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What are the requirements to be a member of the house of representatives

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you have to be at least 25 years old and you have to be a US citizen for at least seven years

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what are the requirements to be a member of the senate

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you have to be at least 30 years old and US citizen for at least nine years

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how long is the term for the House of Representatives

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two years

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how long is the term length for the severe

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six years

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which constitutional amendment allowed senators to be directly elected

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seventeenth amendment

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how are senators elected before the 17th amendment?

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they were appointed by state legislators

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what is the pork barrel spending

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When a member of congress try’s to get federal money for a project in their district

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What is logrolling

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Members of congress that trade votes to get their earmarks passed

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what are enumerated powers of just the house of representatives

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all bills to raise revenue have to start in the house of representatives

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what are enumerated powers of the senate

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The Senate approves all federal judges, or members of the cabinet

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what are constituencies

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voters in the area that elect a representative or senator

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what is apportionment

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it decides how many representatives each state gets using census data

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what is redistricting

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when states re-draw the boundaries of the electoral districts

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what is gerrymandering and what is partisan gerrymandering

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Uses redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voters

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what are majority-minority districts

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majority voters of minority ethnicity within a district

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what is an incumbent

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A person who already holds office

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what is the incumbency advantage and what are some advantages incumbents have

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they usually have more money, greater name, recognition, case work, and they have the ability to use office aid.

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what is the franking privilege

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if you are in office, you can use the US mail for free

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what is casework

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The ability to help citizens with issues from the government

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what is the majority party

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the party with the most seats in the chamber

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what is the minority party

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The party with the second most seats in the chamber

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what jobs do party leaders have

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assign committees, set legislative goals, and unify party messages

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what role does the speaker of the house have

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they are the leader of the house

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what is the role of the majority leader in both the house and senate

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number one person if majority party of the senate and number two person of majority party in the house

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what is the role of the minority leader in both the house and the senate
leader of the party with second highest number of seats and coordinates majority party activity
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what is the role of the whip in both the house and the senate
they are vote counters, and they state the reasons behind it. They are the same idea as majority, but for minority, they also try and convince people to vote if they need more voters.
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what is the role of the vice president in the Senate?
they are the leader of the senate, but they are early there and when they are there they need a tie-breaking vote so they’re only there to vote
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what is the role of the president pro tempore?
honorary position that has no power. They preside over Chambers proceedings when the vice president is not there.
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what does it mean to hold something
when the senator objects of bill or part of the bill
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what is the role of the committee chair?
they almost are always for the majority party. The house committee is larger than the Senate. They are head of committee that sets the gender of member of a majority party and nominated terms.
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what is the standing committee?
it is a permanent committee that is divided by policy
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what is a joint committees?
they gather info for Congress for both house and senate and their permanent committee
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what is a conference committee?
A temporary committee, where if two bills are different, they hold a conference committee until one version of the bill is made for both house and senate
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what is a select committee
what temporary committee usually for investigations
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what is a discharge petition
when a member of the house pushes to get a bill out of committee
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what is the role of the house rules committee?
they come up with rules of debate for the house when the bill gets to the floor
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what is a unanimous consent agreement
fast tracks a bill, but no one can disagree with a senate or else it will not happen
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what is a cloture
60. Senators vote to advance the bill to a final vote.
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what is a filibuster
unlimited debate to stop a vote from happening
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what is a veto
when a president sends a bill back to Congress with his objections
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what is mandatory spending
does not have to vote on it every year. It is already in the budget, it is 2/3 of the budget. it is used for shop, Social Security, Medicare, and interest on debt
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what is an entitlement program
A program that provides benefits for those who qualify under the law (for things like medicare) regardless of income
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what is discretionary spending
it is 1/3 of the budget they have to pass. It includes things like military education, scientific research and agriculture.
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What is the budget spending process
President send a budget to Congress ones Congress passes it gets sent back to the president for him to pass
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what is a budget surplus
when the government brings in more revenue in one year than it spends
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what is a budget deficit
spends more than collected on taxes
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what is national debt
The total amount of money that the government owes
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what is national debt
The total amount of money that the government owes
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what is Social Security
it is meant to be a monthly payment mainly for senior citizens
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what is a delegate role?
when you vote based on what majority of your constituents vote for
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what is the trustee role
when a member of Congress makes decisions using their own knowledge and judgment
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what is the politico role
emphasizes that Congress is a politicized body that has a lot to balance all at once
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what is a gridlock?
A slow down because no one could compromise
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what is divided government
when a party controls the presidency or both chambers of Congress split
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what is bipartisanship
When the two political parties work together to pass legislation
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what is descriptive representation
When Congress mirrors the make up of the country

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