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∙ 13y ago[legislture] when are they in session and when do they recess
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Cannot adjourn more than three days without consent of both houses?
AnswerTrue.
Why are house members closer to people than senators?
House memebers are re-elected every two years rather than senators, who are elected every six years.
Why do senators serve longer terms than representatives?
there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)
What is the difference in congressional recess and adjournment?
Adjournments are distinct from recesses, with different procedural implications. In the House, recesses are normally taken for short periods during a legislative day, while adjournments are used to end the day. In the Senate, recesses are usually taken during the day and frequently to end the day as well. In both chambers, a recess keeps the body in the same legislative day, even if the recess extends overnight into another calendar day, while an adjournment ends a legislative day. The distinction between a legislative day and a calendar day has significant procedural consequences in the Senate, but matters little in the House. Contrary to an adjournment, when the House is in recess, the chamber remains "open" for certain specific business: bills may be introduced, messages from the President or the other chamber may be received, committee reports may be filed, and the mace remains in place on its pedestal on the rostrum. When the Senate stands in recess, it is considered "closed," with no business in order. The Constitution (Article I, section 5), says that neither House of Congress may adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other. Adjournments There are four types of adjournment: * (1) adjournments to end the day, which are accomplished through a motion to adjourn. * (2) adjournments of a stated period of three days or less, which are achieved by adoption of a motion to adjourn; * (3) adjournments of more than three days, which require the consent of the other chamber are accomplished by adoption of a concurrent resolution in both bodies; and * (4) adjournments "sine die", which end each session of a Congress, require the consent of both chambers, and which are realized by adoption of a concurrent resolution by both. Recesses In the House, a recess is taken by either (1) the presiding officer using his authority under standing rules to declare a brief recess "subject to the call of the Chair"; (2) adoption by the chamber of a motion to recess for up to three days, or (3) adoption by the chamber of a motion granting the Chair authority to declare one or more recesses within a stated period of time. In the Senate, the Chair has no inherent authority to declare recesses. Recesses are accomplished only (1) by the full body giving unanimous consent to hold recesses "subject to the call of the Chair," or (2) by adopting a motion to recess, offered by any Senator from the floor.
Why is gerrymandering a problem for the House of Representatives but not the senate?
Senate seats are not assigned based on congressional districts - Apex
Cannot adjourn more than three days without consent of both houses?
AnswerTrue.
How many days can either house of congress recess without the other house's approval?
No more than 3 days without the consent of the other house. Article I, Section 5 of the US Constitution states: "Neither House, during the Session of Congress, shall, without the consent of the other, adjourn for more than three days, nor to any other Place than that in which the to Houses shall be sitting."
Why are house members closer to people than senators?
House memebers are re-elected every two years rather than senators, who are elected every six years.
How is shorter recess better than longer recess?
shorter recess is better because you will learn more in school because there will be more learning time.
Progressive measure that required us senators to be elected directly by the people rather than by state legislatures?
Seventeenth Amendment
Who initially elected the senators?
The legislatires of the states rather than the people elected the Senators under Article I, Section 3, Clauses 1 and 2 of the original Constitution. The Seventeenth Amendment changed that to provide that Senators be elected by the direct vote of the people.
Why the 17th amendment was created?
It was to help with peace and confidence of individual states. The Senators were elected according to popular votes from people of the states rather than by people of the legislature.
What amendment gives voters rather than state legislators the right to elect senators?
It is stipulated in the body of the Constitution, Article I, Sec. 3, clause 1; it is not an Amendment. Originally, it was the State Legislatures that chose Senators, now it is the people of the State, by direct vote.
Which of the following was a progressive reform?
direct election of Senators by the people rather than the state legislaturesThe only reform here that can be attributed directly to the Progressive era is the direct election of Senators by the people rather than the state legislatures. Presidential succession and suffrage rights were addressed by Constitutional amendments in the second half of the 20th Century.
Neither house during session of Congress shall without the consent of the other house adjourn for how long?
for more than 3 days
The Federalists proposed that the Constitution should be ratified by popularly elected conventions rather than the state legislatures.?
conventions
Why do senators serve longer terms than representatives?
there are more representatives than there are senators. senators=100 (2 per state) representatives=435 (depends on census count)
