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What are the Requirements to be the President of the United States?
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Must be a “natural-born citizen, must have live in the U.S for at least 14 years before his election, although the years don’t have to be consecutive and the president must be at least 35 years old
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look in chapter 11 the presidency
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In what year did congress passed the War Power Resolution and what was it for?
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In 1973, it was to control military activities.
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who passed the Budget Reform and Impoundment Act of 1974? and what is it for?
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it was passed by congress, it was required the President to spend all appropriated funds, unless congress approved the impoundment.
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what was Richard nixon's administration Major goal?
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to reduce federal spending, and when the democratic congress passed spending bills, he respond by pocket-vetoeing 12 bills and then impounding funds appropriated under other laws that he had not vetoed.
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how does congress affect U.S Economy?
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Congress affects the economy in their control of the Federal budget, framing foreign policy and trade, and in their control over the military.
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How many members make up the Senate?
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The senate is make up of 100 Senators; two are elected from each state and they serve a 6 year term.
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How many members make up the House of Representatives?
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the House of Representatives is made up of 435 members. The number of representatives from each state is based on the number of people in each district.They are elected every two years.
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what is a Christmas-tree bill?
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a bill with many riders.
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when does a joint resolution passes?
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joint resolutions are sometimes passed when the houses of congress react to an important issue that needs immediate attention.
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what is a house calendar?
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a nonmoney bills of major importance.
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what is a union calendar?
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a bills to raise revenue of spend money.
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what is a private calendar?
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private bills that do not affect the general welfare
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what is a roll call vote?
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which consists of people answering"yea" or "nay" to their names. a roll call vote can be called for by one-fifth of the house membership.
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when does logrolling occurs?
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logrolling occurs when a member of congress supports another member's pet project in return for support for his or her own project.
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what is a closed rule?
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a closed rule sometimes called a " gag rule" sets stricts time limits on debates and forbids amendements from floor, except those from the presenting committee.
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what is an open rule?
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An open rule permits amendements and often has less strict time limmits, allowing for input from other members.
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what is the percentage of male in congress?
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the percentage of male in congress is 90%
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what happened between the 1950s and 2005 in congress?
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btween the 1950 and 05 the number of women senators rose from 2 to 14, and female representatives have increased from 10 to 68.
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how many black representatives were in the 109th congress (05-07)
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there were 40 black representatives.
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