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| house representatives and senates |
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| every 10 years, house seeks apportion among the states |
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| redrawing the boundaries of the congressional districts within each state |
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| citizens ask their elected representatives for money for local projects |
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| when legislators (or others) trade support for one another’s proposals |
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| an informal practice in the senate that allows a member to request the leader to hold up action on a bill, presidential nomination, or other matter |
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| Senates use for killing the bill tactic |
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| the procedure used by senate to place a time limit on debate on a bill or other matter, thereby overcoming a filibuster. This requires approval by three-fifths of the full senate, currently 60 votes |
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| the granting of jobs, contracts, and other official favors in return for loyalty to an individual leader or political party |
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| establishes civil service commission; merit system appointments neutral competence |
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| bar federal employees from most partisan’s political activities |
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| have force of law, implement constitutional provisions, enforce treaty, establish or modify ad, agencies |
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| role of the vice president |
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| strengthen the ticket, support president, preside over the senate |
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qualifications of
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| 25 or older, reside in state of election, have to be a citizen (house) |
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| qualifications for Senators |
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| 35 or older, have to be a citizen, reside in the state of election (senate) |
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| qualification for president |
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| 35+, natural born citizen, live in U.S for 14 years |
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| everyone has to pay Income taxes |
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| limits president terms to 2 |
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| WPA (works progress administration) |
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| employed several million out of work Americans on a variety of public building projects |
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| Where is the power of Congress found in the constitution? |
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| taxing, spending, borrowing, coining, regulation of foreign trade and trade among states, regulation of the military, declare war, power to define court structure |
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| a type of representation in which legislators exercise judgment independent of their constituents’ views. |
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| a person entitled to vote at a party convention for the nomination of a candidate. |
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| National Security Council |
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| president’s official forum to coordinate national security and foreign policy. |
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| Office of management & Budget |
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| enforces presidential priorities throughout the executive branch. |
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| (EOP) Executive Office of the President |
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| the formal staff structure of the white house |
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| Vice president under GW bush, selected to be secretary of defense |
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| deputy chief of staff to GW Bush |
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| TVA- Tennessee valley authority |
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| provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation, fertilizer manufacturing , economic development, by senator George W Norris |
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| appointed by steering committee of own party; standing committee is most important; select committee is temporary; house rules committees |
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| president reject a bill, 2/3 of Majority vote in both House to over-ride a veto |
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| members of president cabinet |
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| attorney general, secretary of state, secretary of treasury, secretary of war (orginial 4) |
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| who appoints members of cabinet? |
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| the president, must be approve by senates |
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| significant gatekeeping role, powerful |
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| who appoints the committee members |
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| Steering Committee of own party |
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