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Unit 2 Test Review Flashcards

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1
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How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

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435

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What is the length of the term of the House of Representatives? Qualifications?

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2-year term : 25 years old, 7 years in US

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What is the focus of the House of Representatives in the Bicameral Congress?

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State & Local

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How many members are there in the Senate?

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100

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What is the length of term for a member of the US Senate? Qualifications?

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6-year term : 30 years old, 9 years in US

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How is the representation determined in the House of Representatives?

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Equal representation based on population

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What is the focus of the Senate in the Bicameral Congress?

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National Ideas

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How is representation in the Senate determines?

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Equal Representation

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Which house of Congress does reapportionment affect?

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House of Representatives

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How often must Congressional districts be reapportioned?

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10 years

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Congressional redistricting occurs with what other government function?

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Census - an official count or survey of a population

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The Implied Powers granted to the Congress are granted under what Constitutional Clause?

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Necessary & Proper Clause

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Only 1/3 of the Senate is up for re-election every 2 years, the Senate is considered?

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Continuous

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The license that grants an inventor the exclusive right to manufacture & sell creation?

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Patent

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The exclusive legal right to reproduce, publish, sell their own literary, musical, or artistic works?

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Copyright

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What is the Necessary & Proper Clause also called?

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Elastic Clause

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What are the powers specifically granted to the Congress in the Constitution called?

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Expressed

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What are the powers not specifically granted to the Congress in the Constitution called?

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Implied or Inherent

19
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Who does Congress share the powers of foreign relations and war with?

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The President

20
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Who is the most powerful person in the Senate?

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Majority Leader

21
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Who will break a tie in the Senate if the Vice President is not available?

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President Pro Tempore

22
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Who is the most powerful person in the House of Representatives?

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Speaker of the House

23
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Where is most work of Congress accomplished?

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Committee

24
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How are committee chairpersons chosen in the Congress?

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Seniority

25
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Where do filibusters occur?

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The Senate

26
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What is a cloture?

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It is an END to debate in the Senate

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