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30 Cards in this Set
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What legislature of the government is Congress?
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Bicameral legislature
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How many houses does congress consist of? Which ones?
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Two, the House of Representatives and the Senate.
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How many members does the house of representatives consist of? Senate?
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435, 100
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Seats among the states are aportioned by what?
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Population
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What requirements does a representative need?
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age 25, 7 year citizen of U.S., citizen of state represented.
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What bills must originate in House of Representatives?
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Revenue bills
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The party that wins the most representatives in an election is? Least?
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Majority. Minority.
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What is deignated as the most important leadership position in the House?
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The Spaeker of the House
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The Speakers most important colleague?
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Majority leader
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Who helps each leader.
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Party whips
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Who is the president of the Senate?
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Vice President
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How many types of committees are there?
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4
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What are the four types of commitees?
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Standing, Select, Joint, and Conference commitees
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What is a closed rule?
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Sets strict time limits on debates and forbids amendments from the floor.
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What is an open rule?
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Permits amendments and often less strict time limits allowing for inputs from other members.
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What is a caucus?
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Groupings of members of Congress sharing the same interests or points of view.
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How is the normal Congress man?
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Most of the time they are White male, well educated, upper or middle class income, and/or lawyers.
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Committee chairmen?
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Most important shapers of the committee agenda.
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Franking privilege?
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Allow members to send official mail using his/her signature instead of a stamp.
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Malapportionment?
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States drawing districts of unequal sizes and populations, so that some citizens had better access to their representative than others did.
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Gerrymandering?
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Drawing boundries of political districts in bizzare or unusual shapes to give one political party an advantage over the other.
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From where do bills originate?
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Ordinary citizens, the President, offices of the executive branch, state legislatures and governors,congressional staff, and members of congress.
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Simple resolution?
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Passed by House or Senate, establishes rules, regulations, or practices that do not have the force of law. Not signed by president
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Concurrent resolution?
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Both houses, settles housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses. Not signed by president
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Joint resolution?
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Approval of both houses, signature of president, same as a law. When members of congress react to an important issue that needs immediate attention.
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Filibuster?
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Talking about a bill indefinitely so ultimately Senate could take no action on the bill.
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How can a filibuster be stopped?
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By a cloture.
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What is a cloture?
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3/5 of the entire Senate must vote to stop the debate.
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What does "pork" refer to?
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Benefits for Congress districts.
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Pork Barrel legislation?
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Gives tangible benefits to constituents in several districts or states in hope of winning their votes in return.
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