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the. Is the law legislative branch
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Congress
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The major function of Congress is
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Make the law
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The word for two houses is
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Bicameral
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The largest state in population is
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California
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A term of Congress is for 2years. The date for the start of each term is a third day
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January
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sessions of Congress last for
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One year
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only the can call a special session of Congress
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president
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The 435 members of the House. fixed by the house
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Is not
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Each state is guaranteed at
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1 seat in the house
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Representatives are selected to
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Two year terms
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Congress reapportioned after each
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Ten-year census
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Each seat in the house represents about
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Six hundred and fifty thousand persons
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Congressional elections are held on the Tuesday following the first Monday in
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November of each even-numbered year
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Is when districts have been drawn to the advantage of the dominant party in power in the legislature
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Gerrymandering
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Is a formal report perment of a congressman for such misdeeds as misuse of public funds or abusive privileges
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Accenture
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Is removal from the House or Senate and requires two thirds concurrence of the membership of both chambers
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expulsion
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There are
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100 senators represent all 50 states
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Senators
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Are elected from the state at large
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Senators are chosen for
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6 year terms
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Only a third of the Senators 33 or 34
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2 years
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A Center it must be at least
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30 years old
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The. is the more elite
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Senate
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Yearly pay for congressman is roughly
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174,000
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A. is a trip abroad pay for the government
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Junket
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Congressman. Free from arrest in all cases except treason felony and breach of the peace
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Are
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A congressman. be sued for libel or slander arising out of official conduct
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Cannot
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Is a minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to carry out its business
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Quorum
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Is an attempt to talk a bill to death
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Filibuster
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Strom Thurmond of South Carolina set the record when he spoke against the Civil Rights Act of 1957 for more than
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24 hours
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A filibuster maybe stop 2350 of the entire Senate vote for
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Cloture
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A meeting of the majority party in the house is a
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Caucus
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The person in Congress who is the leader of the party that controls Congress is
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Majority Leader
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The person in Congress who is the leader of the swinger party in Congress is
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Minority Leader
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The president of the Senate is the
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Vice president
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Presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President
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President pro tempore
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Is the length of time a member has served in Congress
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Seniority
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A schedule that list the order in which bills are to be considered by the house is a
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Calendar
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Most bills that are introduced
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Do not become law
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Although thousands of bills maybe introducing each two year term just under
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10% become law
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The average Center has
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Many assistance
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Is an add-on to a bell
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Rider
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Money. a factor in congressional campaigns
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Is
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He feeling better maybe stop 25th of the entire Senate vote
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Cloture
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Are hired by interest groups to influence congressman
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Lobby list
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