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1
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intention of congress

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to make it the most powerful branch
(article 1)

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2
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money

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power of the perks

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3
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bicameral system

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legislative assembly composed of two chambers

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4
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senate

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states with long terms

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house

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districts with short terms

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qualifications of senate

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U.S citizen for 9 years
30 years old

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qualifications for house

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U.S citizen for 7 years
25 years old

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8
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senate

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100 members
originally chosen by state legislatures
changed to direct election by the 17th amendment

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house

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435
ranging from 1-52 per state
elected by districts

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10
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NV U.S Senate members

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catherine cortez masto (D)
Jacky rosen (D)

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NV U.S House members

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susie lee (D) district 3
dina titus (D) district 1
Mark Amadei (R) district 2
steven fortsford (D) district 4

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NV governer

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joe lomdardo (R)

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13
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U.S senate term

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6 years

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NV house term

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2 years

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15
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congressional districts are relatively

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homogenous
ideal for organized interests claiming to represent constituents
members tend to specialize in one committee

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states are far more heterogenous

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senators have to be generalists
more open to a wider array of interests

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17
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how much of nevada is controlled by the federal government

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80%

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socialogical (descriptive) representative

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representative shares characteristics, background and interests with constituents

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agency ( substantive) representation

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representative has incentives to act in the constituents interests

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backgrounds

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members of congress
religion: protestant
race and gender: increasing numbers of African Americans, Latinos, and women in the U.S congress but still less than their proportions in populations

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representatives as agents

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legislators learn about the interests of constituents

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parties almost never ask a member of congress to vote against

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constituents interests

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23
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delegate

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a representative who votes according to the preferences. of his or her constituency

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house members are most likely to

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act as delegates

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trustees

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vote on how they personally believe will be good
senators are more likely to act as trustees

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introduction of direct primaries are the reasons why

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candidates self select

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27
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3 functions of congress

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laws, oversight, representation

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28
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90% of incumbents get

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re-elected

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29
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incumbency advantage

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members of congress have an array of tools to keep them in office

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30
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constituency services

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services to directly help constituents

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31
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franking privilege

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newsletters, mail, free mailing

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31
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franking privilege

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newsletters, mail, free mailing

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32
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pork barreling (spending for district)

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little project to get the name out there
* John murtha airport
*spending a lot of money for the sake of spending and putting your name on it

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the vast majority of incumbents in safe seats come from districts where

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the majority of voters are from the same party as they are

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34
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the critical election in these districts is the

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primary

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35
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reapportionment

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the reallocation of seats in the house of representatives every 10 years
occurs every 10 years because of the census

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36
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in 2010 nevada went from 3 to

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4 districts

37
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redistricting

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re drawing of house district lines
occurs every 10 years

38
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in most states the state legislatures do

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redistricting

39
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gerrymandering

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using redistricting to your advantage

40
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partisan

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to benefit a particular party

41
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cracking

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putting different political parties together

42
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packing

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taking all constituents from opposing parties into one district

43
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safe seats

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seats that are probably safe for the party in power

44
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open seats

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seats up for grabs

45
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district one is safe for

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democrats in nv

46
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district 2 is safe for

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republicans in nv

47
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pitfalls of incumbency

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disruptive issues
personal misconduct
turnout violation: the midterm election problem
strong challengers
presidents party tends to lose seats in congress

48
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senate and assembly in nv

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bicameral

49
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senate term in nv

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4 years

50
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assembly term in nv

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2 years

51
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term limits in nv

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12 years

52
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nv legislation requirements

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21 years, 1 year resident, non-felon

53
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salary

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$1160/day for 60 days

54
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sessions

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biennial (every other year in odd numbered years), 120 days

55
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speaker of the house is

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the leader of the majority party

56
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both parties elect

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a majority, minority leader, party whip

57
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who determines which of their members sit on various committees

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parties

58
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the vice president officially chairs the senate but

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only takes the gavel at ceremonial events and in the case of a tie vote

59
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who chairs the senate not officially

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the president pro tempore, but often hands off to another member for routine business

60
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who can call special sessions

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governor

61
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who can call itself into special session

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legislature

62
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are standing committees permanent

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yes

63
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what percentage of bills die

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90%

64
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what are select committees

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formed temporarily to focus on a specific issue
cannot present bills to chamber

65
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what are conference committees

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formed to write the final wording when both chambers pass similar bills that need to be reconciled

66
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the number of seats the minority party has on a committee is roughly proportionate to

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the seats it has in the chamber

67
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what determines committee assignments

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seniority

68
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what are established staff agencies

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legislative support agencies responsible for policy analysis

69
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congressional research service

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research arm of congress

70
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congressional budget office

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assesses costs of programs and incomes from tax plans

71
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government accountability office

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audits federal agencies and programs

72
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how many votes to end filibuster

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60

73
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nuclear option

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eliminated filibuster for lower federal court judgeships

74
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line item veto

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taking out certain parts of a bill

75
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logrolling

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if you support me on bill x i will support you on bill y

76
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oversight

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congress is expected to oversee the activities of the executive branch in order to ensure funding is spent and laws are enforced properly

77
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sunset law

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set expiration dates on laws

78
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what does the senate have to confirm

A

top level executive appointments , ambassadors, and federal judges

79
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impeachment

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house acts as grand jury
the senate conducts the actual trial

80
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constituency

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the residents in the area from which an official is elected

81
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descriptive representation

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being similar to the constituents
can better represent their views

82
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substantive representation

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representative is held accountable if he or she fails to represent that constituency properly

83
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incumbency

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holding the political office for which one is running

84
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apportionment

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the process, occurring after every decennial census, that allocates congressional seats among the 50 states

85
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conference (gathering)

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gathering of house republicans every 2 years to elect their house leaders

86
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caucus ( gathering)

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gathering of house democrats every 2 years to elect their house leaders

87
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majority leader

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elected leader of the majority party in the house of representatives or in the senate

88
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minority leader

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the elected leader of the minority party in the house or senate

89
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whip

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a party member in the house or senate responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes

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