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1
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when does congress meet?

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Every 2 years every odd numbered year january 3rd

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2
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IS there a house until everyone is sworn in?

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No

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3
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Only statement required by president

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state of union address

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4
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stated at joint session of congress once everyone is sworn in

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state of union address

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5
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most powerful member in House, fills VP vacant

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Speaker of House

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powers/duties of SoH

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Preside over house in session
Committee assignments
appointing party legislators

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7
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VP of Us

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President of Senate

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8
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When can president of Senate vote?

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When there is a tie needed broken

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9
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presides over senate when VP is out

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president pro tempore

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10
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chosen at party caucus, political strategists

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floor leaders

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11
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closed meeting help before a session of party leaders of congress

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party caucus

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12
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assistants to the floor leaders; report views and complaints in party

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whips

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13
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Custom tha gives the longest members in congress the appointment

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seniority rule

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14
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permanent committees set up in each House to consider bulls that could be laws; investigates wrong doings like executive branch

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Standing Committees

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15
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How many seats in each house

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20 in HoR and 17 in Sen

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16
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majority party leader, senior member, always leader of committee

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Committee chairman

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17
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how are bills assigned

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leader of house or sen assigns them once introduced

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18
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smaller parts of Standing committees

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Subcommittee

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19
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most important house SUBCOM

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House Rule

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20
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Date and time frame for bill go to floor

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rule

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21
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limited time committees; handle issues of national importance; have special or specific purpose like investigations EX watergate investigation

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Select committees

22
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made up of members of both parts of congress to usually duplicate standing committees topics and work with them

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Joint committee

23
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temporary joint body created to iron differences in bill that both houses accept

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conference committee

24
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who originates bills

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executive branch or special interest groups like standing committees

25
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a proposed law presented to the house or senate for consideration

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bill

26
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bills that are measures applying to the nation as whole

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Public bills

27
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bills that are measures that apply to certain persons or places

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private bills

28
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similar to bills and when passed have the force of law; deal with unusual or temporary matters; propose constitutional amendments

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joint resolutions

29
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deal with matters in which the house and senate must act jointly. they do not have the force of law and do not require the presidents signature; to state position on matters

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concurrent resolution

30
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deal with matters concerning either house alone and are taken up only by that body; to adopt new rules; can have riders

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resolutions

31
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a provision not likely to pass on its own merit that is attached to an important measure to pass

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riders “ear marks”

32
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most commonly has riders

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apppropriations

33
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First reading description

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  1. ) Clerk of House ives numbers to each bill w short title
  2. ) Bill recorded in House Journal
  3. ) Bill receives first reading
  4. ) Bill printed and given to members in HoR
  5. ) Bill becomes legal with 3 readings
34
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what are the point of the three readings?

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to careful consider bills

35
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dying in the committee

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pigeon holed

36
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enables members to force a bill tray has remained in committee in for 30 days to the floor consideration

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discharge petition

37
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5 options of Standing Committee

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  1. )Bill passed
  2. ) do not report bill
  3. ) Report amended bill to Full Committee
  4. ) report bill unfavored
  5. ) Report new bill
38
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how many calendars on House

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5

39
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How many calendars in Sen

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1

40
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Common vote in House

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voice vote

41
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dividing into yes and no voting

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standing vote

42
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walk past person who counts

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teller vote

43
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1/5 can demand matter of public record

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role call

44
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majority of the full membership must be present in order for the house to do business

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quorum

45
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procedure for senate with bills

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  1. ) Senate introduces bill
  2. )Bills given #
  3. ) Read twice
  4. ) Bill sent to standing committee
46
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rules for debate in senate

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speak how you please for how long

47
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how long can HoR debate

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1 hour at most

48
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printed in formal form

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engrossed

49
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stalling tactic by which a minority of senators weeks to delay or prevent senate action on a measure

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filibuster

50
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limits debate

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cloture

51
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how can a cloture be applied?

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two days after a petition call for that action by 16 members of senate and 3/5 must agree to it

52
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president choice when given a bill

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  1. ) Sign bill
  2. ) Veto bill - congress can have 2/3 of both houses vote to overrule
  3. ) Become law after 10 days of nothing
  4. ) pocket veto

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