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1
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United States Congress which is made up of two houses is a what?

A

Bicamel

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The US legislature is bicameral, consisting of two houses, the House of Representatives and what?

A

Senate

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3
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Purpose of Congress

A

Make Laws/Legislate

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4
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What is adjounment

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The house and the senate vote to adjourn, go home

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5
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When can the President call a special session

A

Extraordinary circumstances

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6
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What is the salary of a Congress member?

A

174,000

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7
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What is a formal disapproval of a members actions

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Censure

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What is an incumbent

A

Members already in office seeking reelection

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This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee’s responsibility

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Subcommittee

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10
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These committee’s act as study groups for the House and Senate

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Joint committee

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11
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The budget-making work of Congress is coordinated by the?

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Congressional Budget Office

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12
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This government office is responsible for the Statistical Abstract of the United States

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Government Printing office

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13
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This great center of information contains more than 150 million items

A

Library of Congress

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14
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What is the purpose of committees?

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Divide workload, select bills that get further consideration, inform the public

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15
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Committee that studies one specific area?

A

Select Committee

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16
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Which committee helps when both house of Congress pass 2 different versions of the same bill?

A

Conference COmmittee

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17
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What is the Seniority system?

A

How they decide the chair person

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18
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How does a bill become a law?

A
  1. Drafted
  2. Introduced
  3. Committee Action
  4. Vote
  5. Passes second house
  6. President signs or vetoes
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19
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T or F, in order for a bill to become a law, it has to be passed by both houses of Congress

A

True

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20
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T or F, a presidential veto can override congress

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Yes (2/3 vote)

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21
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This is the minimum number of members who must be present for a legislative body to conduct official business

A

Quorum

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22
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In Congress, the majority and minority leaders are assisted by

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Whips

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23
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What is a whip?

A

Someone who helps

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24
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How many members in the House of Representatives?

A

435

25
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How many members in the Senate?

A

100

26
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Reapportionment

A

Determines number of Representatives after census

27
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Districts

A

Areas representatives represent in Congress

28
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Redistricting

A

New districts after reapportionment as population changes

29
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Gerrymandering

A

Drawing district boundaries to give one party advantage

30
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The process of legally setting up new congressional districts after reapportionment is called?

A

Redistricting

31
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What is the process of setting up new district boundaries?

A

Redistricting

32
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Redrawing district boundaries to gain political power

A

Gerrymandering

33
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T or F, The purpose of gerrymandering is to give the minority party more representation, to even out Congress

A

F

34
Q

What is the purpose of the Rules Committee?

A

Traffic Officer, determine the rules for the bills

35
Q

People in districts represented in Congress are called?

A

Constituents

36
Q

The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the?

A

Speaker of the House

37
Q

A US House member must be how old?

A

25

38
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A US Senate member must be how old?

A

30

39
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A US President must be how old?

A

35

40
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What is the term for the process of determining the numbered of Representatives each state gets

A

Reapportionment

41
Q

What does a law start off as?

A

Bill

42
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What is the hopper?

A

The box bills are placed in

43
Q

How many years does a House member serve?

A

2

44
Q

How many years does a President serve?

A

4

45
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How many years does a Senate member serve?

A

6

46
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Every state is guaranteed at least how many members in the House?

A

1

47
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Who is the leader of the Senate?

A

Vice President

48
Q

How many House of Representatives does each state get?

A

Based on population

49
Q

What is used to list bills up for consideration? House and Senate each have their own.

A

Calendars

50
Q

The Constitution state three requirements for Senate eligibility. What are they?

A

30, resident of the state, and citizen for 9 years

51
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How many Senators does each state get?

A

2

52
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If the Vice-President is not presiding over the Senate, who is the acting president of the Senate?

A

President Pro-Tempor

53
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Filllibuster

A

Extended debate to prevent voting on a bill

54
Q

Is the filibuster in the Constitution?

A

No

55
Q

What limits Senators to speaking for only 1 house and is the only way to ens a filllibuster?

A

Colture

56
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How many votes does a Colture require?

A

60

57
Q

Only way to stop a fillibuster

A

Colture

58
Q

T or F The purpose of a filibuster is to delay a vote in Congress

A

T

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