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  1. Senate members
    • tester
    • bacus
  2. house member from montana
  3. house leaders
    • speaker-Boghner
    • majority-Canter
    • Minority- Pelosi

    billy can't pee in house
  4. Senate leaders
    • President-Biden
    • Majority- Reid
    • Minority- McConnell
  5. Date of elections
    tuesday following the first monday in November
  6. Elastic Clause
    The Necessary and Proper Clause
  7. Implied Powers
    powers implied in the constitution found in (Art 1 section 8 clause 18)
  8. Expressed Powers
    powers written in the constitution found in (Art 1 section 8)
  9. Inherent Powers
    powers government has just because they are the governemt
  10. Popular Sovereignty 
    people have the power
  11. Father of the Declaration
    Thomas Jefferson
  12. Father of the Constitution 
    James Madison
  13. Communist Manifesto
    Marx and Engles
  14. Senate
    • size- 100
    • Term- 6 years
    • Age- 30
    • Citizen-9 years
    • resident of state
  15. House
    • size- 435
    • Term- 2 years
    • Age-25
    • Citezen- 7 years
    • resident of state
  16. President Qualifications
    • Age: 35
    • Natural born
    • resident of US 14 years
    • term- 4 yearss
  17. president pay
    $400,000
  18. marbury vs. Madison
    judicial review
  19. McCulloch v. Maryland
    • can states tax national government? no
    • is national bank constitutional? yes
  20. Formal Amendment Process
    2/3 congress, 3/4 state
  21. PAC
    Political Action Committee
  22. Goal of interest Groups
    Influence whoever gets elected
  23. Goal of Political Party
    seek to control the government by winning elections 
  24. cabinet posts
    15
  25. Sec. of state
    Clinton
  26. Sec. of Defense
    Penita
  27. Attorney General
    Holder
  28. A bill
    proposed law. 10,000 introduced. 10% pass
  29. Select Committee
    Temporary committee for a certain subject
  30. Joint Committee
    made from members of both houses
  31. Conference Committee
    members from both the houses get together to iron out differences of a bill
  32. rules committee
    Traffic cop. put bills on calender
  33. ways and means committee
    house
  34. Finance Committee
    Senate
  35. rider
    small bit attached to a big bill
  36. pigeon holed
    kill bill
  37. calender
    scheduling of bills 
  38. Filibuster
    talk a bill to death. rule 22 or cloture
  39. President's actions with a bill
    • sign it
    • not sign it
    • veto
    • pocket veto
  40. 1st amend.
    freedom of speech, press, religion
  41. 2nd amend
    bear arms
  42. 3rd amend
    lodging of troops
  43. 4th amend
    search and seizure
  44. 5th amend
    double jeopardy 
  45. 6th amend
    right to fair and speedy trial
  46. 7th amend
    civil trial
  47. 8th amend
    cruel and unusual punishment 
  48. 9th amend
    unnumerated rights
  49. 10th amend
    power reserved to states
  50. 11th
    suits against states
  51. 12th
    election of president and vice president
  52. 13th 
    slavery 
  53. 14th 
    rights of citizens
  54. 15th 
    right to vote- race
  55. 16th 
    income tax
  56. 17th 
    election of senator
  57. 18th 
    prohibition
  58. 19
    right to vote- gender
  59. 20th
    presidential terms
  60. 21st
     end of prohibition
  61. 22nd
    cant be elected more than twice
  62. 23rd
    DC electors
  63. 24th 
    Right to vote in federal elections
  64. 25 
    vice pres becomes pres
  65. 26th 
    vote when 18
  66. 27
    limits fixed salaries
  67. Judicial Branch4
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