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house majority leader: eric canter (r)
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house minority leader: nancy pelosi (d)
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how are the house of representative members chosen: chosen by voters in 435 separate congressional districts across the country
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how long is a term for the house of representatives: 2 years
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how long is a term for the senate: 6 years
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how long is congressional term: 2 years
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how many members are in the house of representatives: 435
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how many members are in the senate: 100
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ohio representative (district 1): steve chabot (r)
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ohio senators: sherrod brown (d) and rob portman (r)
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president of senate: joe biden (d) - vp of usa
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president pro tempore: daniel inouye (d)
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senate majority leader: harry reid (d)
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senate minor leader: mitch mcconnell (r)
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speaker of the house: john boehner (r)
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what amendment declares that all persons whom the sate allows to vote for members or "the most numerous Branch" of its legislature are qualifies to vote for candidates for the us senate: 17th amendment
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what amendment limits congress's power to fix the salaries of its members by delaying the effectiveness of any increase in that pay until after the next regular congressional election: 27th amendment
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what are some jobs that congressmen can hold: legislators, committee members, representatives of their constituents, servants of their constituents, & politicians
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what are the dates of a term: January 3, odd #year - January 3, odd #year
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what are the disciplines of congress: reprimand, censure, expulsion
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what are the privileges of congress: freedom from arrest, cloak of legislative immunity, franking privilege
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what are the requirements to be in the house: 25 years old
7 years of citizenship
resident of state
live in district
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what are the requirements to be in the senate: 30 years old
9 years of citizenship
resident of state
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what article directs Congress to reapportion-redistribute the seats in the House after each decennial census (one that is taken every 10 years): article one
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what is the basis membership for the senate: 2 per state
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what is the basis of membership for the house of representatives: population (census)
reapportion (redistribute) by u.s. congress
redistrict by state
(gerrymandering - the drawing of electoral district lines to the advantage of a party or group)
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what is the meeting place for congress: Capitol Building, Washington D.C.
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what makes up the congress: House of Representatives and Senate
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what was an angry reaction by constituents at the ballot box: voter backlash
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who are the officers of the house: speaker of the house
majority and minority leaders and whips (floor leaders)
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who are the offices of the senate: president of the senate
president pro tempore
majority and minority leaders and whips
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who are the people and interests that the elected official represents: representatives of their constituents
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who are the people that try to help the people who have various problems with the federal bureaucracy: servants of their constituents
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who is compensations set by: congress (president's veto)
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who is re-elected in the house and how often: entire house re-elected every two years (seats are never up for election at the same time)
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who is re-elected in the senate and how often: 1/3 of senate is re-elected every 2 years