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27 Amendments and Vocab Terms Flashcards

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Citizens of another state or foreign country can’t sue states

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President and VP run on the same ticket

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Forbids slavery except for punishment for a crime

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Equal protection, Due Process by states, US citizenship

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Suffrage to black men

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US government can tax income

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Senators will be elected by popular vote

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Prohibition of alcohol

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Women’s suffrage

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Lame duck

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Repealed the 18th amendment

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2 term limit for US presidency

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DC residents can vote for President with 3 electoral college votes

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No poll taxes

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Presidential line of succession

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Age to vote is lowered to 18

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14
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Congress cannot vote themselves a pay raise in their current session

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How do you propose and amendment

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Need 2/3 of Congress or state legislatures to make a national convention

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Vote to ratify the amendment

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3/4 of the state

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Speaker of the House

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Mike Johnson

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Majority Leader (House)

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Steve Scalise

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Minority Leader (House)

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Hakeem Jeffries

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President of the Senate

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VP Kamala Harris

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President Pro-Tempore

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Patty Murray

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Majority Leader (Senate)

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Chuck Schumer

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Minority Leader (Senate)

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Mitch McConnell

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Terms of office and age requirement for Senate

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Term is 6 years, minimum age is 30, and vote occurs 1/3 is elected every 2 years

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Terms of office and age requirement for House

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Term is 2 years, minimum age is 25, and vote occurs every 2 years for all members

26
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Powers in constitution of the Legislative Branch

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Article I; enumerated powers

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Powers given to Congress by an interpretation of Art I, Sect.8

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Necessary and Proper, Elastic, Implied

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Exist because the US is a sovereign nation

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Inherent Powers

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Power to oversee or regulate other branches

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Presidential elections see a surge in voter turnout, but that turnout declines in the midterms

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Surge and Decline Theory

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VAP

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Voting age population, measure of turnout

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How much an individual believes their vote counts

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Political Efficacy

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States get assigned a certain number of representatives in the House; occurs every 10 years after census

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Apportionment; 435 members

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Legislature is divided into 2 houses; both are involved in making bills into law

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Bicameralism

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Legislation sponsored by a representative or senator; generally written by lobbyists, interest groups, or experts

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Bill must be debated on, revised, and amended in committees

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Only way to end a filibuster is to get 60 votes in the Senate

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Projects that are added to legislation to benefit one district or state, but the cost is spread out amongst all tax payers

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Pork-barrel politics

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Parliamentary maneuver in the Senate, where one Senator can keep talking continuously to disrupt a bill from being brought up to vote

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Filibuster

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Longest filibuster

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> 24 hours in 1957
Strom Thurmond
Civil Rights Act

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An elected leader’s responsibility to their constituents

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Republic, Representation

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The degree to which Congress represents the US as a whole

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Collective Represenations

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Representatives feel obligated to represent their constituents’ stated interests, acting out their will

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Delegate model of representation

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The extent to which a representative represents the demographics of their constituents

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Descriptive Representation

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Congress members make a rational policy calculation to act in the best interest of their district/ state or the country as a whole

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Politico model of representation

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Constituents trust the representatives to use their best judgement

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Trustee model of representation

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The body of voters and people, represented by a Representative or Senator

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Constituency

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Has members from both the House and Senate

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Joint Committee

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Special type of joint committee that reconciles the House version and Senator version of a bill

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Conference committee

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A permanent legislative committee that meets regularly

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Standing Committee

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Lead the majority party in either the House or Senate

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Majority Leader

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Leads the minority party in either the House or Senate

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Minority Leader

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Senator who acts in the stead of the VP as Pres of the Senate; traditionally is the most senior member of the majority party

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President pro-tempore

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A small legislative committee that fulfills a specific purpose then is disbanded

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Select Committee

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Presiding officer of the House and the leader of the majority party; 2nd in presidential succession

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Speaker of the House

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Majority and minority enforce voting discipline in their party

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Majority Leader in Senate

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Chuck Schumer

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Minority Leader in Senate

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Mitch McConnell

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President of State in Senate

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Kamala Harris

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President Pro Tempore in Senate

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Patty Murray

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Speaker of the House

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Mike Johnson

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Majority Leader

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Steve Scalise

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Minority Leader

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Hakeem Jeffries

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