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Magruder's American government
chapter 10 and 11
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Economics
12th Grade
09/16/2010

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Term of Congress
Definition
The length of time officials serve after being elected 2 years
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Session of congress
Definition
The period of time during congress performs legislative work.
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Adjourn
Definition
Suspend a session
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How many senators are there?
Definition
100 Senators, 2 from each state, 50 states total
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How many members are in the House?
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435 members
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How many years the senator serve?
Definition
6 years
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How many years does the Congress Serve?
Definition
2 years
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How old is the age can be qualify for a seat in the Senate?
Definition
30 years old
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How old is the age qualify for a House member?
Definition
25 years old
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When is the date of election?
Definition
Tuesday after the first Monday of NOVEMBER
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What is the Length of citizenship to be a member of the House?
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7 years of citizenship
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What is the length of citizenship for a senate?
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9 years of citizenship.
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What is a continuous body?
Definition
A continuous body is when all seats for the senate are never up for election at the same time.
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What is constituencies?
Definition
constituencies are when the Senate represent the people and their interest
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What is Reapportionment?
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Reapportionment is when seats are redistributed in the House after each CENSUS results.
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What does a Legislator do?
Definition
They make/create laws
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What does a committee member do?
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They check/screen bills and oversight functions, and check if government are abiding to the rules.
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How does a Trustee act?
Definition
They are independent on deciding their own issues.
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How does a Delegate act?
Definition
They act as a constituencies (senate represent people and interest)
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How does a Partisan act?
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They are influencial to the majority of people of voting and they vote in line of the party.
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How does a Politico Act?
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A politico act as a neutral, neither a Democrat or a Republican.
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What is a Oversight Function?
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An oversight function is an action to check on agencies if they are abiding the executive branches laws.
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what is a strict constitution?
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A strict constituion narrows interpretation.
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What is a Liberal Constitution?
Definition
A liberal Constitution Broad Interpretation.
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Who is the Oponent for the strict constitution?
Definition
Thomas Jefferson
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