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How does Bicameralism address the issues from the Great Compromise?
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Large states represented by population in the House and small states represented equally in the Senate
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How were Senators originally selected?
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They were chosen by state legislatures
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How can the minority party in the Senate delay action on a bill?
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By using a filibuster.
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How can a filibuster be brought to an end?
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By invoking cloture.
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How many Senators are needed to invoke cloture?
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60 Senators
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What are the most common age, gender and religious beliefs shared by the majority of those serving in Congress?
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Middle-aged white males
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What is the term used for a district where the winner receives less than 55 percent of the vote?
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A marginal district
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When a member of Congress votes on an issue based on the needs of the people in their district it is called this.
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Representational voting
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When a member of Congress votes on an issue based on the platform of the party they belong to it is called this.
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organizational
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This person in the Senate has the most power.
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The Senate Majority Leader.
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This is the number of the current term of Congress that serves through the end of this year.
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110th
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These officials assist the leaders of their party with keeping them informed about how the members view issues.
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whip
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Groups of congressman serve in these groups that consider bills and issues.
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committees
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Senators can chair at most, this number of committees.
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One
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Permanent committees
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Standing Committees
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Committees with members consisting of both the House and Senate.
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Joint Committees
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This is where bills go that are passed in the House and Senate but it is in different forms that need to be resolved.
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Conference Committees
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Joint resolutions must be approved by ???
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The House, Senate and President
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Any bills dealing with revenue must originate here.
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The House of Representatives
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This is a session where a committee or subcommittee makes changes in the original version of a bill
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Mark-up session
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This is used to get a bill stalled into committee onto the floor
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Discharge petition
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Who is the Secretary of State?
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Condoleeza Rice
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In the House, scheduling of legislation is controlled by the?
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Speaker of the House
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Who controls the scheduling of legislation in the Senates?
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The majority and minority leaders
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Added to bills
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riders
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When a bill has a number of added riders that are not related to the major portion of the legislation they are called this.
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Christmas tree bill
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To be be passed on the President for approval, a bill must pass the House and Senate in this manner.
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Identical form.
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Type of resolution passed by either house and usually relates to operational issues
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Simple resolution
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Type of resolution passed by both houses to settle housekeeping and procedural issues that affect both houses
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Concurrent resolutions
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This type of resolution must be passed by both houses and signed by the President. It has the same authority of a law.
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Joint resolution
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Committees that are not permanent and are usually organized to address a specific problem.
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Select committee
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This type of rule sets strict time limit on debate and forbids amendments
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Closed rule
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This type of rule permits amendments from the floor
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Open rule
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This typee of rule permits some amendments but not others
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Restrictive rule
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What are the four procedures used for voting in the House of Representatives?
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Voice vote
Division Roll call vote Teller vote |
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When members of Congress vote on the basis of own beliefs
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Attitudinal Voting
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Who is the current Speaker of the House?
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Nancy Pelosi
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Who is the Majority Leader in the Senate?
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Harry Reid
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What party currently controls the Senate?
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The Democratic Party
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What party currently controls the House?
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The Democratic Party
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Who is President of the Senate and votes only if there is a tie on an issue?
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The Vice President
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when members of Congress vote on the basis of their beliefs it is referred to as
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attitudinal voting
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________ caucuses are formed by groups whose members share a similiar ideology
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intraparty
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________ caucuses from around common interests on an issue
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personal
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________ caucuses are perceived by their members as representing certain groups nationwide
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constituency caucuses
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