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Chapter 10 Flashcards

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1
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What government does USA have?

A

Representive

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2
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National Law making body

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Congress

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3
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what branch is congress in?

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Legislative

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4
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What did James Madison refer the legislative branch as?

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The First Branch

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5
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Goal of Congress:

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Translating public will into public policy in form of law

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6
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two house legislature

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bicarmel

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7
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Historical reason for bicarmel

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The British (Great Britain) had a bicarmel in Parliament of 1300’s

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8
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Only state that is unicarmel today

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Nebraska

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9
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Practical reason for bicarmel

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settle conflict with New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan

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10
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How does bicarmel reflect federalism?

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Separation of powers of partiers; equal representation

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11
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Theoretical reason for bicarmel

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to have a system of checks and balances to diffuse overpowering parties

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12
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term for Congress

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2 years

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13
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What changed the date to start a new term

A

20th Amendment

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14
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period of time during which each year congress assembles

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session

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15
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how many sessions does congress have

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1 per year

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16
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begins

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convene

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17
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suspends session

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adjourns

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18
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suspend business for a time period

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recess

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19
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how many joint special sessions called by president

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27

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20
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Members in HOR

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435

21
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Term for HOR

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2 years

22
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redistribute seats after each decennial census

A

reapportionment

23
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how many seats originally in HOR

A

65

24
Q

what brought number of house members to 435

A

Census of 1910

25
Q

made permanent number of sets in House

A

Reapportionment Act of 1929

26
Q

Why do party in power loose some power in off year elections

A

people want change

27
Q

does constitution call for districts?

A

No

28
Q

What did districts get rid of?

A

General Ticket

29
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two things districts must conform

A
  1. ) Appropriate size

2. ) Constant

30
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problems with districts

A

States ignored along with congress

31
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3 parts of gerrymandering

A

Packing, Cracking, and Kidnapping

32
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Explain packing a district

A

concentrate the opposing party into one district

33
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explain cracking

A

spread out opposing party in all districts

34
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goal of gerrymandering

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to win automatically or create safe districts

35
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explain kidnapping

A

redraw district to put opposing party out of advantage

36
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court case ruling population differences among congressional districts were so; population has to be equal, but didn’t end gerrymandering

A

Wesbury v Sanders, 1964

37
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Qualifications for HOR

A

25 years age
7 years Citizen
Live in district

38
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informal qualities

A

vote getting ability

39
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Senate naem

A

Upper House

40
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what establishes two senators

A

the constitution

41
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who chose state senators first

A

state legislatures

42
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what changed the way senators were picked

A

17th amendment - popular vote

43
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term for senators

A

6 years

44
Q

how many seats are up for reelection

A

1/3

45
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qualities of senate

A

30 year sold
9 years citizen
inhabitant of state

46
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how can senate censor

A

2/3 vote

47
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how many members were expelled from senate

A

15

48
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five major roles of congress

A

legislators, represent of constituents, committee members, servants to constituents, politicians

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