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32 Cards in this Set
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casework
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activities of members of Congress that help constituents as individuals
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incumbent
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those already holding office
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Revenue bills
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focus on methods for raising money; ex. taxes, user fees, customs duties, tariffs; originate in the House
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impeachment process
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how Conress can remove a federal official; House brings impeachment charges, Senate conducts trials
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types of committees
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standing: subject-matter, handle bills
joint: membership from both houses conference: iron out differences in a bill select: specific purpose |
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House Rules Committee
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reivew most bills before going to the full House; schedules the bill, a lot of time for debate, specifies amendments
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attractive aspects of being a Congressperson
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franking privelege, salary of $145100, handsome travel allowances, power
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17th amendment
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direct election of senators (2 each state, 6 year terms)
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16th amendment
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1915, explicitly permitted Congress to levy an income tax
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Congress influence on federal agencies
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they make laws that govern what agencies can do
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filibuster
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strategy used by senators to talk a bill to death (based on unlimited debate)
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powers of Congress
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declare war, create laws, lay and levy taxes
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elastic clause
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whatever is not in the Constitution can be petitioned by Congress
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how many in Congress, House, Senate?
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535=
435+ 100 |
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House and Senate committees for writing tax code?
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House Ways and Means Committee; Senate Finance Committee
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Texas Senators
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Kay Bailey Hutchison, John Cornyn
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reapportionment v. redistricting
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-process of reallocating seats in the House of Reps. (national level)
-redrawing district lines (state level) |
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who prepares the budget? executive and congress?
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Office of Management and Budget
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which government program consumes the greatest % of the budget?
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Social Security
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entitlement programs
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policies for which expenditures are uncontrollable because X amount of funds go to Y amount of people
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pocket veto
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president lets a bill die by neither signing nor vetoing it
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Cloture motion
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vote to close the Senate floor to further debate
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Connecticut Compromise
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compromise to have 2 houses of Congress (House by population, Senate is equal)
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demographics of Congress
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older white men (lawyers)
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pork barrel
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list of federal projects, grants, and contracts available to everyone in a congressional district
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% of the budget that is uncontrollable
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81%
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how a bill becomes a law
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BILL introduced in both the House and Senate --> House Rules Committee and Senate subcommittees --> full House and Senate --> Conference committees --> full House and Senate --> president --> LAW.
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franking privelege
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free transportation and mailing privelege for Congressmen
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are most bills passed?
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NO
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Progressive income tax
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the more you make, the higher rate of tax you are assessed
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Presidential succession
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25th amendment:
President --> VP --> Speaker of the House |
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role of incumbency
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free advertising, credit claiming (enhancing their sanding through service to individuals and district), position taking, weak opponents
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