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intention of congress

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to make it the most powerful branch
(article 1)

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money

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power of the perks

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bicameral system

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legislative assembly composed of two chambers

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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
candidates self select
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3 functions of congress
laws, oversight, representation
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90% of incumbents get
re-elected
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incumbency advantage
members of congress have an array of tools to keep them in office
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constituency services
services to directly help constituents
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franking privilege
newsletters, mail, free mailing
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franking privilege
newsletters, mail, free mailing
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pork barreling (spending for district)
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
the majority of voters are from the same party as they are
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the critical election in these districts is the
primary
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reapportionment
the reallocation of seats in the house of representatives every 10 years occurs every 10 years because of the census
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in 2010 nevada went from 3 to
4 districts
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redistricting
re drawing of house district lines occurs every 10 years
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in most states the state legislatures do
redistricting
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gerrymandering
using redistricting to your advantage
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partisan
to benefit a particular party
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cracking
putting different political parties together
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packing
taking all constituents from opposing parties into one district
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safe seats
seats that are probably safe for the party in power
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open seats
seats up for grabs
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district one is safe for
democrats in nv
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district 2 is safe for
republicans in nv
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pitfalls of incumbency
disruptive issues personal misconduct turnout violation: the midterm election problem strong challengers presidents party tends to lose seats in congress
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senate and assembly in nv
bicameral
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senate term in nv
4 years
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assembly term in nv
2 years
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term limits in nv
12 years
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nv legislation requirements
21 years, 1 year resident, non-felon
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salary
$1160/day for 60 days
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sessions
biennial (every other year in odd numbered years), 120 days
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speaker of the house is
the leader of the majority party
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both parties elect
a majority, minority leader, party whip
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who determines which of their members sit on various committees
parties
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the vice president officially chairs the senate but
only takes the gavel at ceremonial events and in the case of a tie vote
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who chairs the senate not officially
the president pro tempore, but often hands off to another member for routine business
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who can call special sessions
governor
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who can call itself into special session
legislature
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are standing committees permanent
yes
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what percentage of bills die
90%
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what are select committees
formed temporarily to focus on a specific issue cannot present bills to chamber
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what are conference committees
formed to write the final wording when both chambers pass similar bills that need to be reconciled
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the number of seats the minority party has on a committee is roughly proportionate to
the seats it has in the chamber
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what determines committee assignments
seniority
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what are established staff agencies
legislative support agencies responsible for policy analysis
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congressional research service
research arm of congress
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congressional budget office
assesses costs of programs and incomes from tax plans
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government accountability office
audits federal agencies and programs
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how many votes to end filibuster
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nuclear option
eliminated filibuster for lower federal court judgeships
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line item veto
taking out certain parts of a bill
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logrolling
if you support me on bill x i will support you on bill y
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oversight
congress is expected to oversee the activities of the executive branch in order to ensure funding is spent and laws are enforced properly
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sunset law
set expiration dates on laws
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what does the senate have to confirm
top level executive appointments , ambassadors, and federal judges
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impeachment
house acts as grand jury the senate conducts the actual trial
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constituency
the residents in the area from which an official is elected
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descriptive representation
being similar to the constituents can better represent their views
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substantive representation
representative is held accountable if he or she fails to represent that constituency properly
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incumbency
holding the political office for which one is running
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apportionment
the process, occurring after every decennial census, that allocates congressional seats among the 50 states
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conference (gathering)
gathering of house republicans every 2 years to elect their house leaders
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caucus ( gathering)
gathering of house democrats every 2 years to elect their house leaders
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majority leader
elected leader of the majority party in the house of representatives or in the senate
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minority leader
the elected leader of the minority party in the house or senate
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whip
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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