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26 Cards in this Set
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House Size
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435 members
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Senate Size
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100 members
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House Term Length
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2 years
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Senate Term Length
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6 years
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House Age Requirement
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25 years old
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Senate Age Requirement
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30 years old
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House Citizenship Requirement
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17 years
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Senate Citizenship Requirement
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9 years
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Leader of House
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Speaker of the House
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Leader of Senate
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Vice President
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Special Powers of House
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initiate revenue bills
bring charges of impeachment against president, VP, and all civil officers to trial Chooses president when the electoral college is deadlocked |
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Special Powers of Senate
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Ratifies treaties
Power to try impeachment cases Confirms judicial appointments (US attorneys, federal judges) Confirms executive appointments (cabinet heads) |
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Standing Committee
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Permanent bodies that continue from one congress to the next, focus on legislation in a particular area
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Select Committee
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Special panels formed for a specific purpose for a limited time, usually of great public concern
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Joint Committee
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include members of both houses, deals with major issues
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Conference Committee
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Temporary bodies that are formed to resolve differences between House and Senate
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Rules Committee
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HOUSE COMMITTEE!
Controlled by the speaker, sets guidelines, gives each bill a rule that places the bill on the legislative calendar, limits time |
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on Ways and Means
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HOUSE COMMITTEE!
has the jurisdiction on all taxation, tariffs, and other revenue raising measures. |
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Subcomittee
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Bills that are pigeonedholed, it can be approved by a subcommittee to be returned to the full committee
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Gerymandering
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setting boundaries for each state
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Appropriation
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a government act or bill that sets aside funds for a specific person.
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Constituent
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The people of a particular geographical area who are represented by a law making body
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Franking Privelage
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The right of members of Congress to mail newsletters to their constituents at the government's expense
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Pork-barrel legislation
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Legislation that allows representatives to bring money and jobs to their district.
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Cloture motion
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the vote to end debate of a bill in the senate
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How Bill Becomes Law
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Bill is introduced
Bills in Committee Bill on the Floor Conference Committee Congressional Approval Presidential Approval |
