congress test Flashcards

1
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congressional power since the 1930s

A

presidential and congressional power has increased

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2
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logrolling

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vote trading; voting to support a colleague’s bill in return for a promise of future support

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3
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bicameral

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2 house legislature

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4
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senate and house terms

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no term limits

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5
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apportionment

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the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of population, following the decennial census

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6
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whips

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majority HoR rep- Tom Emmer
minority HoR dem- Katherine Clark
majority senate dem- Richard Duribin
minority senate rep- Mitch McConnell
whip the party into shape, make sure everyone is doing the right things, set agendas, confirm committee appointments

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