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1
Q

what branch is congress apart of

A

legislative

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2
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the constitution created congress as a ______________________

A

bicameral legislation

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3
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how many houses does British parliament have

A

2

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4
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was creating a bicameral legislation controversial

A

yes

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5
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great compromise

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senate: each state is equal
house: representation based on pop

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6
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what did framers of the constitution think about having two houses

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they thought it would keep one house from being too powerful

they also wanted to make sure the Legislative Branch would not dominate the other two branches

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7
Q

how long does each term of Congress last

A

2 years

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8
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when is the start date of each new term or congress

A

the date of the 20th amendment Jan 3rd

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9
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when is congress in session

A

most of the year

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10
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when are house seats reapportioned

A

every 10 years

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11
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how many seats were originally in the house

A

41

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12
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as the US grew, what happened to the number of seats

A

more were added

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13
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what does a special session deal with

A

some sort of emergency or when congress is dragging its feet on a topic

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14
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who was the last president to call a special session

A

Harry Truman

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15
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how many joint special sessions of Congress have ever been called

A

27

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16
Q

who decides how many seats to apportion

A

The house

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17
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how many members are in the House

A

435

18
Q

each state has at least ___ representative(s)

A

one

19
Q

how many states only have one representatives

A

seven

20
Q

how much does each member of the house serve

A

each serves a two year term (with no term limits)

21
Q

how many times can a house member run

A

as many

22
Q

when are elections for congress held

A

they are held on election day

23
Q

when is election day

A

first tuesday after the first monday in november

24
Q

who usually wins the midterm election

A

the party not in the house

25
Q

what is a voting district

A

states decide what that means

26
Q

what is the major issue when creating voting districts

A

gerrymandering

27
Q

what are the purposes of gerrymandering

A

the party in power wants to concentrate the opposition partys votes in a few districts
or the party in power can try to spread the opposition party thinly (no way they could challenge)

28
Q

what is the reason that most house seats are “safe”

A

gerrymandering

29
Q

is gerrymandering controversial

A

yes

30
Q

what rule did the supreme court make fore gerrymandering

A

states cannot create district lines to insure that there will be more minority representation in the house
race can be a factor but not a reason

31
Q

how old do you have to be to be in office in the House

A

25

32
Q

can you be from somewhere else other than the US when running for the House

A

no only US citizens for at least 7 years

have to live in the place in which you have been elected

33
Q

do incumbents get an advantage when running for office

why/why not

A

yes because they have a history and ability in fund raising

34
Q

how many members does the senate have (how many in each state)

A

100; 2 in each state

35
Q

what was the opinion of the Framers of the Constitution on the Senate

A

they thought the Senate would be more responsible than the House; the senate would not be influenced as much by current events

36
Q

how long does a senate term last

A

6 years

37
Q

which amendment guarantees the right for people to vote for the senators

A

17th

38
Q

how were senators picked before the 17th amendment

A

by state legislature

39
Q

when does the election of senators take place

A

scattered so that there is never an election of the two senators from a state at the same time

40
Q

what is the term limit to a senator

A

none

41
Q

what is the job of the 6 year term for senators

A

give more job security and not have them pressured by the public

42
Q

what are senators supposed to worry about

A

the country not just their state

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