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Chapter 10 Flashcards

1
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bicameral

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legislature made of 2 houses

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2 houses in legislature

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House of Representatives and Senate

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House of Representatives

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  • based on population
  • serve 2 years
  • divided into districts
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Senate

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  • equal representation
  • 1/3 re-elected every 2 years
  • 2/3 re-elected every 6 years
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5
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term limits

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a limit on how many times someone can run for re-election

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advantages of no term limits

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  • voter choice

- experience

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disadvantages of no term limits

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  • lack of new ideas
  • lazy
  • self-interested
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8
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incumbency effect

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most people who run for re-election win

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9
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president must be

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35 years old

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10
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senator must be

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30 years old

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representative must be

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25 years old

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senate elected by

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entire state

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house of representatives elected by

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district within the state

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14
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two theories on how congressmen should act in Washington D.C.

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delegate theory

trustee theory

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delegate theory

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-delegate for the people
-the people make the decision, delegate gives them
the voice
-personal belief doesn’t matter

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trustee theory

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  • decision made by the delegate (not the people)
  • constituents opinion doesn’t matter
  • they put their trust in me
17
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term

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two years for Congress

18
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session

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when Congress assembles and conducts business

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convene

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begin

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adjourn

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suspend

21
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recess

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to temporarily suspend business

22
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special session

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meeting for emergency situations

23
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apportioned

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distributed

24
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reapportioned

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redistribute

25
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off-year elections

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congressional elections that occur in non-presidential elections

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single-member district

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voters in district elect 1 state representative among a field of candidates running for a seat in House of Representatives

27
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at-large

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elected from the state as a whole

28
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gerrymandered

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drawn to advantages of political party that controls the state legislature

29
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incumbent

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current officeholder

30
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continuous body

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all seats are never up for election at once

31
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constituents

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people and interests the senator represents

32
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census

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a count of a population

33
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what does a census do

A

shows how we should reapportion the seats in the House

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