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10 Cards in this Set
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How long is a Congressional term?
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2 Years
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How many members are in the House of Representatives?
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435
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How long is the term of a Representative?
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2 Years
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How many districts does South Dakota have?
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1
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What is gerrymandering?
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Drawing district lines and cheat. Albridge Gerry (Mass.) started it.
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What is "Cracking and Packing?"
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Packing)- Put all your representation into 1 district. (ie: All republicans in 1 district; Add democrats in the rest.)(Cracking) Putting all the opposition into separate districts so they don’t have a chance at winning.
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List 2 qualifications of being the Senate.
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One must be a state citizen for 9 years and must be at least 30 years old.
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What is a censure?
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A vote of formal disapproval.
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What are 4 of the 6 purposes for leadership in the House?
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Organize parties and communitcating with the president.
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What do the Majority and Minority whips do?
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Make sure people will be there to vote. They do all the behind the scenes work.
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