Unit 4 Chapter 11 Flashcards

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Define The Term: Bicameral

A

2 Houses

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2
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Define The Term: Census

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Official Counting of The Population

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3
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Define The Term: Reapportionment

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Assigning representatives to states based on census results

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4
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Define the Term: Gerrymandering

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Redrawing Districts in order to favor one party

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5
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Define the Term: Congressional District

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The area of people/land that a representative represents

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6
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Define the Term: Single-Member District

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One district-One representative

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Define the Term: Majority Leader

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The leader of the majority party in each house

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8
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Define the Term: Minority Leader

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The leader of the minority party in each house

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Define the Term: Majority Whip

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The communications leader and vote collector for the majority party in each house

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Define the Term: Minority Whip

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The communications leader and vote collector for the minority party in each house

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11
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Define the Term: President Pro Tem

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Honorary position given to the majority party

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12
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Who elects party leadership (leader/ whip) in each chamber?

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The members of that party in that chamber

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13
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What is the only congressional office listed in the constitution

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Speaker of The House

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14
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What Article of the constitution creates Congress?

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Article 1

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15
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How old do you have to be in order to be elected as a representative

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16
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How old do you have to be in order to be elected as a Senator?

17
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Why is there a citizenship requirement in order to serve in congress?

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To prevent foreign influence

18
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How much of the House of Representatives is up for reelection every 2 years?

19
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How much of the Senate is up for reelection every 2 years?

20
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Why was the house capped at 435?

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To contain the number of representatives/Pracaticality

21
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Approx. how many people does each representative represent today?

22
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How many people did each representative represent at the founding of the country?

23
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Who elects Senators into office today?

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The people in each state

24
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Who elects Senators into office when the constitution was written?

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State Legislatures

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Who is the current Speaker of The House?
Nancy Pelosi
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Who is the current Majority Leader In The Senate?
Mitch McConnell
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Who breaks a tie in the event of a 50/50 split in the Senate?
The Vice President
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Which chamber has the power of impeachment?
The House
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Define the Term: Impeachment
To bring charges of wrongdoing against a federal civil servant
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Who presides over Impeachment Trials in the Senate if the President is the one who was charged?
The Chief Justice of SCOTUS
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What punishment can be handed down to a person who has been impeached?
Removal From Office and barring from any further office
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Define the Term: Term Limits
A limitation on how many terms a congressman can have