Cards in this guide (17)
What is required of Congress to publish a statement of all expenditures and income
Reports of the living costs, non-priority debts, priority debts
and income are required of the Congress to publish a statement of
all expenditures and income.
How often does the constitution require that a census be taken
What clause states that the Constitution will be the supreme law of the land
Article VI, Clause 2 (the Supremacy Clause) states the US Constitution and federal laws and treaties made in accordance with the Constitution are the supreme law of the land.
Which amendment changed the manner of selecting senators from the state legislatures to a vote of the people
The 17th Amendment, ratified in 1913, changed the method of electing US senators.
The Seventeenth Amendment
Which term refers to the leader of the party with the most members in the Senate
The senate majority leader is the term given to the leader of
the party with the most members in the senate.
What institution was established under Article III of the Constitution
Who is the presiding officer of the senate who votes only to break a tie
The Vice President of the United States.
The senate acts as the court in the case of impeachments
Are direct taxes illegal in the US unless everyone is taxed at the same rate
Direct taxes are illegal in the united states unless everyone is
taxed at the same rate.
Is it true that Congress cannot pass export taxes also called duties on any product sent out of a state
States no longer had the power to permit slavery limited states' power in civil rights matters states could not deny the right to vote
power of the state government
The president Pre-Tempore is the presiding officer in the senate
The president Pro-Tempore is the presiding officer in the
senate. That individual is in charge of the Senate agenda in the
absence of the vice president.
How many members serve in the United States Senate
100, 2 from each state, make up the United States Senate.
The vice president and president must meet the same qualifications for office
The Bill of Rights only applied to the government
Is it true that united states representatives serve two year terms with a limit of six terms for each member of the house
False
U.S. Representatives serve two-year terms. U.S. Senators serve
six-years terms. Members of Congress of both chambers have no term
limit.
The house of considered to be an upper house of congress because it has more members than senate
It is called the upper house because it has fewer members.
