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1
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how old do you have to be fore the senate

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30

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living requirement for the senate

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citizen of the US for at least 9 years

live in the state in which they are elected

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what race, gender, and age is the average person in senate and house

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white male in his late 50’s

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average house age

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56

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average senate age

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62

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how many women were in the last house

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71

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how many women were in the last senate

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17

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how many african americans were in the last house

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42

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how many african americans were in the last senate

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1

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how many hispanics were in the last house

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2

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how many hispanics were in the last senate

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2

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what percent of people in congress are protestants

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50%

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what the most common profession in congress

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lawyer

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what percent of people in the house are lawyers

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33%

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what percent of people in the senate are lawyers

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50%

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16
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are there a lot of millionaires in congress

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some but not as many as people think

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do the people in the house and senate have government experience

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yes

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what are the 5 major roles of members of congress

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be legislators (make laws)
represent of their constituents (people that voted for you)
committee members
servants to their constituents 
politicians
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delegates

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a person in congress who is a delegate worried about what people back home think about an issue and will vote that way

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trustees

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they follow their own beliefs and worry less about what their constituents think

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partisans

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do what is best for their party

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politicos

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try to balance all factors to come up with the best decision

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what happens when bills are proposed in congress

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they get sent to a committee so they can be studied
the committee decides if the bill will be sent to floor consideration (to be considered upon by the full membership of the house or senate)
committees also have an oversight function

24
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how much do sneators and representatives make

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$174,000

25
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how much does the speaker of the house make

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223,500

26
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how much do leaders of the senate make

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193,400

27
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benefits given to people in congress

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get a travel allowance to travel back home a few times a year
franking

28
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who is the leader in the house

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the speaker of the house

29
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who is seen as the most important person in congress

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speaker of the house

30
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how is the speaker of the house selected

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elected among the party in the majority house

31
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what are the twi basic duties of the house

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preside over the house

keep order in the house

32
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what the speaker of the house does/doesnt do

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interprets and applies rules in the house and send bills to committees, schedules votes, and answers questions about rules
can take part in the debates on the floor
often doesn’t vote on bills

33
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where is the speaker of the house located in ranking

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behind the vice president in succession order to the president

34
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president of the senate is aka:

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vice president of the us

35
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is the VP an actual member of the senate

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no

36
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what is the basic job of the senate and what can they not do

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break 50-50 ties

never allowed to participate in senate debate

37
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who is the leader of the senate when the VP isnt there

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President Pro tem

38
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how is the president pro tem elected

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from the majority party and is almost always the most experienced member of the senate

39
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where is the president pro tem in rank

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behind the speaker of the house in succession to the president

40
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when does a party caucus usually happen and why

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right after an election to make sure the party is on the same page and to elect their leader for the next session of congress

41
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what is the job of a floor leader

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help carry out the decisions made by the party caucus

acts as spokesperson for their party

42
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what are the types if floor leaders

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majority leader, minority keader, whips

43
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what is the job of a committee chairs person

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decide how long hearings will be and who will appear in front of the committee

44
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how many standing committees does the senate have

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17

45
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how many standing committees does the house have

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20

46
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what is the most about of people in a committee/ least

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10-75

47
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what does the fate of most bills come down to

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what happens in the standing committee

48
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when do most bills die

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with the committee

49
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how is leadership of the committees determined

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seniority and who is the majority party

50
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what is the biggest committee in the house

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house rules committee

51
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what does the rules committee do

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controls the flow of bills on the floor and the conditions needed to bring a bill to the floor
must clear a bill for it to be considered
can slow down or speed up a bill

52
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do select committees stay long

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no usually current issues

53
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who controls who is the select committee

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speaker of the house and or president pro tem

54
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what do joint committees do

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join the house and senate and investigate some sort of issue

55
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what doe the conference committee do

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cones together and negotiates differences in bills so that when the bill his the presidents desk, it is one document that says the same exact thing

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