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31 Cards in this Set
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Congress |
Legislative branch of national government |
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Bicameral |
Two houses |
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Practical reason for bicameral |
Founding fathers had to settle differences between states with larger population (Virginia Plan) and states with less people (New Jersey Plan) *equal representation (senate) and population determining representation (house of rep.)* |
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Session |
Period of time during which congress meets |
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Apportioned |
Seats in house are distributed among states on basis of population |
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Gerrymandering |
Congressional districts that have been drawn to advantage of political party, creates odd shaped districts |
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Why are district lines drawn the way they are? |
To concentrate oppositions voters in few districts so leaving others safe or spreading opposition as thinly as possible among several districts limiting their ability to win anywhere |
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Qualification for House of Rep. |
*must be at least 25 *citizen of USA for 7 years *inhabitant of state from which elected |
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James Traficant |
Member of House from Ohio expelled in 2002 |
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Size of senate |
2 senators from each state with 100 senators representing 50 states |
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Robert Byrd |
Elected 9 terms, most terms served |
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Continuous body |
All of seats are never up for election at same time |
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Constituencies |
People and interests senators represent "big picture" of nation |
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Qualifications for Senators |
*at least 30 years old *citizen for at least 9 years *live in state |
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Rob Portman |
Republican from Ohio in US senate |
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Sherrod Brown |
Democrat from Ohio in US senate |
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Cliff Hite |
State senator in General Assembly |
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Robert Sprague |
State Representative in General Assembly |
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Bob Latta |
Representative in US house |
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Trustee |
Each question should be decided on merit, independent choice |
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Delegates |
Agent of those elected them, vote way people want |
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Partisans |
Vote with party leaders |
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Politicos |
Combine elements of other 3 |
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Oversight function |
Part of committee work, Congress checks to see executive branch is not breaking law |
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Franking Privilege |
Mail letter postage free |
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Speech or Debate Clause |
Provides you with legislative immunity, protects congress from lawsuits |
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What has been the most common outcome of off-year elections? |
The presidents party decreases number of seats |
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When must the congressional elections be held? |
The Tuesday after the first Monday in even numbered years |
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Why is the congress at the heart of most basic governmental function of our democratic system? |
Because congress makes the nations laws |
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What is not a duty of a member of congress? |
To run a department of the Executive branch |
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Before the adoption of the 17th amendment, who chose senators? |
State legislatures |
