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18 Cards in this Set
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APPORTIONMENT |
•afterevery decennial census, that allocates congressional seats among the fiftystates |
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REDISTRICTING |
•redrawingelection districts and redistributing legislative representatives |
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CUSTOM AND NORMS |
•Civility •Specialization •Reciprocity |
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EARMARK |
How you get the pork through (stick it in a bill that has to be passed) |
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PORK BARREL |
money for unneeded projects to secure reelection ( crappy bill ) |
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PATRONAGE |
the power to control appointments to office or the right to privileges |
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HOUSE OF REPRESENATIVES |
•Term–2 years •Members–435 •Elections–All every 2 years •Constituencies- Congressional Districts•UniquePowers –Originate Tax Bills –Bring Impeachment Charges |
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LEADERSHIP IN THE HOUSE |
Speaker of the house -elected as leader majority leader -speaker's right hand Minority leader - leader of miorities |
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LEADERSHIP IN THE SENATE |
President of the Senate- leader of senate President of the Senate pro tempore-next in line Majority leader of the Senate- sets and controls the senate's calendar for legislation Minority leader Whip |
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SENATE |
•Term–6 years •Members–100 •Elections-1/3 every two years •Constituencies–States •Uniquepowers –Advise and consent to ratify treaties by2/3 vote –Confirm appointments –Try impeachment charges |
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COMMITTEES |
Standing : relatively perm. address specific areas of legislation Select: highlight or address issue not within jurisdiction Joint: form of both house and senate Conference: joint committee meant to make a compromise |
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OTHER CONGRESSIONAL POWERS |
•Oversight •Appropriations •Adviseand consent •Impeachment |
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IMPEACHMENT |
The house: votes on if the asccused should be impeached - majority votes for impeachment it moves to the senate The senate: hearsevidence and votes to convict the person from office(2/3rds vote required to convict) |
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What led the expansion of the presidential office? |
•UnderFranklin Roosevelt •Thestructural factors and the changing economic reality combined and F.D.Rpresided over one of the greatest expansions of Presidential power •Heexpanded the roles of commander-in-chief, chief diplomat, economic regulation,foreign policy, and domestic policy |
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FORMAL QUALIFICATIONS TERMS OF OFFICE |
•Naturalborn citizen •Atleast ______ years old •______years U.S. residency prior to taking office |
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REWARDS OF OFFICE |
•$400,000/year •+$50,000expenses + $100,000 travel •Livingquarters •Healthcare •Transportation •Pension •Securitydetail •Officeand staff on retirement |
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POWERS OF THE PRESIDENT |
•ChiefLegislator •ChiefAdministrator •Chiefof State•Chiefof Diplomat •Commander-in-Chief |
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PERSONAL PRESENDENCY |
•Ceremonialpowers •Domesticpolicy leader –Manager of the economy |
