Ap Am Gov Congress Terms

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How does Bicameralism address the issues from the Great Compromise?

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Large states represented by population in the House and small states represented equally in the Senate

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How were Senators originally selected?

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They were chosen by state legislatures

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How can the minority party in the Senate delay action on a bill?

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By using a filibuster.

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How can a filibuster be brought to an end?

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By invoking cloture.

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How many Senators are needed to invoke cloture?

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60 Senators

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What are the most common age, gender and religious beliefs shared by the majority of those serving in Congress?

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Middle-aged white males

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What is the term used for a district where the winner receives less than 55 percent of the vote?

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A marginal district

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When a member of Congress votes on an issue based on the needs of the people in their district it is called this.

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Representational voting

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When a member of Congress votes on an issue based on the platform of the party they belong to it is called this.

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organizational

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This person in the Senate has the most power.

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The Senate Majority Leader.

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This is the number of the current term of Congress that serves through the end of this year.

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110th

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These officials assist the leaders of their party with keeping them informed about how the members view issues.

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whip

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Groups of congressman serve in these groups that consider bills and issues.

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committees

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Senators can chair at most, this number of committees.

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One

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Permanent committees

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Standing Committees

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Committees with members consisting of both the House and Senate.

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Joint Committees

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This is where bills go that are passed in the House and Senate but it is in different forms that need to be resolved.

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Conference Committees

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Joint resolutions must be approved by ???

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The House, Senate and President

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Any bills dealing with revenue must originate here.

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The House of Representatives

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This is a session where a committee or subcommittee makes changes in the original version of a bill

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Mark-up session

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This is used to get a bill stalled into committee onto the floor

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Discharge petition

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Who is the Secretary of State?

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Condoleeza Rice

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In the House, scheduling of legislation is controlled by the?

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Speaker of the House

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Who controls the scheduling of legislation in the Senates?

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The majority and minority leaders

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Added to bills

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riders

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When a bill has a number of added riders that are not related to the major portion of the legislation they are called this.

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Christmas tree bill

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To be be passed on the President for approval, a bill must pass the House and Senate in this manner.

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Identical form.

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Type of resolution passed by either house and usually relates to operational issues

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Simple resolution

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Type of resolution passed by both houses to settle housekeeping and procedural issues that affect both houses

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Concurrent resolutions

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This type of resolution must be passed by both houses and signed by the President. It has the same authority of a law.

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Joint resolution

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Committees that are not permanent and are usually organized to address a specific problem.

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Select committee

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This type of rule sets strict time limit on debate and forbids amendments

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Closed rule

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This type of rule permits amendments from the floor

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Open rule

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This typee of rule permits some amendments but not others

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Restrictive rule

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What are the four procedures used for voting in the House of Representatives?

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Voice vote
Division
Roll call vote
Teller vote

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When members of Congress vote on the basis of own beliefs

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Attitudinal Voting

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Who is the current Speaker of the House?

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Nancy Pelosi

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Who is the Majority Leader in the Senate?

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Harry Reid

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What party currently controls the Senate?

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The Democratic Party

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What party currently controls the House?

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The Democratic Party

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Who is President of the Senate and votes only if there is a tie on an issue?

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The Vice President

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when members of Congress vote on the basis of their beliefs it is referred to as

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attitudinal voting

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________ caucuses are formed by groups whose members share a similiar ideology

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intraparty

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________ caucuses from around common interests on an issue

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personal

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________ caucuses are perceived by their members as representing certain groups nationwide

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constituency caucuses