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| 2 house legislature (House of Representatives & Senate) |
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| Senators Represented in Senate for Each State |
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| 2 senators regardless of the population. |
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| Number of Representatives Represented by Each State |
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| Determined by state's population. |
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| In order to Be A House Member How Old Do You Have to Be? |
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| 25 years old for House; 30 years old for senate. |
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| House of Representatives Must Be Citizens for How Many Years? |
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| How Long Must You Be a Citizen to Be in Senate? |
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| How Many Terms Can A Senator Be Elected For? |
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| 6 year terms (1/3 up for re-election every 2 years) |
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| The 17th Amendment (1913) |
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| Direct election of senators by voters. |
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| How Many Terms Can House of Representatives Serve For? |
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| 2 year terms, by a vote of the eligible electorate in each Congressional district. |
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| The process of allotting Congressional seats to each state, then seats are divided up based on the population. |
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| Proposed law. A bill can become a law without the consent of both houses. (Ex. Power to declare war, raise army/navy, etc) |
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| The process of redrawing Congressional districts to reflect the population so each member in Congress represents the approximate same number of residents. |
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-435 voting members
-Initiates all revenue bills
-Initiates impeachment |
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-100 voting members
-Offers advice & consent on many presidential appointments (includes; ambassadors, & cabinet & sub-cabinet level positions)
-Approves treaties (2/3 vote)
-Tries to impeach officials (questions) |
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| Includes anything from treason, bribery, or other high crimes & misdemeanors. The first step in the Constitutional process of removing government officials from office. |
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| Helps members stay in office once they are elected. |
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| The drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular electoral outcome without the regard to the shape of the district. |
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| Voting Rights Act of 1965 |
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| Helped to allow minorities to get an equal chance to elect more members of their party. |
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| Political party in each house of Congress with the most members. |
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| Political party in each house of Congress with the 2nd most members. |
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| A formal gathering of all party members. |
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| Only officer of the House of Representatives specifically mentioned in the Constitution. Chambers most powerful position, traditionally a member of the majority party. |
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| The head of the party controlling the most seats in the House. |
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| The head of the party with the 2nd highest number of elected representatives in the House of Representatives or the Senate. |
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| Party leader who keeps close contact with all members of his or her party, takes vote counts on key legislation, prepares summaries of bills, and acts as a communications link within a party. |
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| Official chair of the Senate, usually the oldest member of the majority party. Takes the Officer of Senate's (Vice President) place if he is absent. |
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| Gives a majority of the House of Representatives the authority to bring an issue to the floor in the face of the committee in action. |
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| A formal way of halting Senate action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate. |
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| Congressional Budget Act of 1974 |
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| Act that established the Congressional budget process by laying out a plan for Congressional action on the annual budget resolution appropriations reconciliation and any other revenue bills. |
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| A procedure that allows consideration of controversial issues affecting the budget by limiting debate to 20 hours thereby ending threat of filibuster. |
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| Legislation that allows representatives to bring money & jobs to their districts in the form of poublic works programs, military bases, or other programs. |
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| Committee to which proposed bills are referred, continues from 1 Congress to the next. |
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| Standing committee that includes members from both houses of Congress setup to conduct investigations or special studies. |
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| Special joint committee created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House & Senate. |
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| Selection (or Special) Committee |
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| Temporary committee appointed for a specific purpose. |
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| A session in which committee members offer changes to a bill before it goes to the floor. |
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| A tactic by which a senator asks to be informed before a particular bill or nomination is brought to the floor. |
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| Mechanism requiring 60 senators to vote to cut off debate. |
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| Formal, constitutional authority of the president to reject bills passed by both houses of Congress, thus preventing them from becoming law without further Congressional action. |
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| If Congress adjourns during the 10 days, the president has to consider a bill passed by both house of Congress, the bill is considered vetoed without the president's signature. |
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| Funds that an appropriations bill designates for specific projects within a state or congressional district. |
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| The president is limited in the deployment of troops overseas to a 60 day period in peacetime unless Congress explicitly gives its approval for a longer period. |
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| Role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents opinions & uses his or her best judgement to make a final decision. |
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| Role played by an elected representative who votes the way his or her constituents would want him or her to regardless of his or her own opinion. |
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| Role played by an elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate, depending on the issue. |
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