Gov Flashcards

(39 cards)

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The members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected to serve for how many years?

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2 yenes

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What is a two-house chamber or legislative body called?

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Bicameral

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What is the name given to the political party that has the fewest members in the House of Representatives?

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The Minority Party

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During what month of he year does a new term/session begin for congress?

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January

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How often (in years) are the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives apportioned or redistributed amongst the fifty states?

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Every ten years - goes along with the census

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What is the name for the tactic for delaying debate in the senate by along lengthy speeches ofr “talking a bill to death”?

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Filibuster

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How many members are currently seri in on the U.S. House of Representatives

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435

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Who is the official leader is U.S. census as delegated by the constitution?

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Vice president of president of the senate

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How many senators is each of the fifty states guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution?

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Two

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What is the general age of the members of congress?

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50+

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The federal official who is responsible for signing a bill passed by congress into law?

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The president

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What is a veto?

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The presidents rejection of a congressional bill

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Who is the considered to be the official leader of the U.S. Senate when the Vice President is absent?

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The president pro tempore

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What responsibility does the legislative branch have with the law?

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Make the law

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Who are the only people that can sponsor/ introduce a bill into either the House or Senate?

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The members of congress

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What is the length of a term for a U.S. Senator ?

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How many members are currently serving in the U.S. Senate?

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What is the minimum age for a member of the U.S. senate?

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A bill that applies to all of American people and society if known as what?

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What level of education has the majority of members of congress achieved?

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What racial group of people occupies the majority of sweats in congress

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Who can make suggestions for a law?

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Anyone including private citizens

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What is the minimum age for a member in the House of Representatives

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Where must any bill involving appropriations start at?

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The House of Representatives

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What is the immune number of representatives, that each of he fifty states is guaranteed by the U.S. constitution?
One
26
A tax that an individual pays directly to the government is called what?
Direct tax
27
How is the very first bill identified after is has been introduced in the U.S. House?
HR 1
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Debate in the House of Representatives is more what, unlike the U.S. senate?
Limited
29
When is the president t of the senate allowed to vote in the senate?
When there's a tie vote
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A congressional bill passed in the U.S. House of representatives has to be in what form with the bill, which is passed in the is senate to become a law?
Identical
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During a filibuster, the filibustering senators are snot allowed to do what?
Sit down, stop talking,eat, or leave the senate floor
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The political party that has the most members in each house/chamber of congress is known as what?
The Majority party
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What is the are if the device that the house members place the bill indicates it can be introduced?
Hopper
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A provision that bears little relationship to the main topic
An amendment
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The. I him number of members needed I order to co due t business
Quarter
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The responsible for our national defense is divide between who pm
President and congressional
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Authority to declare war
Congress
38
Wad power resolution limits military action for how many days
60-90 days
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Who is the most powerful officer in the U.S. House of Representatives?
The speaker of the house