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LeadershipLeadership

Constitution Constitution F. J.F. J.

What is a What is a trustee?trustee?

Votes on bills according to Votes on bills according to the views of the voters the views of the voters

What is casework?What is casework?

Helping constituents Helping constituents resolve problems with the resolve problems with the

governmentgovernment

What is a What is a delegate?delegate? A member who believes A member who believes

the voters sent her to the voters sent her to Congress to exercise her Congress to exercise her

own best, informed own best, informed judgementjudgement

What is a partisan?What is a partisan?

A member that votes the A member that votes the party line - loyal to party party line - loyal to party goals above everything goals above everything

elseelse

A member who tries to A member who tries to balance party loyalty with balance party loyalty with views of the voters who views of the voters who

elected him, and his own elected him, and his own best, informed judgementbest, informed judgement

What is a politico?What is a politico?

25 years of age 25 years of age

What is the minimum age What is the minimum age requirement for a requirement for a representative?representative?

The length of a Senator’s The length of a Senator’s term of officeterm of office

What is six years?What is six years?

Represents an entire state in Represents an entire state in CongressCongress

What is a Senator?What is a Senator?

The percentage or fraction The percentage or fraction of Senators up for of Senators up for

reelection every two yearsreelection every two years

What is one-third?What is one-third?

The citizenship The citizenship requirement for a requirement for a

representativerepresentative

What is to have been a U.S. What is to have been a U.S. citizen for at least 7 years?citizen for at least 7 years?

The U.S. population count The U.S. population count conducted every 10 yearsconducted every 10 years

What is the census?What is the census?

An informal group that An informal group that shares a common goal or shares a common goal or

characteristiccharacteristic

What is a caucus?What is a caucus?

Voice, standing and roll-Voice, standing and roll-callcall

What are the voting What are the voting methods available to methods available to

Congress?Congress?

The people and voters The people and voters represented by a member represented by a member

of Congress of Congress

What are What are constituents?constituents?

The group or body that The group or body that draws up or maps out draws up or maps out congressional districtscongressional districts

What are state What are state legislatures? legislatures?

[in North Carolina - the General [in North Carolina - the General Assembly]Assembly]

In a House of Congress, In a House of Congress, the ones responsible to the ones responsible to

get a count of how many get a count of how many pro and con votes there pro and con votes there

are for a billare for a bill

Who are the assistant Who are the assistant floor leaders, or whips?floor leaders, or whips?

Presides over the Senate Presides over the Senate when the Vice-president is when the Vice-president is not there [which is most of not there [which is most of

the time]the time]

Who is the President Who is the President pro tempore?pro tempore?

Daily Daily DoubleDouble

The most powerful The most powerful leadership position in the leadership position in the

SenateSenate

Who, or what, is the Who, or what, is the Senate Majority Senate Majority

Leader?Leader?

If there is a tie vote in If there is a tie vote in the Senatethe Senate

What is the only time What is the only time the Vice-president may the Vice-president may

vote?vote?

Becomes President if Becomes President if something prevented the something prevented the

President and Vice-President and Vice-president from continuing president from continuing

in officein office

Who, or what, is the Who, or what, is the Speaker of the House?Speaker of the House?

Andrew Johnson and Bill Andrew Johnson and Bill ClintonClinton

Who were the only Who were the only Presidents to be Presidents to be

impeached?impeached?

Raise and maintain an Raise and maintain an army and navy, declare army and navy, declare

war war

What are Congress’s What are Congress’s War Powers?War Powers?

Treaties and presidential Treaties and presidential appointments to federal appointments to federal

offices or courtsoffices or courts

What are things the What are things the Senate must approve?Senate must approve?

Includes eastern Union Includes eastern Union County, and parts of County, and parts of Mecklenburg, Anson, Mecklenburg, Anson,

Richmond, Gaston and Richmond, Gaston and Cabarrus CountiesCabarrus Counties

What is the North Carolina What is the North Carolina 9th Congressional District?9th Congressional District?

Limit free speech, Limit free speech, establish an official establish an official

religion, tax exports, put religion, tax exports, put someone in jail without someone in jail without

causecause

What are powers denied What are powers denied to Congress?to Congress?

The part of the The part of the Constitution that Constitution that

establishes Congress and establishes Congress and sets out its powerssets out its powers

What is Article One of the What is Article One of the Constitution?Constitution?

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Nickname for the Nickname for the Necessary and Proper Necessary and Proper Clause [Art. I, Sec. 8, ¶ Clause [Art. I, Sec. 8, ¶

18]18]

What is the elastic clause?What is the elastic clause?

What are Congressional What are Congressional sessions?sessions?

The name of the two parts The name of the two parts into which a term of into which a term of Congress is dividedCongress is divided

What is two?What is two?

The number of Senators The number of Senators from each state from each state

Who are members of the Who are members of the House of Representatives? House of Representatives?

Tend to focus on local, or Tend to focus on local, or district-wide issuesdistrict-wide issues

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The number of votes The number of votes needed in the House needed in the House for a simple majorityfor a simple majority

What is 218?What is 218?