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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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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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what checks on supreme court does congress have

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set number of seates, creates inferior courts

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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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what is the order of things to redistrict
census, reapportion, redistrict
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Who reapportions 435 seats
beuaro of census
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What is mal apportionment
form of jerrymandering where there is a different number of people in each district
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what is a majority minority line
most people are minority, gives representation in government
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What are the advantages of the incumebncy on getting election
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
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
party leaders and comittee systems
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House minority
zero power
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senate minority
little power
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what does the speaker of the house do
administrative role, second in line for president, committee assignments, enforce rules, represents party on floor
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what does the majority whip doe in the house
assisit leadership, push party legislative programs, lets speaker know if it is time to bring bill to floor
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minority whip do in the house
keeps party orginized
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what are the consitutionally mandated officers in the senate
vice president is pres of senate, pres pro tempore presides when vp is not present and is the senior member of majority party
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Majority leader in senate
does what speaker of house does with less power
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majority whip in senate
same as house assisit leadership, push party legislative programs, lets speaker know if it is time to bring bill to floor
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minority leader senate
has power to fillibuster
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Standing committee
works on bills, permannat, subcommittes, 20ish in each chamber
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select committe
only in one chamber, investigative purposes only, no lawmaking
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confrence committee
makes 2 bills from both chambers one bill
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joint comitee
same as select but both chambers
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how are committes orginized
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
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staff types
personal staff, legislative aid, case worker (works from home), committe staff only for committee
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who pays for staff
taxpayer
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4 supporting offices of congress
CBO, GAO, Library of congress, priniting office
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where do revenue bills start
house
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how does a bill become a law through the house
Hopper, HR #, sent to proper committe and sub, passed by comittee, put on calander, rules committe gets it and sets rules, floor to vote
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types of calandars for house
union calander (money) House calander (public bills) discharge (petition to get out of committe) private (private) consent (unanioumous vote)
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how bill become a law through senate
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....
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2 types of calandar for senate
executive(treaties and nominations) general orders(Bills)
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What is a filibuster and what is a Clothier
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
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What are the 4 different outcomes that could happen once the bill gets through both houses of senate
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
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what happens if a bill is vetoed
sent back to original house of congress, if both houses get 2/3 vote, it is overturned
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what happens if the 2 houses of congress pass 2 different bills
committee of confrence comes together to put it into one.
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What is a resolution
Unsual or temporary actions by congress
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Three types of Resolution
Simple, Joint, Concurent
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What is a simple resolution
One chamber, non lawmaking, deals of some sort
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What is a joint resolution
Mostly law making except propose amendment, temporary with both houses
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what is concurent resolution
Not law making, agreement between both chambers, forming joint committee
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What is a rider
some part of a bill that would not go in on its own, but it is taked onto a bill that will pass
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what are the types of rider
non germain and germain, non means not related to the bill at all
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what is it called when the bill is full of riders
ominibus bill
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what is a mark up
all the changes that the committees do to billls
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what is a Quorm
218 voters being neccesary to be there to vote on something
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what does house do if there is a quorm but they want to work
Committee of the whole, everyone agrees to do buisness but not vote
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what is a hold in the senate
where one person can express their opinion to investigate a promotion and hold the promotion
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who is the traffic cop, what they do
the rules committee tells who can come and talk and stop them when time
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How does congress take back monetary power over the president
1974 Budget impoundment control act, executive branch has to get congress approval before stopping the funding of certain programs
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How does congress get power back in forgien power
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
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What module of representing constituents is listening to individuals
Delegate module
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What module of representing constituents is doing what they think is best
Trusty module
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What module of representing constituents is balancing partisian and voters
Politico modult
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What module of representing constituents is listeing to the party
Partisian mod

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