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| the process of drawing congressional district lines to favor a political party |
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| the removal of a person from an institution, such as Congress, for serious misconduct |
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| meeting of party leaders to determine party policy or to choose the party's candidates for public office |
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| the presiding officer of the House of Reps |
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| the assistant to the floor leader in each house of Congress who tries to persuade party members to vote for the bills the party supports |
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| small groups in Congress formed to consider bills |
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| powers not specifically granted to Congress by the Constitution that are suggested to be necessary to carry out the powers delegated to Congress under the Constitution |
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| a law sentencing a person to jail w/o a trial |
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| the minimum number of members who must be present before a legislative body can conduct business |
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| a means by which the president can reject a bill, when Congress is not in session, by not signing it |
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| Why did the framers of the Constitution create a bicameral nation legislature? |
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| To ensure that both small and large states would be fairly represented |
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| formal disapproval of a member's action |
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| What are two methods Congress have to deal with misconduct by its members? |
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| expulsion from office, or a vote of censure |
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| Who leads the house of Congress? How are they chosen? |
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| Floor leaders; chosen at private caucuses of House Democrats and Republicans |
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| Who does most of the work of Congress? Why is most of the work done by them? |
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| Committees do most of the work b/c there are too many proposed bills for Congress to do themselves. |
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| Qualifications of House of Reps.... |
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- 25 yrs old
- U.S. citizen for 7 yrs
- be a legal resident of the state he/she represents |
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| Qualifications of Senate... |
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- 30 yrs old
- U.S. citizen for 9 yrs
- be a legal resident of the state he/she represents |
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| number of members in the House/Senate |
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| length of term for the House/Senate |
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House- 2 yrs
Senate- 6 yrs |
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| T/F: Both Senate and House make laws |
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| T/F One reason the leaders who drew up the Constitution created a bicameral legislature was to give some states more power than others |
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| False; to give equal power |
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| T/F Congress decides how the seats are distributed in the House according to each state's population |
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| T/F Sometimes state legislators draw distinct lines for congressional districts that favor a particular political party, resulting in oddly shaped districts |
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| right to mail official letters or packages free of charge |
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| T/F Each member of the House usually serves on 3-5 major standing committees |
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| T/F Usually a committee chairperson is the majority party member with the most years of service on the committee. |
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| A committee made up of an equal number of representatives and senators is called a |
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| The job of a party whip is to.. |
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| persuade members to vote a certain way |
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| In each term of Congress there are how many regular sessions? |
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| The most powerful officers of the Senate are |
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| the majority and minority leaders |
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