Government Chapter 11

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what are the dominant prior occupations of Congressmen?

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Business, Politics, and Law

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less than -- percent of House members are African Americans while they make up -- percent of the population?

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10, 13

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relative to population, who would make the most underrepresented group in congress

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women with only 17% of the seats

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substantive representation

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tendency of legislators to represent the interest groups not the public interests

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what is an example of substantive representation?

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Senator Edward Kennedy sponsoring a bill to help the poor and disadvantaged

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what is an example of casework by a member of Congress?

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helping a constituent to get a small business administration loan, gain citizenship, or similar issues

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the --- --- and -------- are examples of opportunities for credit-claiming by the members of Congress

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pork barrel and casework

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Members of Congress use such --- ---- to be re-elected

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credit-claiming

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what is an important asset for incumbents running for election?

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services to their constituents

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pork barrel

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federal grants and contracts that members of Congress try to get their constituents

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when ------ ----- ----- contribute money to the members of Congress they are seeking access to policymakers in order to satisfy the interest of ---- ---- ------

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Political Action Committees, those they represent

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the fact that incumbents usually win reelction creates ---- within the members of Congress

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stability

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American Congress composed of two houses, --- --- and --- -----, which make American bicameral legislature

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the house and the senate

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After each federal census, Congress --------- its membership. states that have lost substantial population will loses seats in favor of states who have gained population

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reapportions

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a bill sent to the president must be passed by both the ---- and the -----

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house and senate

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nominees to the US Supreme Court must be confirmed by the ------

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senate

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According to the constitution, once impeached in the ----- by a majority vote, federal officials are then tried in the ---- by a ---- --- vote

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house, senate, 2/3

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the ----- ----- is unique to the house. they review most bills coming from committees before they go to the ---- ---- ----.

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Rules Committee, full house vote

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The Constitution, particularly the ----- -----, gives the HoR the power to initiate all revenue bills

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Sixteenth Amendment

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what is one of the key differences between the house and the senate?

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teh house has a Rule Committee and more policy specialization

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the ------- is a technique used only in the Senate to prolong debates in order to ---- - ---

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filibuster, kill a bill

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the filibuster allows a ---- party to defeat a policy case supported by ------

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minority, majority

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cloture? how much supports does it require?

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procedure used to cut off debate and put an end to a filibuster activity. 60 senators

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who is the most powerful leader in COngress?

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Speaker of the house

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the Speaker of the House is next-in-line after the ------ ------ to succeed the president who resigns, dies in office, or is impeachd?

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vice president

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the --- keeps a close head count on --- votes, and attemps to keep party members in line for voting on desired bills

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whip, key

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the vice president has the job of presiding over ----, casting a ------vote when necessary.

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the senate, deciding

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most of the businesses of congress take place in its -------- and -----------

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committees, subcommittees

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select committee

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one appointed for a limited time and for a specific purpose

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example of a select committee

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investigators of watergate

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----- committees take care of Congress' normal activities

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standing

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examples of standing committee bills

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appropriations, judiciary, and Armed Forces

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some issues/bills require a joint decision by --- -----. For this reason, the joint committees draw their membership from both the --- and the ----

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two houses, Senate and House

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when the House and the Senate pass a differnet version of the same bill, who is in charge of resolving the differences in order to come up with a single bill?

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conference committee

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legislative oversight responsibility

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when members of congres hold a hearing to question a cabinet member on how a law is carried out

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traditionally, ---- ----- ---- have been chosen through the seniority system but today it is nt necessarily a factor

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congressional committee chairpersons

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caucues

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made by memebrs of congress who informally band togetehr i groups to promote and protect mutual interests

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The ----- ----- ---- is administered by the Library of COngress to provide nonpartisan studies and info to members of congress

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Congressional Research Services

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bill

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proposed law, drafted in legal language

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who are the only people who can submit bills formally for consideration?

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members of congress

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------ provide members of congress with info, political intelligence, and promises of financial support for their future reelction efforts

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lobbyists

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a typical member of the HoR serves on --- committees and subcommittees while a typical senator is a member of --- committees

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six, ten

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congress includes --- members, of which --- are senators (two senators form each of 50 states),and -- are representatives

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535, 100, 43

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most members of congress are considered to be ------- representative rather than ----- representative

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substantively, descriptively

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to be a senator, one must be at leat ------ ---- years old and a US citizn for at least ---- years

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35, 9

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to be a house member, one must be at least ------ ---- years old, and a US citizen for ------- years

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25, 7

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there is graeater likelihood of tense competition in ----- ---- -------

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open seat election

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the structure of the ------ allows for greater leadership then the structure of the -----. The ----- i more institutionalized, centralized, and hierarchial than the -----

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house, senate, house, senate

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what is legislative oversight?

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congress monitoring bureaucracy and its policy administration