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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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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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Name for a closed meeting

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Caucus

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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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What date does congress get sworn in after elections

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January 3rd

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Who is North Dakota’s current House of Representatives members

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Kevin Cramer

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

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Years you have to be a citizen of the US to be in the house
7
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When is the year of the next congressional election
2016
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What percentage of bills get killed in committees
90%
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What percentage of incumbents win reelection
90%
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How do they figure out how many house members states get
Population
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Usually the amount of time house members are limited to
5 minutes
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The time that floor sessions start in congress
12 pm
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The days that congress meets
Monday-Friday
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Number of senators needed to vote for cloture
60
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Which is not an important senate committee
Rules
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Which is not an important house committee
Foreign relations
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Which is not a way to gerrymander
Slacking
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What committee would the Watergate investigation take place in
Select
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What can't the Vice President do
Take part in debates
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Which is false about the speaker of the house
They read proposed bills that were put in the hopper by lobbyists
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Who is the floor leader in the House of Representatives
House majority leader
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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
500,000
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Which is false about senators compared to house members
They are usually limited in their time to speak
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Which is not a qualification to be a US senator
You have to be at least 35 years old
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Who votes in the US senators
The people
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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
The president dills his spot
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What side of the chamber do the democrats sit on the house and the senate
Left
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Which is false about a filibuster
It is used more effectively in the House of Representatives because there are more members
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Approximately how many US senators come up for reelection each election
33
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What do senators represent
Their state
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Which is not a typical US congressman
In their 60s
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Who sets up congressional districts
Majority parties in states legislatures
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What watches over the spending of money appropriated by congress
General accounting office
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How long are senators in for
6 years
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How long are house members in for
2 years
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How do they decide how many senators each state gets
2 per state
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How many house members are there in the US congress
435
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Bills have to be approved by what before they are law
Congress
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How long is a session
1 year
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When is congress elected
November
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All are perks of being a US congressman except for
$300,000 salary per year
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All are privileges of being a US congressman except for
You can't be arrested for committing a felony going to or coming back from congress
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The Rules Committee can do all the following except for
They can accept the bill and send it directly to the president
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All are reasons why it's important to be put on the important committees except for
You can pass laws without the bills going to the president
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3 important jobs of the leaders of congress
1. Keep in touch with the president 2. Encourage to vote with party's policies 3. Control the flow of bills
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6 jobs that staff members do
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
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1 bad thing about seniority system
Job isn't based on ability to do the job but on how long you've been there
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1 good thing about seniority system
Experience
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2 advantages of incumbents in elections
1. Name recognition | 2. Easier to get campaign funds from contacts
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Who leads committee meetings
Chairperson
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2 purposes of committees
1. Divide work up into smaller groups | 2. Congressmen can get into their expertise area to help home state
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Where do staffers access most of the information that they give their congressmen
Library of congress

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