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30 Cards in this Set
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What is the historical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral system?
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The Framers knew the British system of bicameralism quite well.
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What is a practical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral system?
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Each State is equally represented in the Senate and represented proportionally to its population in the House.
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What is a theoretical reason for Americans choosing a bicameral system?
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In order that one house might act as a check on the other.
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A period of time lasting for two years?
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term
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A period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business?
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session
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How many sessions are there in a term of Congress?
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Two sessions
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To suspend until the next session?
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adjourn
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A meeting to deal with some emergency situation?
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special session
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Size of House?
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435
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Term length of House?
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2 years
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Date of elections of House?
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Tuesday following first Monday in November of each even-numbered year
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Age of House?
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At least 25 years
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Length of Citizenship of House?
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At least 7 years
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Residence of House?
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Inhabitant of the State
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How House originally chosen?
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By voters in district
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How House chosen today?
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By voters in district
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The drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group?
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gerrymandering
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Limited by Wesberry vs. Sanders?
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gerrymandering
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Redistribute, as in seats in a legislative body?
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reapportionment
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Congressional election that occurs between presidential election years?
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off-year election
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Size of Senate?
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100
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Term Length of Senate?
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6 years
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Date of Elections of Senate?
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Picked at regular November elections
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Age of Senate?
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At least 30 years
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Length of Citizenship of Senate?
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At least 9 years
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Residence of Senate?
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Inhabitant of the state
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How Senate was originally chosen?
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State legislatures
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How Senate chosen today?
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Popular election
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The Senate is this because all of its seats are never up for election at the same time?
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Continuous body
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The people and interests the senators represent?
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Constituencies
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