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bicameral legislature

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legislature composed of two chambers, the house of rep and senate

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benifits of bicameral legislature

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doubles security to the people

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house of representatives def

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directly elected by the eligible ovters in distroicts who are close to the poeple

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how long are house of rep terms

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requirements to be in the house of rep

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25 years of age, a resident of his state and must be a us citizen for 7 years

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senate def

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senators are more insulated from the public, add stability to the legislative branch

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how long are senators terms

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6 years, 1/3 of them are up for reelection every 2 years

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requirements to be senator

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30 years old, us citizen for 9 years

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what amendment replaced the inderect election of senators by state legislatures with direct popular election by a states eligible voters

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17th amendment

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what is congress responsible for

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writing the laws of the nation

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the us constitution requires that house representatives must

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represent single member districts with approx EQUAL numbers of constitutes

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what must the government do every ten years to make sure house reps represent member districts with equal numbers

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take a census to count the population to determine the number of each states congressional districts. each state must redraw their boundaries to ensure each district is in equal population

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gerrymandering

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drawing congressional districts to favor one political party or group over another

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what is a bicameral legislature

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a 2 house legistalature

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one man one vote

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Tennessee had not redrawn its legislation map since 1900s. in Baker vs carr the court ruled that tennessee had violated the equal protection clause of the 14th amendment

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what amendment did tenneswee legislature violate in backer vs carr

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14th amendment- equal protection clause

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shaw vs reno

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supreme court overturned the race conscious drawing of strangely shaped i-85 district

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incumbency effect

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tendancy of those already holding office to win reelection

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the incumbency effect tends to be stronger for

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members of house of rep

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the incumbency effect tends to be weaker for

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members of the senate

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advantages of the incumbency effect

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have recognition
credit claiming
casework for constitution
more visibility to contitutes

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have more recognition

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voters are more likely to recognize the office holder rather than the challenger

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credit claiming

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the officeholder may have brought government projects and money into the state or district

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casework for constitutes

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officeholders may have helped constitutes solve problems involving government and the bureaucracy

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more visibility to constitutes

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constitute members cabn use the perks of the office to communicate with constitutes

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def of franking

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the privelage of sending official mail using the incumbents signature as postage to provide communication with constitutes

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who controls the leadership positions of congress

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majority political party in each house

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speaker of the house of congress

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thwe presding officer and most powerful member of the house

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duties of the speaker of the house of congress

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assigning bills to committees, controlling floor debate, and appointing party members to committees

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majority leader of congress

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serves as the major assistant to the speaker, helps plan the partys legislative program and directs floor deabtes

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minority leader of congress

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major spokesperson for the minority party and organizes opposition to the majority party

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how do whips help floor leaders in congress

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by directing party members in voting, informing members of impeding voting, keeping track of vote counts, and pressuring members to vote with the party

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who is the presiding officer of the senate

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us vice president- may not debate and only votes to break a tie

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president pro tempore

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senior member of the majority party chosen to preside in the absence of the senate president- lacks real power

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majority floor leader of the senate

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most influential member of the senate and often the majority partyspokes person

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minority floor leader of the senate

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major spokesperson for the minority party and organizes opposition to the majority party

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why was the committe system created

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to divide the workload of complex issues in legislation

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standing commitees

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most of the work is done in these types. permanent and divided by policy area.

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standing committees are divided into

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subcommittees that specialize even further in complex issues

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joint committees

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contain members of both house and senate. they help party leaders by speeding things along in the legislative process

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select/special committees

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temporary body called upon to investigate an issue in response to a crisis or scandal

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conference committee

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joint committee that resolves differences between the house and senate versions of a bill

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house rules committee

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controls who speaks and how legislation proceeds on the floor of the house of representatives. serves as a traffic cop for legislation

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the house ways and means committee

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cheif of tax writing in the house of represenatives

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appropriations committee

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deals with spending bills,appropriations are the one type of legislation that goes to the floor of the house without the possibility of amendments

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what are the two most exclusive commitees where people can only serve for one at a time

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the appropriations com, and the ways and means commitee

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foreign relation relations committee

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deals with foreign policy, including the approval of treaties and appointments of ambassadors

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senate judiciary committee

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makes a recommendation regarding presidential judicial appointments. they are involved with the vetting of potential judges including supreme court nominees

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caucuses

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informal groups formed by congress who share a common set of goals

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legislative powers

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power to make laws

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5 types of legislative powers

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expressed powers
implied powers
neccessary and proper powers
limitations on powers

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expressed powers

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power granted to congress in article 1 section 8 of constitution

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implied powers

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powers reasonaply suggested to carry out the expressed powers in article 1 section 8 clause 18

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limitations on powers

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powers denied by congress in article 1 section 9

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non legislative powers

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duties other than lawmaking

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5 non legislatibve powers

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electoral powers
amendment powers
impeachment powers
executive powers of the senate
investigative powers

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amendment powers

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congress may propose amendments

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impeachment powers

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house may bring charges or impeach the president or vice president

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executive powers of the senate

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senate shares the appointment and treaty making powers with the executive branch

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electoral powers

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selection of the president by the house of representatives upon the failure of the electoral college to receive majority vote

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investigatove powers

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investigate matters falling within the range of its legislative authority

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what presidents where impeached

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andrew johnson, donald trump, bill clinton

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what house has the power to filibuster

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senate

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cloture

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only way of stopping a filibuster, 60 senators must vote to stopn the filibuster

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after debating blls usually end up passing the house and senate in ________ forms

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different

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what commitee is called upon to finalize the bills and in identical form in both the house and the senate

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conference com

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after being passed in identical form through both house and senate a bill is then sent to

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the president

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the president has three choices when it comes to bills

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1) sign the bill to make it a law
2) veto the bill and forbid it from passing
3)do nothing and the bill becomes a law after 10 days

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pocket veto

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if congressional session ends befoire the ten day limit and the president does not sign the bill, the bill dies

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legislative tactics

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strategies used to attempt to block legislation

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filibuster

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unlimited debate in an attempt to stall action on a bill

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cloture

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how senators stop a fillibuster 60 senators must vote to stop it

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lobbying

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trying to influsence members of congress to support or reject legislation

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conference comm

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may affect the wording and therefore thr final intent of legislation

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special commitee

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temporary body called upon to investigatw a current event or issue

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standing commitee

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permanent commitee where most of the important work is done

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3 most important commitees

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house of ways and means, appropriations committess, house of rules

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the great comprimise

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Benjamin Franklin agreed that each state should have an equal vote in the Senate in all matters

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who is the most powerful member of the house of representatives

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the speaker of the house

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who is the mostpowerful member of the senate

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majority floor leader

81
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which house does the house rules commitee operate in

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the house of representatives

82
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which house confirms supreme court leaders and can bring forth articles of impeachment

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house of representaties

83
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what 2 supremee court cases delt with gerrymandering

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baker vs carr
shaw vs reno

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all bills exept _______ can be brought up in either the house or the senate

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revenue bills

85
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what part of the constitution deals with expressed and implied poiwers

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article 1

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