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88 Cards in this Set
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How man members constitute a quorum for the House to consider legislation as a committee of the whole?
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100
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Who breaks a tie vote in the house?
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No one, The bill dies
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What are the two types of staffs in congress, and who do they work for?
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Personal staff- Works for a congressman
Committee Staff- Works for the committee chair |
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How often are senators elected?
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every 6 years
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What are incumbants?
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A person holding office
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How often are represenatives elected?
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every 2 years
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What is redistricting?
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the redrawing of county lines according to the census
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What is reapportionment?
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Dividing of the number of house members according to the census
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In the house, what committee decides length of debate and number of amendments?
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committee of rules
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What is the franking privilege?
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Free postage
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Which amendment required raises for congressmen to be delayed until the term after it is passed?
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27th amendment
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What is a quorum?
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simple majority of the house
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When a bill is introduced in the house, what does the represenative do to it?
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Puts it into the hopper
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Name three of the five committees of congress
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Standing, Joint, Conference
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What is the job title of the speaker of the house's top assistant?
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Majority Leader- steers important bills through house, plans partys legislation agenda
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What are administrative assistants?
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they are personal staff that run the office, advise on political matters, supervise schedule
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What is a private bill?
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Bills that deal with people and places
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What are caseworkers?
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Handle constituents in D.C. and their state
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What is a rider?
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an amendment added to a bill in passing it
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List the congressional support agencies
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Library of congress, Budget office, General Accounting
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What is a concurrent resolution?
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a document that expresses the will of both chambers of legislature
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Define implied powers
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Power inferred from the constitution
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Define enumerated powers
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Power derived from Article 1 section 8 of the constitution
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Name one of the enumerated powers given to congress
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Taxation
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What is the bill of attainer?
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A law declaring an act illegal w/o a judicial trial
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The constitution requires what to count the Presidential Electoral vote?
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congress assemble in joint session
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What does a conference committee do?
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has members from both chambers , they iron out differences in bills passed by the house and senate
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Represenatives are elected from what type of district?
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single-member districts
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Senators are elected from what type of district?
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At-Large districts
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How many members of congress are there?
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535
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Who breaks a tie vote in Senate?
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President of the Senate
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The members of this chamber have always been directly elected by the people
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House of Representatives
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The seventeenth amendment did what?
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Made senators directly elected by the people
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Name our two US senators
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Mark Warner and Jim Webb
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The census, taken every 10 years, may affect the number of members per state in this chamber
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House of Represenatives
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What congressional action is needed to pass a constitutional amendment?
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Vote of 2/3 of the members in both houses
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The senate was created to represent who?
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The state
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How many members are there in the house of Representatives?
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435
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What is the minimum number of members of the House per state?
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1
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What type of district are members of the senate elected from?
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At-Large Districts
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When did the house of representatives reach its current size?
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1911
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Who is the leader of the senate?
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The President of the Senate (VP of US) - Joe Biden
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What are the requirements to be a member of the senate?
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Must Be:
30 years of age Citizen for 9 years Resident of the State they represent |
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What are the requirements to be a member of the House of Representatives?
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Must Be:
25 years of age Citizen for 7 years Resident of the State they represent |
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Are there term limits for members of the house?
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NO
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Are there term limits for members of Senate?
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NO
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How are members of Senate chosen?
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Directly by the people
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How were members of Senate originally chosen?
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By State Legislatures
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The house of representatives was created to represent who?
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The People
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How many U.S. Senators does Virginia have?
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2
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How often does the number of Representatives per state change?
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Every 10 years
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How long is the term of a member of the house?
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2 years
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How long is the term of a member of the Senate?
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6 years
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Which house of Congress uses more formal rules?
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The House of Representatives
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Why does the House of Representatives use more formal rules?
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More people so more rules are required to keep legislation moving
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What party controls Congress today?
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Democratic Party
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When the president rejects a bill what is it called?
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Veto
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How does congress override a presidential veto?
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Both houses must vote to approve by 2/3 majority
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What branch of government is congress a part of?
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Legislative
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What does the legislature do?
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Make Laws
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Who represents us in the Virginia House of Delegates?
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Rob Bell
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Who represents us in the Virginia Senate?
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Creigh Deeds
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Which house ratifies treaties?
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Senate
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Which house approves presidential appointments?
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Senate
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How many members are there in the US Senate?
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100
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Who decides committee assignments in the House of Representatives?
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Speaker of the House
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The Chairman of what committee is the most powerful Committee Chairperson in The House of Representatives?
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Committee of Rules
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What is required to win a vote of cloture to end a Senate filibuster?
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3/5 vote
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What are the two main types of bills?
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Private and Public
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When a committee revises a bill, it is said to do what to it?
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Markup
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Who is the leader of the Senate?
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Majority party leader
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Who is the President of the Senate?
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Joe Biden
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What is a permanent committee called?
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Standing
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What is the symbol of authority in the House?
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The Mace
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What is the symbol of authority in the Senate?
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Ivory Gavel
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What plan at the Constitutional Convention was the basis for the Senate?
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New Jersey Plan
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What plan at the Constitutional Convention was the basis for the House of Representatives based?
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The Virginia Plan
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What is Impoundment?
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The presidential ability to deny amounts of funds to Congress
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What is a public works bill?
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A pork marrow bill that provides funding for questionable projects
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How much time do Senators usually have to debate a bill on the floor of the senate?
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1 hour
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How much time do members of the House of Representatives usually have for the debate of a bill?
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1 hour
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How many members are there in the Virginia State Senate?
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40
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Who may propose laws in Congress?
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A legislator
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How does a Representative introduce a bill?
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They put it into the hopper
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How are bills brought to the floor in the senate?
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When a majority of the Senate chooses
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Who decides committee assignments in the Senate?
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The majority party
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If the President Pro-Temp and the President of the Senate are not in the chamber who presides?
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Junior members of the chamber
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This is a parlimentary procedure designed to send a bill back to committee in order to kill it
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Tabling
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