American Government Test #2 (Midterm, Part 2)

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Who said that sometimes in politics one must duel with skunks, but no one should be fool enough to allow skunks to choose the weapons?

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Joseph Cannon

Front 2

Who dominates in the 1890-1910?

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House

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The House in the 20th century becomes?

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decentralized

Front 4

Who reinvigorated the Speaker position in the 1990s>

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Newt Gingrich

Front 5

Who said Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing the hard work you already did?

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Newt Gingrich

Front 6

What amendment stated that senators now are chosen "at large" by popular vote?

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17th Amendment

Front 7

What does it mean when congress reassigns the 435 house seats to the states?

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Reapportionment

Front 8

What Congress session had reapportionment and redistricting?

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108th Congress

Front 9

What is it called when you redrawing the state's Congressional districts?

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Redistricting

Front 10

What case said that you must have equal population within the state's districts?

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Baker v. Carr

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What was a improper balance between districts?

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Malapportionment

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What is consciously drawing district lines to favor something?

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Gerrymandering

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What case tried to prevent discrimination and they caused discrimination?

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Shaw v. Reno

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Who wrote the majority opinion in the Shaw v. Reno case?

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Sandra O' Connor

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What provides leadership?

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Constitution

Front 16

What case raised a valid constitutional issue under the Fourteenth Amendment's Equal Protection Clause?

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Shaw v. Reno

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What is the most coveted position in the House?

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Speaker of the House

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What are the two ways one can draw a district line to favor something?

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splintering and packing

Front 19

What is dividing up and diluting a strong group to deny it the power to elect a representative?

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Splintering

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What is concentration of a group in a single district to "waste" their votes in large majorities?

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Packing

Front 21

What usually comes from the majority party but they don't have too?

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Speaker of the House

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What office violated separation of powers?

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President of the Senate

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What office position cannot debate?

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President of the Senate

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Who cannot vote except to break ties?

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President of the Senate

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Who filled the office of President of the Senate?

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President Pro Tempore

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Who was the first Catholic Vice President?

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Joe Biden

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Who served 36 years in the Senate?

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Joe Biden

Front 28

What structures operations on floor of the House and partisan interest in Congress?

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The Political Party

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Who leads the party on the floor?

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Floor Leader

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What is the most powerful position in the Senate?

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Floor Leader

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Who is the chief spokesman for the party?

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Floor leader

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Who keeps the party voting together>

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Party whips

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Who estimates votes on controversial issues?

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Party whips

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What assigns party members to commitees?

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Party Caucus/Committee

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What is the big huddle before the play?

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Party Caucus/Committee

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What is the Republican committee?

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Committee on Committee

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What is the democrat committee?

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Steering Committee

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What schedules legislation?

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Party caucus/committee

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What recommend party's position?

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Policy committee

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What provides funds and advice for election campaigns?

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Republican Senatorial committee and Democratic senatorial Campaign Committee

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What is sort of an in-house interest group?

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Caucus

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What is meeting advance individual interest groups?

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Caucus

Front 43

What rivals the parties in formulating policy and representing interest groups?

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Caucus

Front 44

What is growing in influence because it has more flexibility then the party?

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Caucus

Front 45

What structures workload of congress?

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The Committee

Front 46

Who said congress in session is congress on display; congress in committee is congress at work?

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Wilson

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How are committee chairs chosen?

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seniority

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Who is usually the chair?

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senior member of the majority party

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Who is the ranking leader?

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senior minority leader

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What is the Committee responsibility?

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Collect information and Draft and report legislation

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What is the most important committee?

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Standing Committees

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What is the standing committees job?

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Collect revenue

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What specialize in a certain area within a standing committee?

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subcommittees

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What are temporary and have a limited focus?

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Select Committees

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What committees often investigate?

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Select Committees

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What is an example of a select committee?

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Watergate

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Who took a stand before the select committee on Iran Contra?

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Oliver North

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What is it when the house and senate meet together?

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Joint committee

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what is often only engage in fact-finding and publicizing problems and policy issues?

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Joint committees

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What committee reconcile differences in legislation that has passed both chambers?

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Conference committes

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What bi-based this to the health bill?

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Obama Care

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What are the requirements for the Senate?

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9 years of US Citizenship

Minimum of 30 years old

Residency in state

6 year term

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What are the requirements for the House?

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7 years of US citizenships

Minimum age of 25 years old

Residency of state

2 year term

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How many of the House is a Quorum?

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218

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How many people are a quorum in the Senate?

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51

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What is it called when everything stops and they do a roll call?

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Quorum call

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Can congressmen be impeached?

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no

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How many votes do they need for removal for congress?

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2/3rds

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What is it called when the President go to the senate and ask if their is any personal problems between congress and judge?

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Senatorial courtesy

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ho has the power to call the Congress into special session of Congress?

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President

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Who can adjourn Congress if they don't have a date of adjournment?

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President

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What is not a conviction but and indictment?

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Impeachment

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Who impeaches the President?

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House

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Who is the judge for the impeachment of the President?

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Senate

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How many have to vote for an impeachment in the Senate?

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2/3rds

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Who were the two presidents that had been impeached?

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Johnson and Clinton

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What are the privileges of Congress?

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The Frank and Congressional Immunity

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What is supposed to be used for only business?

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Frank

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What are the restrictions of Congressmen?

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They cannot hold any other federal position while serving in Congress

Cannot hold an office that was created during their term

Pay increases become effective after the next congressional election

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What amendment stated that pay increases become effective after the next congressional election?

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Amendment 27