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19 Cards in this Set
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general salary of congress man
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$ 158,100
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how many congress members?
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535
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how many senators
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100
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age to be a senator
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30
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how many yrs a citizen to be a senator?
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9
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how many house reps
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435
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how old to be in house
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25
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how long a us citizen to be in house
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7yrs
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African American are what percentage of the house and how many in senate
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10%
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how many hispancics in the house
how many in senate |
25
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asians and NA are what
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not represented
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women have how many rep in
house senate |
64
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representing constituents by mirroring their personal, political relevant characteristic
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Deceptive representation
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representing the interests of groups
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Substantive representation
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incumbants win how often
with what percentage of vote |
90% of the time with 60% or over of vote
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3 main reasons for incumbancy reelection
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advertising-credit claming- position taking
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helping constituents as individuals- giving people what they have the right to get
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case work
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is a mighty list of federal projects. Grants and contracts available to cities, business, colleges, and institutions
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pork barrel
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in election process what 3 things does money get you
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name- recognition- chance to be heard
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