PAC Exam 2 Sims Cedarville Study Guide.

PAC Exam 2 Sims Cedarville Study Guide
Congress division -

✅bicameral: house and senate



Congress size/representation -

✅435/100



Senate qualifications -

✅30 yrs, 9 year citizen, resident of state



House qualifications -

✅25 yrs, 7 year citizen, resident of state



Terms of office -

✅senate : 6 years

house : 2 years



prestige -

✅senate: whole state

house: 1 rep per district



functions of congress -

✅spending

impeachment

determine rules



congress -

✅elections state-based

each house settles its own disputed elections

, secretary of state -

✅puts laws in

certifies elections



Congress immunity -

✅from arrest while in session (excluding treason, felony, breach of peace)

from speech/debate



Section 8 powers -

✅necessary and proper clause (elastic)

maryland- if you tax it you can control it

power to tax involves the power to destroy



House of Representatives -

✅435

200 republican

234 democrat

1 independent



Senate -

✅100 members

53 republican

45 democrat

2 independents



house apportionment -

✅by population

700,000 per district

each state Constitutionally guaranteed 1 seat (Alaska, Delaware, Montana, N+S Dakota, Vermont,
Wyoming)