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Has more females and af Americans since 1950

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House

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Impeaches federal officials

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House

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Power of advise and consent

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Senate

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Henry clay

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Caucus system
1800-1824
Caucus selects nominee
Cabinet controls congress

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Andrew Jackson

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1820-1850
Most powerful president
Uses veto more than all other presidents combined
Caucus system falls, parties nominate candidates
Slavery shatters party unity

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Cannon and reed

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PCw -1900 
Most powerful speaker 
Appoints members of committees 
Determined who could speak 
Set agenda
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No speaker

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Seniority based leadership 
1910-1970 
Caucus system re emerges 
Denied speaker right to control rules committee 
Chairmen of committees gain power
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Revolt against seniority

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1960-70
Chairmen lost authority due to civil rights
Chairmen selected based on merit, not seniority

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Renewed and strengthened speaker

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1970-present

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Gingrich

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1995

Strong powers of speaker

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Original rule 22

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Filibuster could be ended with cloture 2/3 of senators to end
1917

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New rule 22

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1975

Only 60 senators needed for cloture

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Constitutional limits on districting

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Census every 10 years

Each state has at least one rep in house

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Congressional limits on districting

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Congress decides number of reps

Congress apportions reps

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Supreme Court limits on districting

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No malopportionment
No gerrymandering
No majority minority districts

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Process for getting elected

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Signatures on petition
Primary
General election

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House req

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Every 2 years
7 yr res of state
25 years old

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Senate req

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9 yr citizen
Legal resident of state
30 years old
Every 6 years

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Advice and consent

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Expressed

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Appropriation

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Expressed

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Impeach

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Expresses

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Lay taxes

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Expressed

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Naturalization law

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Expressed

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Coin money and regulate value

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Expressed

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Establish post office

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Expressed

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Create Supreme Court and lower courts

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Expressed

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Borrow money

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Expressed

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Patents and copyrights

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Expresses

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Improving waterways

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Implied

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Control interstate commerce

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Implied

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Fix minimum wage

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Implies

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Punishment for federal crimes

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Implied

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Establish federal reserve

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Implied

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