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38 Cards in this Set
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Congress is what branch?
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Legislative
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What two groups are in congress?
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Senate and house
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how many members in congress?
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535
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What is the most important function of congress?
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Make Laws
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Other functions of congress?
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Serve constituents and oversight
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How long is a congressional term?
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2 years
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When does the congressional term begin?
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Jan 3rd, 12 noon, odd year
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What term is congress on?
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110th
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First items on the agena for new congress?
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power assignments, leadership roles, comittee chairs.
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Much of the business of congress in handled in the over 100 special intrest....
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caucues
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How many members in senate?
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100
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How many senators from each state?
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2
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Senators are elected how often?
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6 years
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Every 2 years BLANK of the senate is either elected or reelected
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1/3
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Senator qualifications?
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9 years as american citizen, 30 years or older, resident of state
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Leadership postions in senate?
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President of senate (vice prez), president pro temp and minority and majorty leaders
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Members of state are censured by who? And expelled by what?
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party vote, 2/3
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How many members in house?
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435
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House representative qulifications?
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7 years as citizen, 25 years old, and resident of district
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What determines the number of representatives in state and how often does it change?
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Popluation, 10 year census
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Who is our u.s congress person(6th district)?
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lynn woosely
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Describe power of the purse
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Power to tax, spend and borrow.
Borrow-sell bonds spend-create feferal budject tax-income tax, sales tax |
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What is expressed power?
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Written in constitution
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What is implied power?
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Not stated in constitution.
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Example of regulatory power?
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Energy, immigration, money, transportation
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Example of judicial power
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Federal court, approve appoinments, make treaties
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three nonlegislative powers of congress?
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investagations, impeachment, amendments, new states
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Path of Bill
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The author, present to senator, senate floor, senate commitee, sub committee, senate debate, vote, conference, floor, vote, approve, prez then can sign or veto or pocket veto
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Most important leader in senate?
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Majority leader
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Most important leader in house?
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Speaker, Nancy Pelosi
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Speaker of house powers-three
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calls vote, sets agenda, calls on who speaks
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What is a fillabuster?
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A tactic that allows a senator to speak as long as they can remain standing
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How to end a discussion or go to a vote?
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Call previous question
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What is the motion that shows affrimative and negative?
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Divide house
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The order of discussion of business or bills is called...?
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setting the docket
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What is someone in office that is re-elected called?
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incumbent
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What does a incumbent have over new person?
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name recongition, resources, money
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Why are members of the house most responsive to public opionon?
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trying on re-election as soon as they are in office
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