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congress Flashcards

1
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How old must you be to be elected to the House?

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at least 25 y/o

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2
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How long does a Senators term last?

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6 yrs

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How long does a member of the House of Representatives term last?

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2 yrs

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4
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What is a Filibuster?

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The process or an instance of obstructing legislation by means of long speeches and other delaying tactics.

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5
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Who has the power to declare war?

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Congress

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What is a Committee Chair?

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A Committee Chair is the person who schedules hearings, hires staff, appoints subcommittees, and manages committee bills.

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How old must you be to be elected Senator?

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at least 30 y/o

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8
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What is an incumbent?

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The person already holding office

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9
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Who has the power to initiate revenue bills?

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The House

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10
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What is a Conference Committee?

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A Committee that is formed when the Senate and House both pass different forms of the same bill.

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11
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What is a Bicameral Legislature?

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A legislative body having two branches, houses, or chambers.

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11
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How many members of congress are Senators?

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100 members of congress are Senators.

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11
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How many members of congress belong to the House of Representatives.

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There are 435 members of the House of Representatives in Congress.

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12
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Who has the power to conduct impeachment trials?

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Senate

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What is a House Rules Committee?

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A committee unique to the House that reviews all bills (except revenue, budget, and appropriation bills) coming from a House committee before they go before the full House

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14
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How is representation determined in the Senate?

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2 per state

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15
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How is representation determined in the House?

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By population

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16
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What is Legislative Oversight?

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Congresses monitoring of the bureaucracy and its administrative of policy.

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17
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Who has the power to approve treaties?

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Senate

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18
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What are select committees?

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Committees formed for a specific purpose

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19
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What committee is always a part of Congress? permanent

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Standing Committee

20
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In the House, what is top leadership position?

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Speaker of the House

21
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Where does Congress meet?

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Washington, DC; Capitol Building`

21
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How is the atmosphere of the House different than the Senate?

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more rules, limits on speaking time, members tend to vote with their party more

22
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Who is the President of the Senate?

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Vice-President

23
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100 members

A

Senate

24
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Creates bills

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both House and Senate

25
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435 members

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House

26
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Meets in D.C.

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Both House and Senate

27
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Must be a citizen for 9 yrs.

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Senate

28
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Majority and minority leaders

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Both

29
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Democrats are current majority

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Senate

30
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Permanent groups to oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues

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Standing Committee

31
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Each group specialized in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility

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Subcommittee

32
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Temporary committees that study one specific issue and report their findings to the Senate of the House

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Select Committee

33
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Members from both House and Senate; can be permanent or temporary

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Joint Committee

34
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A Temporary committee set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill

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Conference Committee

35
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Salary of 174,000

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Both

36
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What is the salary of a member

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174,000

37
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Must be a citizen for 7 yrs

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House

38
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Republicans have majority

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House

39
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Who introduces Bills

A

congress person

40
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what is Committee action

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New bills sent to corresponding comittees

41
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Committee hearings are

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short or long speechs to influence public

42
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Markup session

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After meeting; members meet to decide what changes, if any, to make on a bill

43
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Reporting a bill:

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committee votes to kill or report a bill

44
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Debates and amendments happen to a bill when?

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Second reading

45
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What must be present to vote

A

Quarum

46
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Is line-item veto allowed

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no

47
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6 steps to approving a bill

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1.) Members drop bills into hopper
2.) Speaker sends the bill to the appropriate committee for study
3.) Bill is put onto the appropriate House Calendar
4.) Bill is put onto the discharge calendar to force it out of committee
5.) Bill goes to rules committee
6.) Bill goes to the floor of the House for debate, amending, and vote

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