United States Congress – District 3

Could someone PLEASE help me with these? Government has never been my strong point and I’m trying to work on that but I need a little help.
Thanks so much,

Congress tries to avoid public outcry over the issue of its pay by
giving members modest annual pay raises.
equalizing salaries among senators and representatives.
making the President responsible for setting congressional pay rates.
providing itself with numerous, less obvious fringe benefits.

Members of Congress who vote according to their party’s wishes are
trustees.
delegates.
partisans.
politicos.

After each census, which of the following determines the number of seats each state should have in the House of Representatives?
The Census Bureau
Congress
A special House committee
The President

Which of the following is not true of the House of Representatives?
It has 435 members.
The total number of seats in the House is fixed by the Constitution.
Each member represents one congressional district.
Every state is represented by at least one member

Which of the follwing is NOT true of the members of congress?
Many are lawyers.
Most are politically experienced.
Few rely on their salaries for income.
Few are women or members of minority groups.

Who is responsible for gerrymandering congressional districts?
Congress
The House of Representatives
State legislatures
The Census Bureau

No, 2 houses means it’s bicameral.

When a state loses seats in the house of representatives because of redistricting, who has to give up their seat in the house? Does somebody chose which congress people leave?

Wow what a good question,,,, but I don’t think any districts get smaller, now the districts may lose population but the districts are re-drawn and then magically now we need more Representatives.

Which state has the most Representatives in Congress? What state has the biggest population nowadays?
Which state has the most house of representatives?

California, Texas, and New York have the most people. California is in the lead so far.

Maine Becomes First State in Nation to Reject Real ID Legislature Passes a Resolution Refusing to Implement the National ID Card FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, January 25, 2007 Augusta- Maine became the first state in the nation to reject the federal Real ID Act today. The Legislature voted this morning in favor of a resolution refusing to implement the Real ID Act. The Senate vote was unanimous while only four members of the House voted in opposition. At a press conference today, the bipartisan sponsors of the resolution celebrated a victory that they say will save Mainers from paying millions of dollars to fund the program, becoming easy targets for identity theft, and dealing with endless bureaucratic snafus. The Real ID Act, which mandates that by 2008 states turn their driver’s licenses into national ID cards that will be part of a 50-state shared database, faced broad bipartisan opposition in Maine. The federal government may be willing to burden us with the high costs of a program that will do nothing to make us safer, but it is our job as state Legislators to protect the people of Maine from just this sort of dangerous federal mandate, said Senate Majority Leader Libby Mitchell (D- Augusta), the lead sponsor of the resolution in the Senate. As a Mainer, I am proud that this state has led the way in taking a stand against Real ID. The broad bipartisan opposition in Maine to Real ID shows just how problematic the law is, said Representative Scott Lansley (R- Sabattus), the lead sponsor of the resolution in the House. It wouldn’t make any sense to implement a program that is opposed by so many people from both sides of the aisle and doesn’t seem to have any real benefits for the people of Maine. Real ID has gained the ire of privacy advocates, who say linking driver’s licenses and state ID cards to a national database will create a goldmine of accessible information for identity thieves. The Real ID Act requires the cards to include a computer-readable zone, which privacy advocates say will allow anyone with a reader to collect the personal identifying information of anyone with a card. Real ID is a real privacy nightmare, said House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree (D- North Haven), a sponsor of the resolution. It won’t make us any safer, but it could make us vulnerable to identity theft. Real ID has also caused concern over the amount it will cost states in taxpayer dollars. While the Real ID Act is a federal law, it doesn’t come with federal appropriations. In order to adopt Real ID, states will need new technology and an increase in Bureau of Motor Vehicle workers. Experts have estimated the initial cost of implementing the system at $11 billion to the states, and Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap said the cost to Maine would be $185 million over the first five years. Real ID means huge costs, huge bureaucracy, and a huge threat to individual liberties, said Shenna Bellows, Maine Civil Liberties Union Executive Director. It creates a virtual one-stop shop for identity thieves. Maine did the right thing to oppose this. The resolution passed by the Maine Legislature resolves that, in protest of the treatment of the states by the President and United States Congress, the State of Maine refuses to implement the Real ID Act and implores the United States Congress to repeal the Real ID Act. The resolution is the first of its kind in the nation.
nonalcoholic2: I am fully aware of what is supposed to happen if you do not have a Read ID card. I also know that other states will not allow the Feds to bully them into implementing this foolish and assinine law. It will not stop terrorism. Do you think Gun control stops criminals from buying guns? No way in Hell.
They can not prevent Us the citizens of maine from flying on an airplane, entering a federal building, receiving federal benefits, etc. if we are exercising our constitutional right to privacy and if our state has said no to the law.

