GOVT 2305 EXAM 3 SOLVED

GOVT 2305 EXAM 3 (SOLVED)

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What are the two MAJOR roles of members of Congress? Answer- Lawmaking and Representation The Founding Fathers wanted the congressional decision making process to be what? Answer- Slow and Deliberate Define Congressional Oversight Answer- Efforts by Congress, especially through committees, to monitor agency rulemaking, enforcement, and implementation of congressional policies What is the constitutional process for removing a president? Answer- 1. The Constitution prescribes the process through impeachment, which is roughly the political equivalent of an indictment in criminal law. (The term "impeachment" refers to the formal accusation, not to conviction.) 2.. The House of Representatives may impeach the president (and other civil officers) for "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." Impeachment requires a simple majority vote of the House.

• If the House votes for impeachment, the accused president will be tried by the

Senate.

• The chief justice of the Supreme Court presides when a president is being tried;

the vice president (as president of the Senate) will preside if a civil officer other than the president has been impeached.

• The Senate may convict and remove the president by a two-thirds vote of the

senators present.Define Reapportionment Answer- A reallocation of congressional seats among the states every ten years, following the census.What is the "one person-one vote" standard in House districts? Answer- The principle that all citizens, regardless of where they reside in a state, are entitled to equal legislative representation.Define Gerrymandering Answer- Redistricting to benefit a particular group

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