1St Term 3Rd Set

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Legislative Branch

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CONGRESS

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Defines Congressional Powers

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ARTICLE 1

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So that one house could check the other

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BICAMERAL

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A term for congress lasts

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TWO YEARS

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How many sessions are there in a term of congress

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TWO

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Special Sessions may be called by

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PRESIDENT

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Number of House members

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435

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Representative based on population

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HOUSE

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Inte house each state guaranteed at least ______ seat

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ONE

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Most responsive to popular pressure

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HOUSE

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House seats are reappointed after each

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DECENNIAL CENSUS

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Members of the house serve terms of ______ years

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TWO

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Representatives elected by only voters of the district

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SINGLE MEMBER DISTRICT

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Drawing voting districts to the advantage of one group or party

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GERRYMANDERING

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Who draws the lines for congressional districts?

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STATE LEGISLATURES

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Ended wide population variation among congressional districts

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WESBERRY VS. SANDERS

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Congressional sessions generally last

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MOST OF THE YEAR

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House age requirement

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25

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Decide disputes over the qualifications for the House

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HOUSE MEMBERS

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To formally condemn

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CENSURE

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Senators serve terms of how many years

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6

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Tends to be less responsive to popular pressure

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SENATE

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Senate age requirements

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30

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Fraction of the senate who's terms expire every two years

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1/3

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Number of senators from each state

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2

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Provide for direct elections of senators

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17th Amendment

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Set salaries and other compensation for congress

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CONGRESS

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All persons represented by an elected office holder

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CONSITITUENTS

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Presiding officer of the house

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SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE

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Next to speaker of the house, they are th emost important officers in COngress

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FLOOR LEADERS

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President of the Senate

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Joe Biden

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Assistant floor leaders are called

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WHIPS

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Closed meeting of party members in each house

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PARTY CAUCUS

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Decide what bills committees will take up

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COMMITTEE CHAIRMEN

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Committee chairman are chosen by

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MAJORITY PARTY CAUCUS

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Unwritten Custom reserving important positions in congress for longest serving party members

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SENIORITY RULES

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Permanent committees in COngress

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STANDING COMMITTEE

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Set for specific purpose for limited time

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SELECT COMMITTEES

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Committee with members from both houses

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JOINT COMMITTEE

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Used to iron out differences in bills passed by both houses

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CONFERENCE COMMITTEE

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Proposed Laws

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BILLS

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Attached to a bill which is certain to pass

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RIDER

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It allows the house to do business more quickly

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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE

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Minimum number of members present to do business

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QUORUM

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Needed for a Quorum

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MAJORITY OF MEMBERSHIP

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"Talking a bill to death"

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FILIBUSTER

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Can use the filibuster

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SENATE

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Source of most of the important bills

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EXECUTIVE BRANCH

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Sift out most bills

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COMMITTEES

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Can be used to end a filibuster

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CLOTURE

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Needed in both houses to over-ride a presidential veto

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2/3 VOTE

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The President of the Senate may vote only to

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BREAK A TIE

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Most of congressional business is handled by

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COMMITTEES

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President lays out broad policies for year to joint session

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STATE OF THE UNION

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Essential power of congress to make sure executive is doing its job

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OVERSIGHT FUNCTION

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Revenue bill must originate in the _______

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HOUSE

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Bill can be introduced in the house and senate only by _______

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MEMBERS

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Most bills die in

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COMMITTEE

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Bill killed by Committee

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Pigeon-holed

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Has almost unrestrained debate

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SENATE

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To become a law, a bill must pass both houses in_______

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IDENTICAL FORM

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President does not sign a bill within 10 days and Congress is adjourned

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POCKET VETO

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Source of most of congress's Expressed powers

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ARTICLE 1

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Must be paid by person on whom it is imposed

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DIRECT TAX

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Paid by one person then passed on to another

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INDIRECT TAX

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Congress power to regulate interstate trade

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COMMERCE POWER

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Major contributor to the growth of the national government

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COMMERCE POWER

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Gave broad meaning to "Commerce"

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GIBBONS vs. OGDEN

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Briefly stated, open to interpretation

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EXPRESSED POWERS

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Congress cannot tax

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EXPORTS

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Power to issue and regulate currency

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CURRENCY POWER

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Holds currency power

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CONGRESS

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Power to borrow money on the credit of the U.S.

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BORROWING POWER

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Holds currency power

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CONGRESS

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Releases a person or corporation of unpaid debts

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BANKRUPTCY

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Establishes rules for naturalization

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CONGRESS

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Exclusive right to an author to publish

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COPYRIGHT

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Exclusive right to manufacture and sell

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PATENT

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Power to take private property for public use

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EMINENT DOMAIN

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Create federal courts define crimes, remove civil offenders

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CONGRESS

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Has power to declare war

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CONGRESS

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THought implied powers must be absolutely essential

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STRICT CONSTRUCTIONIST

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Thought implied powers only had to be beneficial

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LIBERAL CONSTRUCTIONIST

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Established a liberal constructionist view of the "necessary and proper clause"

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MCCULLOCH vs MARYLAND

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"Necessary and proper Clause"

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ELASTIC CLAUSE

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Reasonably drawn from expressed powers

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IMPLIED POWERS

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Shares power in foreign relations and war with Congress

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PRESIDENT

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Controls which bills from committee will get to the floor

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HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE

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Speaker of the House

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RYAN

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Senate minority leader

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REID

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Senate Majority leader

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MCCONNELL

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Kansas Senators

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Robert & Moran

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Represents Norton area in the House

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HUELSKAMP

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Majority party house

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REPUBLICANS

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Majority Party Senate

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REPUBLICANS

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Minority party house

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DEMOCRATS

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Minority Party Senate

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DEMOCRATS

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Bring formal charges against a civil officer

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IMPEACH

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Has power to impeach

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HOUSE

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Has the power to try an impeached official

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SENATE

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Major presidential appointments must be approved by a majority of the _________

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SENATE