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36 Cards in this Set
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20th amendment (4) |
-adjusted start date of term of both house and senate to jan 3 -if elected president or vp are not qualified/dead before sworn in, The current vp takes place temporarily -congress decides qualified or not -congress must meet once a year |
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1929 reapportionment act |
Seats in house redistributed Every census |
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General ticket system |
particular method of electing members of a multi-member state delegation to the House |
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Single member district system |
Electoral district from which one person is chosen by voters for each elected office |
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Wesberry v Sanders |
All districts must be approx the same size |
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Gomillion v lightfoot |
Not ok to racially gerrymander |
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17th amendment |
Senate directly elected (not appointed) |
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Impeachment (3) |
-house brings charges -senate is jury - Chief Justice of Supreme Court is judge |
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Cloture |
Process to end a filibuster (60 votes) |
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Constituents |
People living in area represented by a congressman |
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Delegates |
Vote the way the constituents want |
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Partisans |
Vote based on party allegiance |
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Trustees |
Vote based on conscience and personal judgement |
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Politicos |
Attempt to balance all types of representation in voting (delegates, trustees, partisans) |
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Franking |
Free mail for congressman |
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27th amendment |
Pay raises don't go into effect until next elections |
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Speaker of the house |
John boehner (R) |
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President of senate |
Joe Biden (d) |
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President pro tempore |
Oren hatch (R) |
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Standing committee |
"Permanent" committee |
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Conference committee |
Appointed for specific conference to resolve differences between bills |
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Pork |
Project or appropriation that gives jobs/money/etc to a specific area represented by a congressman and therefore more votes to the rep. |
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Pigeonhole |
Set aside a bill in committee w/ out considering it |
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Two senator from pa |
Pat Toomey and Bob Casey (R and d) |
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Pa rep in the house |
Brendan Boyle (d) |
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Has more rules for debate |
House has |
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House rep age |
25 |
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House rep citizenship |
7 yrs |
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House rep term |
2 yrs |
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Senator age |
30 |
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Senator citizenship |
9 yrs |
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Senator term |
6 yrs |
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All money bills start here |
House is where what kind of bills start |
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Responsible for impeachment |
House responsible for |
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Focus on foreign affairs |
Senate focuses on |
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Approve treaties and appointments |
Senate approves |
