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| What kind of Legislature do we have? |
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| What two parts make up our Legislature? |
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| House of Representatives and Senate |
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| What is another name for our Legislative Branch? |
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| How many people make up each part of Congress? |
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| List the qualifications of a Senator. |
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| 35 years old, 9 years citizen, live in state which selected, 6 year terms |
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| List the qualifications of a Rep. |
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| 30 years old, citizen 7 years, live in district representing, serves 2 year terms |
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| What is the type of power that has the responsibilities and duties of the House and Senate stated directly in the Constitution? |
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| What is the type of power that the national government must pass other laws to carry them out? |
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| What power does the House have that the Senate does not? |
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| The power over all bills concerning taxes. |
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| What two powers do the Senate posess? |
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| power to try impeachment and the power to consent the president's appointments. |
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| Other than taxes, what other power does the House have? |
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| the power to raise impeachment charges |
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| Process to determind the number of reps a state has. |
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| process of setting up congressional districts after a census |
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| to draw a district so that someone gains an advantage in an election |
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| putting as many people as possible of the opposite party in a district as possible |
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| dividing party opponent's voters into other districts |
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| most important leader in the house of reps. presiding officer |
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| speaker's top assistant. helps plan legislative program, steer bills through house, and make sure people vote on importnat bills to that party. |
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| Opposite of majority leader of house |
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| make sure voters of the party vote for the bill important to them |
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| schedules appointments to steer bills through. makes certain senators attend certain sessions |
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| develops criticisms of majority and tries to keep monority voting within thier party |
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| make sure senators present for key votes |
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| list the 4 types of committees |
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| select, standing, joint, conference |
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| permanent committees set up to deal with certain issues |
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| temporary committees that study one specific issue and report their findings to the Senate or House. |
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| temporary or permanent- made up of members from both house and senate and those of both political parties |
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| temporary committee set up when the House and Senate have passed two different versions of the same bill. |
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