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| congress. makes laws. bicameral. |
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| Legislative branch is split into... |
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| senate & house of representatives. |
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| 435 (based on population) |
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| president of senate is always ____ |
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| requirements for senate are.... |
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30 years old.
live in state they represent.
U.S. citizen for 9 years. |
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| how long is a senates term? |
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| 6 years, unlimited amount. |
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| how many senators are up for re-election each year? |
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| speaker of the house requirements are... |
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25 yrs old.
live in state they represent.
7 yrs U.S. citizen. |
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| speakers of the house have unlimited ___ yr terms. |
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| drawing weird districts for political purposes. |
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| the people who are represented are known as... |
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| what is the person called that currently holds the title and is running for re-election? |
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| what is the hopper and where is it? |
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| a box bills are put in, house of rep. |
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| where does a bill go once introduced? |
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| the committee that it was introduced by. |
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| what does pigeonholed mean? |
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| thrown out, not even studied. |
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| what if the bill is rejected? |
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| what if the bill is approved? |
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| it goes on to a floor hearing. |
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| if bill passes then it goes to... |
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| the other side's committee hearings. and another floor hearing. |
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| if bill is approved by the other side, it goes to... |
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| both houses at a conference committee, made up of both parties. |
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| if approved at committee then it goes to... |
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| what can the president do to the bill? |
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pocket veto it.
reject it.
pass it as a law. |
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| when the president denies i but both houses agree on it. |
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| being formally charged with a crime. |
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| what is it called when a person is made to apologize instead of impeached? |
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| why would the president pocket veto a bill? |
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| so neither party got mad. |
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| all in favor or all against |
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| seeing what was voted on and by who |
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| what can the congress not do? (3 things) |
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| writ of habeas corpus, bills of attainder, and ex post facto laws. |
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| what is the writ of habeas of corpus? |
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| a court order that needs police to bring a person to court and explain why they are holding them. |
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| what are the bills of attainder? |
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| laws that punish a person w/o jury trial. |
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| what are the ex post facto laws? |
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| laws that make an act a crime after the act has been committed. |
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| someone who speaks in front of congress for a special interest group. (not a politician, can't vote in congress) |
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| nonstop talking to kill a bill. |
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| other party votes against |
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| a person who goes around trying to get the people to talk at the filibuster. |
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| who does the party whip belong to? |
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| what kind of committee is temporary? |
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| what kind of committee is permanent? |
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| which houses can pigeonhole bills? |
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| who can only vote if there is a tie? |
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| tax exports, or take away rights. |
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| who represents the state? |
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| who represents districts? |
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| who has to approve presidential appointments? |
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| when is a conference committee held? |
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| when one side wants to change the bill and one side agrees. |
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| what article is related to full, faith, and credit clause? |
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| what is franking privilege? |
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| when senators send job related mail without paying. |
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| what is the elastic clause? |
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| power is being stretched beyond what's written in the constitution. |
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| what's another name for the elastic clause? |
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| he necessary and proper clause. |
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| experience in a certain field |
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| what is expulsion? (kind of like impeachment) |
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| when a person is voted to be removed. 2/3 must agree. |
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| what do floor leaders do? |
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| what are pork barrel projects? |
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| projects that only one state benefits from. |
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| house of rep. impeaches... |
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| helping people with gov't matter. |
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| what is a joint-resolution? |
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| when both houses vote on a bill. |
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| what is an appropriation bill? |
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| Bills can be pigeonholed by the ______ in committee. |
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| an unrelated amendment attached to a bill. |
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| what kinds of organizations try to persuade congress to what they want? |
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| president has power to kill a pocket vetoed bill if __________. |
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| congress is not in session |
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| a pocket vetoed bill automatically becomes a law if ____________. |
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| congress is still in session. |
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