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Means a 2 house congress

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Bicameral legislature

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He presides over the senate when the Vice President is gone

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President pro tem

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The power to make laws

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Legislative power

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Where a district’s boundary lines are changed to gain an advantage in elections

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Gerrymandering

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Schedules that list the order in which bills will come up

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Calendar

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5
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Members already in office

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Incumbent

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Members already in office

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Incumbent

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Final bill when 2 versions of a bill are compromised into on

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Conference report

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Proposed law

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Bill

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This procedure limits how long a senator can speak on a bill

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Cloture

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Process of dividing up the amount of House of Representatives members each state gets after a census

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Reapportionment

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Minimum number of members who must be present to allow a legislative body to carry out business

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Quorum

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To keep talking in senate until a majority either gives up the bill or changes it

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Filibuster

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Assistant floor leader in house or senate

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Whip

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14
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Name for a closed meeting

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Caucus

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15
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Daily record of bills started in congress, includes speeches

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Congressional record

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Committees that are made up of both house and senate members

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Joint committee

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Temporary committees that study an important issue and give their findings to congress

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Special/select committee

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Temporary committees that compromise on bills that aren’t identical before they get to the president

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Conference committee

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Permanent committees in the house and senate

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Standing committee

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System of giving high ranking jobs to members who have been on a committee the longest interrupted time

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Seniority

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21
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What date does congress get sworn in after elections

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January 3rd

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22
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Who is North Dakota’s current House of Representatives members

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Kevin Cramer

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23
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How old do you have to be to be in the house

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25

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Years you have to be a citizen of the US to be in the house

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7

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25
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When is the year of the next congressional election

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2016

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26
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What percentage of bills get killed in committees

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90%

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27
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What percentage of incumbents win reelection

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90%

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28
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How do they figure out how many house members states get

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Population

29
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Usually the amount of time house members are limited to

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5 minutes

30
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The time that floor sessions start in congress

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12 pm

31
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The days that congress meets

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Monday-Friday

32
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Number of senators needed to vote for cloture

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60

33
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Which is not an important senate committee

A

Rules

34
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Which is not an important house committee

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Foreign relations

35
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Which is not a way to gerrymander

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Slacking

36
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What committee would the Watergate investigation take place in

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Select

37
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What can’t the Vice President do

A

Take part in debates

38
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Which is false about the speaker of the house

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They read proposed bills that were put in the hopper by lobbyists

39
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Who is the floor leader in the House of Representatives

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House majority leader

40
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The federal courts have decided that all votes should be equal, so districts are supposed to be made into areas with approximately how many people

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500,000

41
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Which is false about senators compared to house members

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They are usually limited in their time to speak

42
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Which is not a qualification to be a US senator

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You have to be at least 35 years old

43
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Who votes in the US senators

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The people

44
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According to the US constitution, 2 things happen if a senator dies or resigns his spot, which of the following is not an option, according to the constitution

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The president dills his spot

45
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What side of the chamber do the democrats sit on the house and the senate

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Left

46
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Which is false about a filibuster

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It is used more effectively in the House of Representatives because there are more members

47
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Approximately how many US senators come up for reelection each election

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33

48
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What do senators represent

A

Their state

49
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Which is not a typical US congressman

A

In their 60s

50
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Who sets up congressional districts

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Majority parties in states legislatures

51
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What watches over the spending of money appropriated by congress

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General accounting office

52
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How long are senators in for

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6 years

53
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How long are house members in for

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2 years

54
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How do they decide how many senators each state gets

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2 per state

55
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How many house members are there in the US congress

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435

56
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Bills have to be approved by what before they are law

A

Congress

57
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How long is a session

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1 year

58
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When is congress elected

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November

59
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All are perks of being a US congressman except for

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$300,000 salary per year

60
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All are privileges of being a US congressman except for

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You can’t be arrested for committing a felony going to or coming back from congress

61
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The Rules Committee can do all the following except for

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They can accept the bill and send it directly to the president

62
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All are reasons why it’s important to be put on the important committees except for

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You can pass laws without the bills going to the president

63
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3 important jobs of the leaders of congress

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  1. Keep in touch with the president
  2. Encourage to vote with party’s policies
  3. Control the flow of bills
64
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6 jobs that staff members do

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  1. Communicate with voters
  2. Write speeches
  3. Draft bills
  4. Attend meetings for congressmen
  5. Help with committee meetings
  6. Give advice on how to vote
65
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1 bad thing about seniority system

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Job isn’t based on ability to do the job but on how long you’ve been there

66
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1 good thing about seniority system

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Experience

67
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2 advantages of incumbents in elections

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  1. Name recognition

2. Easier to get campaign funds from contacts

68
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Who leads committee meetings

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Chairperson

69
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2 purposes of committees

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  1. Divide work up into smaller groups

2. Congressmen can get into their expertise area to help home state

70
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Where do staffers access most of the information that they give their congressmen

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Library of congress

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