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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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Who was the Ohio Republican U.S. Senate?

A

J.D. Vance

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2
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Who was the Representative in U.S. House?

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Bob Latta

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3
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Who was the Ohio Democrat in U.S. Senate?

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Sherrod Brown

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4
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Who was the State Rep. in General Assembly?

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Jon Cross

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5
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Who was the State Senator in General Assembly?

A

Rob McColley

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6
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How has gerrymandering affected the number of seats at risk?

A

Only a handful are up for real contest in election

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7
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What is the main goal of gerrymandering?

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create as many safe districts as possible

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8
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Who has the responsibility for drawing the congression districts in a state?

A

State Legislature

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9
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Who determines the number of congressional seats each state should have?

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Census Bureau

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10
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how often is a redistribution of seats determined and after what event?

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every ten years, census

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11
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Before the 17th amendment gave the voters control, who chose the US Senators?

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State Legislature

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12
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what are the duties of congress?

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to legislate, to represent constituents, to serve on committees

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13
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How did the 20th amendment affect congressional terms?

A

moved inauguration from march to January

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14
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What are the characteristics of the “Average” congress person?

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white male, married, religious affiliation, legal background, went to college.

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15
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Legislative branch of the national government

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congress

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16
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All of the Senate seats are never up for election at the same time

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Continuous body

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17
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two year congressional assignment

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term

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18
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representatives who vote using independent judgments

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trustee

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19
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Distribution of representatives

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apportioned

20
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Committee work by congress to check agencies in the executive branch

A

oversight function

21
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How long is a congressional representative’s term?

A

2 years

22
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How long is the US Senator’s term?

A

6 years

23
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Three qualifications to be in the senate

A

30 years old, live in state, 9 year citizenship

24
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Congressional elections that occur in nonpresidential years

A

off year elections

25
Q

Senator from West Virginia elected to 9 terms

A

Robert Byrd

26
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Representative from Ohio expelled from the House in 2002 from bribery and tax evasion

A

James Traficant

27
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congress consisting of two houses

A

bicameral

28
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Congression districts drawn to the advantage of a political party

A

gerrymandering

29
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people and interests that representative serve

A

constituencies

30
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When congress does not meet until the next session

A

adjourn

31
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Representatives who vote the way people at home would like them to

A

delegate

32
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Congress People that can mail postage free

A

Franking Privilege

33
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Representatives using many different philosophies

A

politicos

34
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Why is Congress at the heart of most basic government function of democracy?

A

because congress makes nation’s laws

35
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How many seats are currently in the house of representatives?

A

435

36
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What has been the most common outcome of off year elections?

A

the president’s party decreases its number of seats in congress

37
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When must congressional elections be held?

A

the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in even years

38
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What is not a reason for the constitution established as a bicameral legislature?

A

many nations have bicameral

39
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period of time during which the congress meets each years

A

session

40
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representatives who vote with the party’s leaders

A

partisans

41
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How did the framers settle the conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

A

bicameral congress with one part equal and one part based on population

42
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How is the number of seats for each state in the house distributed?

A

Population

43
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How are gerrymandering lines drawn?

A

spread opposition thinly in many different districts or concentrated in just a few

44
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How many total people are there in the senate and how is this determined?

A

100, each state gets 2

45
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How does the speech or debate clause give congresspeople legislative immunity?

A

Protects them from getting sued (verbally and written)

46
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What are three qualifications of the house of representatives?

A

25 years old, live in state, 7 years as citizen

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