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31 Cards in this Set
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When a congressman votes based on all possible considerations
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politico
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To redistribute the seats of the house
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reapportion
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the people who are being represented
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constituents
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the job of checking on the agencies of the executive branch
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oversight function
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to destribute seats of the house
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apportion
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drawing lines infavor of the party that is in control
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gerrymandering
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the time that Congress meets to do its work
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session
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the length of time someone is in office
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term
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Voting on the merit of an issue
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trustee
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because all of the seats are never up for election at the same time
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continuous body
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This is almost never called by the president because they are almost always in session
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special session
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elections held between presidential elections
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off-year elections
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you must be a citizen atleast nine years to be a member of what
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Senate
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Voters choose among candidates running exclusively in their district under this system of election
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single- member district
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a comitee members duty to check to see if the executive agencies is doing their job
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oversight function
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The first duty of a member of congress
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legislator
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because senate elections are based on this each senator is chosen from a state wide slate of candidates.
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at-large
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when voting as one of these a congressman votes based on the people back home?
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delegate
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The # of seats each state gets is set by who?
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census buereau
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The lawmaking function of congress is central do democracy becuse
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the means by which public becomes public policy
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Since WWII each session of Congress typically last how long?
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most of the year.
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Which of the Following about the house of Rep.
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the # of seats is fixed by the Constitution
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Who is responsible for Gerrymandering congressional districts?
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State Legislators
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In congress screening bill for floor consideration is the job of who?
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Comitee members
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Which qualification fro the House members is not in the Constitution?
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They must live in the district they represent
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The Fact that all congressional districts in a state all have # of people so that one person vote is equal to another.
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Westbury vs. Sanders
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Which state ment about the Senate is true?
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There are two members from each state
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_______ may not represent Utah in the senate because
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only been a citizen for 8 years
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Congress tries to avoid public out cry over its pay
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giving itself numerous less obvious benefits
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What are the two limits on Congressional pay
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presidential veto power-
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Describe the 3 reasons congress is bicameral
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Practical- solved conflict between Va and Nj plan
Theoreical- one house could check the other Historical- British parliment had been bicameral for 400 years. |
