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| talking a bill to death to delay a vote |
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| how you stop a filibuster 3/5 or 60 members vote to end debate. |
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| drawing districts to your party's political advantage.. often in strange shapes. |
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| first female in Congressional leadership.. |
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| VP... President of the Senate. Runs the gavel. Votes if there is a tie. |
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| fills in for the President of the senate when he can't be there. |
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| perks that come with being a member of Congress. (Signing name in place of using a stamp to mail a letter for members) |
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| tax that not directly charged on a person. Rather like a sin tax it is charged to the company who then passes it off to the consumer in the form of a price increase to cover the fee/tax. |
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| Qualifications for the House |
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| 25 years old, 7 year citizen, resident of the State |
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| Qualifications of the Senate |
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| 30 years old, 9 year citizen, resident of the State |
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| # of members in the House |
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| redistribution of seats that takes place every 10 years after the census shows population shifts. |
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| vote checker that rallies the party to show up and vote |
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| an unpopular, unrelated measure that gets stuck into a more popular bill |
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| when a member of Congress goes with his/her own views |
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| When a member of Congress votes with his voters/constituents |
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| When a member of Congress votes along party lines |
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| A mix of delegate, partisan, and trustee. Taking each individual bill into consideration. |
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| our current Representative from the 16th district |
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| Dick Durbin/Tammy Duckworth |
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| our Senators from Illinois |
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| permanent and legislative committee |
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| a temporary committee that investigates a pressing issue Ex. Aids, Y2K, Aging, Benghazi, etc. |
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| A committee that is made up of House and Senate members (Ex. Printing, Library of Congress) |
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| A committee that works out differences between 2 versions of a bill. |
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| A law passed in 1973 that limits the power of the President to engage troops. 48 hours, 60 days, 30 day extension. |
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| Special powers of the House |
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Pick a president if no one wins a majority in the Electoral College.
Start all revenue bills
Impeach |
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| Special powers of the Senate |
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Pick a VP if no one wins a majority in the Electoral College
Approve treaties/appointments (advice and consent)
Jury during impeachment |
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| traffic cop committee in the House that schedules bills and determines how they will be debated. |
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| Majority leader of the Senate |
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| Minority leader of the Senate |
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| it takes a majority to pass bills or approve appointments |
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| it takes 2/3 vote to approve treaties or override the president |
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| When a president sits on a bill and Congress is not in session on the 10th day. |
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| found unconstitutional in 1998 but for one year the president was allowed to take out lines or parts of a bill |
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| Fraction of the Senate up for election every 2 years. This is so the chamber is not "shocked" with all new people. |
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| in committee- the first audience usually votes ideas down and they don't make it to the floor. |
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| Defense powers of Congress? |
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| Declare war, create army and navy, discipline officers, budget for military |
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| Economic powers of Congress |
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| Coin $, patents (inventions), copyrights (words), bankruptcy, regulate interstate and foreign trade, set system of weights and measures, etc. |
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| Post office, watch over DC, piracy on seas, naturalization of foreigners rules (citizenship) |
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| # of reps from IL currently? |
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| 17 b/c house is based on population. |
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| How often are House seats reapportioned and then redrawn? |
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