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34 Cards in this Set
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incumbent
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the person currently in the office
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consensus
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a general agreement among various groups on fundamental matters
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ward
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a unit into which cities are often divded for the election city of councilmembers
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electorate
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people eligable to vote
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plurality
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the lagest number of votes cast for a particular candidate
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at-large
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being elected by all the voters of teh state rather than just those of a district
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apportion
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ditribution of House seats based of the population of States
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gerrymander
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drawing congressional districts to the advantage of the party in power
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reapportion
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redistribution of House seats following a constiutionally required census
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constituency
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the people of a legislator's Stateor district
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precint
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voting district which is teh smallest unit of election administration
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sectionalism
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devotion to the intrests f one section of the country
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qualification of House members that is NOTin the constitution
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must live in district being represented
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number of senate seats held by each State
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is fixed by the constitution
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senators are elected to serve
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six-year terms
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in US, a political party is made up of a group of people who
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work to get candidates elected to politicial offices
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from 1932to 1968, national politics was dominated by which party
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democratic party
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compensation for seators is
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the same for representatives
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TRUE about the Senate
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it has two members from eachstate
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qualifications for senators
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mst have been a citizen for at least 9 years
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thetwo party system in the US developed mainly
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because conflicts about the onstitution created opossing viewpoints
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what disqualifies a person from representing Utah in the senate
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the candidate had been a citizen for 8 years
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screening bills for floor consideration is a major duty for
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commitee members
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NOT a difference btween the House of Representatives and the Senate
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method of election
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from 1860 to 1932, national polotics was dominated by
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the republican party
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before the 17th ammendment was ratified, senatorswere chosen by
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the State legislatures
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NOT a role of a member of congress
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cabinet member
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people belong to a particular party
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voluntarily
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teh framers of the constitution favored bicameralismbecause
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it allowed for fair and equal representation of the States and the national level
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TRUE about House of representatives
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every state is represented by atleast one member
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a census is conducted every
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ten years
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when must congressional elections be held?
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the tuesday after the first monday in November of each even numbered year
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which group became the first political part in this country
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the Federalists
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the functions of the major parties include
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nominating candidates for office, insuring the good preformance of their elected candidates, and providing a mechanism for the conduct of the government
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