of the Democratic party & what they were going to propose for legislation |
| Who controls Executive branch? | President |
| Who controls Executive branch? | 1 |
| What does the executive branch control? | the execution of law & the organization and implementation of programs & Gov't organizations |
| What makes up the executive branch? | Cabinets, Pres & Vice |
| How many powers does the president have? | 6 |
| How many departments are in the executive branch? | 2 |
| What is the newest department in the executive branch? | 3 |
| What 2 houses make up the Congress? | House of Representatives & Senate |
| The Senate has equal number of representatives from each state. | True |
| The House of Representatives has equal number of representatives from each state. | False |
| Who is the president of the Senate? | Vice President |
| What is the leader of the House of Rep. called? | Speaker of the House |
| Which house of Congress is less formal? | Senate |
| What is a joint committee? | A committee with a combination of Senators & Representatives |
| What is quid pro quo? | Support my bill or legislation & I will support yours |
