Unit 3 Study Guide Coach D

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Senator

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30 years of age; a citizen for 9 years, legal resident of a state of election

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Whips

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At congress the majority and minority leaders are assisted by whips

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Conference sub-committee

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Group that specializes in a sub category of a standing committee

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Congressional staffers

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Some lawmakers believe that this group have too much power

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Necessary and proper clause

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Implies that Congress has powers beyond those express the first 17 clauses article 1 section 8

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War powers act

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Requires the president to notify congress when committing military forces

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First reading

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Each bill is giving a title and a number

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Representative term

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2 years

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Senate term

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6 years

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Elections

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November of even years

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A bill

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It's the way every law starts

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Foreign relations

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Prestigious senate committee

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Ways and means

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Key house committee

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Legislative assistant

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Attends committee mettings

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Administrator assistant

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Personal staff member with office management duties

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Writ of habeas corpus

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Court order for release

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Supena

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Legal order for parents in court

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Been held in contempt

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Punishment for refusal to testify

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Gridlock

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Occurs when partisan differences stops legislation (nothing is getting done)

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Immunity

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Freedom from prosecution

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***

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The start of each term of Congress is on January 3 of odd number years

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Sovereignty

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Supreme in absolute authority

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Evolutionary theory

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Origin of the state and family

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Preamble

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Statement in the Constitution

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Representative democracy

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United States government

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Majority rule

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Requirement of democracy

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Laissez-fair

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A hands-off attitude

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PACs

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Influence law makers

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Socialism

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Public ownership of most lands

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Command economy

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Also known as communism

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Congress term

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2 sessions

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Census

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Population count

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Gerrymander

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Packing and cracking

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Joint committees

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Study groups

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Rules committee

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House traffic officer

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Cloture

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Stops a filibuster

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Senority system

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Provides leadership of committees

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Case worker

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A personal staff member

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G.P.O Government Printing Office

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Records all congressional bills

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Roll call

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Senatorial voting

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Pork barrel legislation

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Appropriating money for local projects

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Logrolling

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Law makers supporting each other

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Public work bill

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Federal funds for local projects

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Entitlements

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Uncontrollables

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Taxes

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Federal money source

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Social Security

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House sub-committee

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Pierce butler

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Nominated for justice by chief justice William Howard Taft

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Confirmation power

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Senate control over the supreme court

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Naturalization

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Process that grants immigrants the rights and privileges of citizenship

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Rock the vote

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Campaign that encourages today's young that falls into the category of single issue party

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Liberty Party

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Example of a third party group that falls into the category of single issue party