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Congressional terms
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2-year term made of 2 1-year sessions. Starts Jan 3, ajourns mid-Dec with 3-4 recesses
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Official ending of Congressional session
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Adjournment
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Neither house can adjourn w/out permission of the other
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Sine Die
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President can call this if he feels necessary, hasn't happened since 1948
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special session
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Dividing legislative disctricts for the first time
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apportionment
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Dividing districts after the first time
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reapportionment
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States that have only one rep
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Representatives at large
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# of reps altogether
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435 - max number acording to reapportionment act of 1929
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legislative representational unit
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district
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Taken every 10 years for tabulation of population for the purpose of representation - done by state legis
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census
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illegal drawing of district lines
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gerrymandering
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verbal reprimand
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censure
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Qualifications of House member:
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25, American citizen, live in state you represent
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Court case - districts must be as equal in population size as possible
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Westbury-Sanders cause
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Court case - "one man, one vote" - all votes have same power
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Reynolds-Sims
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Qualifications for Senators
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30, Natural-born or naturalized citizen, live in state represented.
Serve 6 year terms |
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2/3 of Senate automatically returns, 1/3 up for election at end of Senate term
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continuous body/rotational elecion system
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Stats of Legi
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-50%+ Republic in House and Senate currently
- 90% men - 90-95% Caucasian -93% have college degrees |
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Compensation for house/senate members
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$150,000/yr
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the people represented
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constituents
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members of House + Senate make sure executive enforces laws that have been passed
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oversight function
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Special priveleges of House/Senate members (2)
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1. Franking - free postal service
2. Legislative immunity - Free speech on floor of House or Senate |
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27th amendment
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Congress can vote themselves a raise but it is not effective until their next term
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