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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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Members of Congress represent the people living in a particular geographic area

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True

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2
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The Great Compromise combined elements of the Virginia Plan and the New York plan.

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False; Virginia and New Jersey

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3
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The Senate chooses the president if no candidate gets a majority of the electoral college vote

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False; House

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4
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Each state has at least three representatives in the House of Representatives

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False; One

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5
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The Constitution grants the House of Representatives the power to choose their officers

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True

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6
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The Framers of the Constitution gave Representatives longer terms of office than senators

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False; shorter

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7
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Most bills submitted to Congress die in committee and never receive the attention of Congress as a whole

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True

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8
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Specific powers granted to Congress by the Constitution

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Expressed powers

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9
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Like minded people who join together to influence government and it’s policies

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Interest groups

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10
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Legal document that requires a person to testify in a certain matter

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Subpoena

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11
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Person who manages the actions and strategy of a party in the House

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Floor leader

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12
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Strongest check on congressional power

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Separation of powers

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13
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Spokesperson and main strategist for the majority party in the senate

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Majority leader

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14
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Tactic by which a president may kill a bill without actually vetoing it

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Pocket veto

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15
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Law that punishes a person without a trial

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Bill of attainder

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16
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Power of congress to bring executive or judicial officials to trial

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Impeachment

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17
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Distribution of House seats among the states based on population

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Appointment

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18
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Encourages fellow party members to vote as the party leadership wants

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Whip

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19
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Provision that bears little relationship to a bills main topic

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Rider

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20
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Bill that sets aside funds for a specific purpose

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Appropriation

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21
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Allows Congress to take actions needed to carry out the expressed powers

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Necessary and proper clause

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22
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Court ordering forcing the police to present a person in court to face charges

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Writ of habeas corpus

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23
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Each member is required to publicly state his or her vote

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Roll call vote

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24
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Person who lives in a congress members particular geographic area

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Constituents

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25
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Person who heads a committee in the House of Representatives

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Chair

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26
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Long running speech meant to keep measures from coming up for a vote

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Filibuster

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27
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Practice of drawing district boundaries for political advantages

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Gerrymandering

28
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One

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A bill is introduced by a member of the house

29
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10

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A conference committee irons out differences in the House and senate versions of a bill

30
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5

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The bill is debated and voted upon

31
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9

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The bill is debated and voted upon again

32
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3

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The bill is pigeonholed, reported, or amended

33
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8

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The bill is pigeonholed, reported, or amended again

34
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4

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The bill is placed on the calendar

35
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6

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The bill is sent to the senate

36
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2

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The bill is sent to the appropriate committee

37
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7

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The bill is sent to the appropriate committee again

38
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11

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The bill is sent to the president

39
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12

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The bill is signed or vetoed

40
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Total membership in the House of Representatives

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435

41
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Total number of senators

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100

42
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Number of senators from each state

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2

43
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Number of Representatives from Ohio

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16

44
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Number of Representatives from California

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53

45
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Number of Representatives from Texas

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36

46
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Number of Representatives from Florida and New York

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27

47
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Number of Representatives from Pennsylvania and Illinois

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18

48
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Vote required to pass a bill in the House

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218

49
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Vote required to pass a bill in the senate

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51

50
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Vote required to approve a treaty, declare war, override a veto, or convict in an impeachment trial in the senate

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67; 2/3 vote

51
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Vote required to declare war or override a veto in the House

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290; 2/3 vote

52
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Laws made by the will of the people come through which body of the us government?

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Congress / Legislative

53
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Which term refers to people who are represented by a particular member of congress?

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Constituents

54
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How many years is the term of a member of the House of Representatives?

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2 years

55
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How many senators are there from each state?

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2

56
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How many years do senators serve in the senate?

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6 years

57
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The Great Compromise combined elements of which two plans?

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New Jersey and Virginia

58
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Who serves as judge at a formal impeachment of a president or Vice President

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Chief Justice of Supreme Court

59
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Who has the final authority to ratify any amendments congress proposes?

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States

60
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Which type of Constitutional power allows congress to declare war

A

Expressed power

61
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Who has constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce

A

Congress

62
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Who is charged with establishing the federal courts beneath the Supreme Court?

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Congress

63
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Two electoral college votes

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12th amendment

64
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House of Representatives, U.S. citizen for

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7 years

65
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20 permanent committees of the house

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Standing committee

66
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Senators term in office

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6 years

67
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1913 amendment

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17th amendment

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