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| a governmental body with two houses, balanced representation from large and small states |
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| a governmental body with one house, legislation can be enacted more rapidly |
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| Congressional Redistricting |
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| process of drawing district boundaries, every 10 years |
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| to manipulate the boundaries to favor one party or class |
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-impeachment is opened in the house
-judiciary committee draws up the articles of impeachment
-house votes on the articles of impeachment, majority vote
-if impeachment passes it is sent to the senate for trial
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| Number of People in the House |
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| Number of People in the Senate |
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| Which house has stricter rules |
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| Requirements to be a Representative |
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-25 years old
-citizen of the U.S. for 7 years
-must be a resident of the state being represented |
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| Requirements to be a Senator |
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-30 years old
-citizen of the U.S. for 9 years
-must be a resident of the state being represented |
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| Term Lengths/Limits for Representatives |
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-2 year term lengths
-no term limit |
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| Term Lengths/Limits for Senators |
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-6 year term lengths
-no term limit |
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| services performed by legislators or their staff on behalf of individual constituents |
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| currently holding an office |
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| the advantage elected representatives have over newcomers in being reelected |
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| allow members to send official mail using his/her signature instead of a stamp |
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| one who listens to his constituents, but makes the final decision based on one's own knowledge |
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| one who votes based only on what constituents think |
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| one who alternates from being a delegate and a trustee |
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| only officer in the house mentioned in the constitution, most powerful chair |
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| a high-ranking senator of the majority party who presides over the US Senate in the absence of the vice president |
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| political party in each house of congress with more members |
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| the political party in each house of congress with the second most members |
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| elected leader od the party with the most seats in each house, second in authority to the speaker of the house in the house of representatives, in the senate is the most powerful member |
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| the elected leader of the party with the second highest amount od elected representatives in the house of representatives or the senate |
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| One of several representatives who keep order throughout the party, communication link, prepare summaries of bills, do nose counts |
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| a congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty |
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| committee to which proposed bills are referred |
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| joint committee created to iron out differences between senate and House versions of specific legislation |
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| a formal way at halting action on a bill by means of long speeches or unlimited debate in the Senate |
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| a tactic used by a which a senator asks to be informed before a specific bill is brought to the floor. this stops the bill from coming to the floor before the hold is removed |
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| motion requiring 60 senators to cut off debate |
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| if congress adjourns during the 10 days the president has to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, without the presidents signature, the bill is considered vetoed |
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| the authority of a chief executive to delete part of the bill passed by legislature that involves taxing and/or spending. The legislature may override the veto, usually with 2/3 majority of each chamber |
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| people who live in vote in a district or state, the people being represented |
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| Having the executive branch and the legislative branch controlled by different parties |
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| a meeting of the members of a legislative body who are members of a particular political party, to select candidates or decide policy |
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| Interest Groups/Lobbiests |
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| someone who is employed to persuade legislators to vote for legislation that favors the lobbyist's employer |
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| an organization in the United States that campaigns for or against political candidates, ballot initiatives or legislation |
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| congressional review of the activities of an agency, department or office |
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| is a congressional act which requires certain agencies to submit their proposed regulations to congress for final approval |
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| War Powers Resolution/Act |
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the resolution was adopted in the form of a United States Congress joint resolution; this provides that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces."
The War Powers Resolution requires the President to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days, with a further 30 day withdrawal period, without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. The resolution was passed by two-thirds of Congress, overriding a presidential veto |
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| the custom in the U.S. Senate of refusing to confirm a presidential appointment to office opposed by both senators from the state of the appointee or by the senior senator of the President's party |
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| legislation that allows representatives to bring home the bacon to their districts in the form of public works programs, military bases or other programs designed to benefit their districts directly |
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