Thank God that at least one state has some sense. Why do we need a national ID? The only reason is to further enable the government to keep track of it’s own citizens. If illegals or terrorist want one they will just steal or forge one — either of which is easy enough done. Terrorist do not follow the law only good citizens do. We have to stop our government from encroaching further upon our right and privileges as citizens. They have forgotten they serve us not we them!

According to the consitution if a representative from a state or congress votes to raise the salary or power of a position or office that person cannot be appointed to or run for that office. As Senater Hilary clinton voted to raise the salary of the Secretary of state a extra $20,000.

Yes, article 1, section 6 states, "No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office."

CNN did a very short piece on it the other day, and they basically agreed that while it may not be Constitutional there’s almost no way to actually keep her from doing it. Who would have the authority to sue in such a case? They were actually laughing when they discussed how even though it would be wrong there’s no way to stop her from doing it.

And what would be the result of the Roots-States of AMeRiCA.

The ones that makes HISTORY are those
New England Representatives for US CONGRESS – Results :

1 Republican, 23 Democrats
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Considering this vote….

Do you think those voters consider Republican vote as an insult of the former USA Foundation ?
@ all :US 13 Hstorical States, of course !

@ disney_maniac_girl :CA is a democratic state, thanks to underline the socialist point of view of the biggest American State, only Governed by an ex european, austrian actor who choose republican etiquette but Who’s very popular in Democrats Voters.

Otherwise ‘d not have been elected under republican banner !

You are not aware of our Constitution and the admitting of additional states. This is only natural, being from a socialist cesspool.

Section 1. All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Section 2. Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State.
Section 3. No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability.
Section 4. The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, including debts incurred for payment of pensions and bounties for services in suppressing insurrection or rebellion, shall not be questioned. But neither the United States nor any State shall assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred in aid of insurrection or rebellion against the United States, or any claim for the loss or emancipation of any slave; but all such debts, obligations and claims shall be held illegal and void.
Section 5. The Congress shall have power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

I’ve never given much thought at all to Sections 2, 3, or 4. Sections 1 and 5 are much more important. See my question linked below …

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgB6jR41xt5GdjgvEo5J07Xsy6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071026104510AAk3ixj

There is an irony about Section 5 of the Amendment. The Sup. Ct. does not allow Congress to expand the meaning of the 14th Amendment, Section 1, but the Court itself takes great liberties in expanding what it means.

I can’t find the answer to this question. Im not sure if its a senator, some sort of state representative… very confused….

Representatives or Senators normally introduce bills before their own house. I have been trying for 2 years to get a sponsor for a bill to fix a hole in the Medicare/Tricare programs. Not one of my senators nor my congressman seem to understand the issue so I am now searching nationwide.

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US Army
Retired

I know that a majority vote is needed in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Does this necessarily mean that half the body must vote in favor? What happens if not every member votes; for instance, a vote of, say, 47 in favor to 44 opposed in the Senate, with 9 members either abstaining or not showing up? Does this pass?

Its not that simple.

In the House, you just need a majority

IE: one vote more

In the Senate, you need 60 votes to pass legislation or 60%

Simple majorities cannot pass legislation in the Senate.

I need to know how many representatives there are per state. Also, if the state is Democratic or Republican. A map will do fine.

Depends on the population. States are divided into congressional districts based on population. The greater the population, the more districts, thus the more representatives. States with small populations are guaranteed at least one representative in the House. http://house.gov/

Each state also has two Senators per state, regardless of size or population http://senate.gov/

For kids needing to learn government for school
http://kids.clerk.house.gov/