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62 Cards in this Set
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acts as jury in impeachment trials
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Senate
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Senators each state has
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2
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age to be a U.S. Representative
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25
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amendment that allowed the people of the state to elect a Senator
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17th
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representatives Illinois has in Washington
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19
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one of our Senators
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Dick Durbin
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main duty of the legislative branch
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to make our country's laws
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age a U.S. Senator must be
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30
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article of the Constitution the Legislative branch is dealt with
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1st
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representative district Tuscola is in
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15th
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# of Representatives there are
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435
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term of a U.S. Representative
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2
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has the right to approve treaties made by the President
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Senate
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presiding officer of the House
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Speaker
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top officer of the Senate
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President
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term of a Senator
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6 years
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# of Senators
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100
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when Congress begins a session
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Jan. 3rd
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every state gets at least this amount of Representatives
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1
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majority & minority whips do in each house
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ensure members are present for important votes
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powers of Congress
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1. collect taxes
2. make rules for immigration & bankruptcy 3. passing laws necessary for the carrying out of the Constitution 4. govern the nation's capital 5. declare war 6. establish post offices |
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has the power to bring charges of impeachment against a federal official
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House
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fraction of Congress that approves a proprosal to amend the Constitution
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2/3
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election of officers for both houses take place where?
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in the party caucus
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presiding offier of the Senate if the president of the Senate cannot be in attendance
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president pro tempore
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Senate reviews treaties signed by the President & they go into effect if what fraction votes for it?
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2/3
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has not been an African American Senator
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Jesse Jackson
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type of bill that only the House can start
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revenue
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# of powers Congress has
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18
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first woman to serve in Congress
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Jeannette Rankin
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has no limit to how long a member may talk unless one has been set in advance
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Senate
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has the power to choose the President if there is no majority in the electoral college
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House
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power to tax
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a.k.a. = power of the purse
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Senate majority leader
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Harry Reid
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House Representative
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Tim Johnson
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President of Senate
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Joe Biden
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Speaker of House
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Nancy Pelosi
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people that Congress represent
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constituents
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one more than a majority; this is needed to take a vote
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quorum
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twisting boundaries into strange shapes in order to benefit a political party in an election
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gerrymandering
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bills in the House are introduced by dropping them here
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hopper
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continuous speaking by Senators is stopped by this 3/5 vote
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cloture
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two seperate law-making houses
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bicameral
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Senators speak continuously on any subject to delay or defeat a bill
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filibuster
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a written proposal for a new law
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bill
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people who have only served one or two terms
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junior members
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these are redrawn after each census
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district boundaries
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temporary committees to investigate special problems
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select committee
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smaller committees than have a narrower focus
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subcommittee
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in the House, this comes into existence when 100 members are present
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committee of the whole
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this small group meets to resolve a bill's difference
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conference committee
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permanent committees that focus on evaluating bills on subjects like national defense
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standing committee
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composed of both House & Senate members; there are currently 4 permanent ones
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joint committee
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television program that covers the Senate & the House
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C-SPAN
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a practice of trading favors among lawmakers
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logrolling
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a costly government project that benefits only one state or district
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pork barrel
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when the committee chairman decides a bill does not deserve further attention it is
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pigeonholed
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an additional provision that is attached to a bill
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rider
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a system where changes in population affects the number of representatives
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reapportionment
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each political party elects its officers in this meeting
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party caucus
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method of collecting votes one person at a time
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roll-call
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this allows Congress to make necessary laws to carry out the Consititution
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elastic clause
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