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1
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what part of congress is more formal

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house, has more rules due to more people

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key parts of house election

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directly elected by people from the start, 2 years unlimited terms, winner take all

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qualifications of house

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25 yo, 7 year citz, resident of state

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how many house people are ther

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435 members

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how are house seats delegated

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districts in each state, each state is given one minimum.

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how many non voting seats are in house

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what is a marginal vs safe seat

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marginal is more competitive and safe is always one person

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election of senate parts

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6 year unlimited terms, 17th amendement changes to direct election

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qualification of senator

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30 yo, 9 year citizen, resident of state

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how are seats of senate delegated

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2 per state

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how powerful is congress

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seen to be the most powerful branch of governemnt

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when do senators get reelected

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every 6 years, staggard for reasons for experience

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13
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3 roles of legislation

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law making, budgeting, oversight

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what is omb

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office of managing budjeting

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what is cbo

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cost benifit analysist for the projected budget, agency of congress

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What is Gao

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Government accountability office looks after money being apporpriated

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What is GAO

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Government accountability office, checks to see if money appropiated is being spent wisely

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what decides if some program is cut/ person is fired

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GAO

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19
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What power of congress holds hearing and grants immunity

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oversight

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What checks on the president does congress have

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Power of money, consent of nomination, consent for treaties, impeachment, override veto, oversight, propose amendments

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21
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what checks on supreme court does congress have

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set number of seates, creates inferior courts

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22
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checks on congress

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Veto from pres, judicial review

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What did aportionment act of 1842 do

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reguired all districts to be represented by a single member in house

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what did appotionment act of 1911 do

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capped it at 435 memebers

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25
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what is the order of things to redistrict

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census, reapportion, redistrict

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Who reapportions 435 seats

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beuaro of census

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27
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What is mal apportionment

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form of jerrymandering where there is a different number of people in each district

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what is a majority minority line

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most people are minority, gives representation in government

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What are the advantages of the incumebncy on getting election

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Name recognition, free mail, greater access to media, more experience, staff to help credit for money grants

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What are the non legsislative powers of government

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Propose amendment, advice and consent (senate only) investigations, impeachment, confirming vice president, choosing president by house, choose vp by senate

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what is the day to day of congress determinded by

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party leaders and comittee systems

32
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House minority

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zero power

33
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senate minority

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little power

34
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what does the speaker of the house do

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administrative role, second in line for president, committee assignments, enforce rules, represents party on floor

35
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what does the majority whip doe in the house

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assisit leadership, push party legislative programs, lets speaker know if it is time to bring bill to floor

36
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minority whip do in the house

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keeps party orginized

37
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what are the consitutionally mandated officers in the senate

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vice president is pres of senate, pres pro tempore presides when vp is not present and is the senior member of majority party

38
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Majority leader in senate

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does what speaker of house does with less power

39
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majority whip in senate

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same as house assisit leadership, push party legislative programs, lets speaker know if it is time to bring bill to floor

40
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minority leader senate

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has power to fillibuster

41
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Standing committee

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works on bills, permannat, subcommittes, 20ish in each chamber

42
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select committe

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only in one chamber, investigative purposes only, no lawmaking

43
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confrence committee

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makes 2 bills from both chambers one bill

44
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joint comitee

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same as select but both chambers

45
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how are committes orginized

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chair is usually a long serving member of majority party, make of committe represents the make up of congress, chair is speaker for comittee, ranking member is minority party leader for committee

46
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staff types

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personal staff, legislative aid, case worker (works from home), committe staff only for committee

47
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who pays for staff

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taxpayer

48
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4 supporting offices of congress

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CBO, GAO, Library of congress, priniting office

49
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where do revenue bills start

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house

50
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how does a bill become a law through the house

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Hopper, HR #, sent to proper committe and sub, passed by comittee, put on calander, rules committe gets it and sets rules, floor to vote

51
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types of calandars for house

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union calander (money) House calander (public bills) discharge (petition to get out of committe) private (private) consent (unanioumous vote)

52
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how bill become a law through senate

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IF new bill starts in senate then read on floor and given S#, sent to committe and sub, voted on by full, put on calander, floor….

53
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2 types of calandar for senate

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executive(treaties and nominations) general orders(Bills)

54
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What is a filibuster and what is a Clothier

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Filibuster is when they prohibit the ability to vote on a bill by talking for long ammounts of time on the floor, a Cloture is a vote to end that filibuster, requiring 3/5 of congress to do so

55
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What are the 4 different outcomes that could happen once the bill gets through both houses of senate

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  1. sign it
  2. veto it
  3. sits on it and goes back to the standing congress and it becomes a law
  4. sits on it and it goes back to adjoiurned congress and it is vetoed
56
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what happens if a bill is vetoed

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sent back to original house of congress, if both houses get 2/3 vote, it is overturned

57
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what happens if the 2 houses of congress pass 2 different bills

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committee of confrence comes together to put it into one.

58
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What is a resolution

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Unsual or temporary actions by congress

59
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Three types of Resolution

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Simple, Joint, Concurent

60
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What is a simple resolution

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One chamber, non lawmaking, deals of some sort

61
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What is a joint resolution

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Mostly law making except propose amendment, temporary with both houses

62
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what is concurent resolution

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Not law making, agreement between both chambers, forming joint committee

63
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What is a rider

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some part of a bill that would not go in on its own, but it is taked onto a bill that will pass

64
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what are the types of rider

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non germain and germain, non means not related to the bill at all

65
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what is it called when the bill is full of riders

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ominibus bill

66
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what is a mark up

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all the changes that the committees do to billls

67
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what is a Quorm

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218 voters being neccesary to be there to vote on something

68
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what does house do if there is a quorm but they want to work

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Committee of the whole, everyone agrees to do buisness but not vote

69
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what is a hold in the senate

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where one person can express their opinion to investigate a promotion and hold the promotion

70
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who is the traffic cop, what they do

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the rules committee tells who can come and talk and stop them when time

71
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How does congress take back monetary power over the president

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1974 Budget impoundment control act, executive branch has to get congress approval before stopping the funding of certain programs

72
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How does congress get power back in forgien power

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the Wars Power Act of 1973, if the president is going to take action in war, he has to notify congress within 48 hr of the attack, He has 60 days to have troops w/o congress approval, after 60 days, congress decides to either take them back (he has 30 days to take back) or let them stay

73
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What module of representing constituents is listening to individuals

A

Delegate module

74
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What module of representing constituents is doing what they think is best

A

Trusty module

75
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What module of representing constituents is balancing partisian and voters

A

Politico modult

76
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What module of representing constituents is listeing to the party

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Partisian mod

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