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what does the term bicameral mean
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body consisting of the house or representatives and the senate
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after how many years does the federal gov't complete a census
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10 years
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what are the qualification and the term limits of a member of the house represantatives
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135
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what is the name for people that are beng epresented by a congressperson
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constituent
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what is the purpse of a gerrymander
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to increase the voting strongth of a particular
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what are the qualufication and the term limits of a mamber of the senate
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senator serve six years terms
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how many memebers of the republc party have to be in the sente to have a majority
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51
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how many members of the republeic party have to be in the house of representative to have majority
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218
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what is the name of the majority leader in the house of representatives
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president pro tempore
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what is the name of the majority leader in the senate
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the presindent
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what is a stand commitee
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permanont committees that continue their work from seesion
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what is a select commitee
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that are created to do a special job for a limited period
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what is a joint commitee
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which include members of both house
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wht is a conference commitee
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which helps the house and senate agree on the details of a probosed laws
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if you were a senate how would you choose which commitee you would serve on
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by what they stand for
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who makes committee assignment
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political parties
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how does seniority affect committee assignment
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they get preferved committee spot
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waht part of the constitution spell out the powers of congress/ what are those powers called
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congress in article section a, expressed power, impiled power, elastic clause
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what does article section a clause 18 give congress
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give congress the a uthority to do whatever is ness ary and propers to carry out the expressed powers
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wgat is an instance where the implied power are used
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what ever in the constiution
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which level of the legislative branch is closest to the people
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elastic clause
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where do all tax bills begin ? why?
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house of representative. because he fromer believed the menber of congree closet to the people should be the ones to propose taxes
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what are the two steps that congress spends money and explain each
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a. authorzation bills- creat projects like the space shuttle program and establish how much money can be spent on them
b. appropriution bills actaully provide the money for each program or actrity |
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what power does congress exclusively have in term of foreigh affairs
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national defense
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what legislative body must approval all treaties
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supreme court sustices, rederal, judges, and ambassalors
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what are 8 non legislative body must approvl all treaties
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electoral powers exexuture power, judicial power,investigative powers, constituent power, administraive powers, territoral power,ternal power, representative,
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what are some limiation on conreessional power
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writ of habeas corpus, bill of a tander , ex post fasto law
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