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American Government
Review for Finals 2009
6
History
9th Grade
05/23/2009

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Bicameral(10)
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legislation made up of 2 houses- historical: British parlaiment did it, practical: equal representation, theoretical: check each other
Senate and House
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term (10)
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each term of Congress lasts for 2 years, and each term is numbered consecutively
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session (10)
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a session in Congess is that period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business. 2 sessions for each term.
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special sessions (10)
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can only be called by the president- a meeting to deal with some emergency situation
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Senate (10)
Definition
equally represented in Congress
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House (10)
Definition
each state represented in line by its population, 435 members total-set by Congress, each state guaranteed one seat in House
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