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25; 2: In the U.S. House, a member must be _ yearss of age and serves a _-year term
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30;6: In the U.S. Senate, a member must be_years of age and serves a _-year term.
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290: If the U.S. House of Representatives has no vacancies and everyone is present, how many votes does it take to override a President's veto?
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Apportionment: The process of allocating members of the House of Representatives to each after the census.
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Appropiations: If i were a member of the U.S. House of Representative, on which of the following committees would you MOST like to serve in order to have the GREATEST impact?
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Cloture: Name of the procedure used to end debate on legislation in the U.S. Senate
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Conference Committee: The name of the House-Senate Committee whose job is to resolve the differences between conflicting versions of legislation.
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Constituents: The people who live in an are represented by a member of Congress
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Deficit Financing: the federal government's practive of spending more money than it is taking in each year
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Delegates: When members of Congress vote according to what they believe voters want, they are said to be voting
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Expressed Powers: Type of Congressional powers are clearly spelled out in the U.S. Constitution
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Filibuster: Taking a bill to death in the U.S. Senate
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Franking: Free postal service for members of congress
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House of Representative so powerful: It decided whether a bill will get a vote by the entire House
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Implied Powers: Powers not specifiaclly stated in the U.S. Constitution but are nonetheless used by Congress
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January of odd-numbered years: When does each new term of Congress Begin?
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Most have substantial political experience: Most accurate about the olitical or personal backgrounds of members of Congress
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Non-Germane: Which of the following best decribes an amendment offered to a piecce of legislation in the U.S. Senate that has nothing to do with the original legislation?
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Originates all measures related to revenues: Is a power granted only to the U.S. House
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Perjury and Obstruction of justice: President Bill Clinton was impeached in 1998 by the U.S. House over what charges?
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Quorum: The presence of a sufficient number of members to conduct business in a legislative body like the U.S. House or U.S. Senate
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Remove officials from office: Is a power granted only to the U.S. Senate
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Senority: Single most important factor in determining a Committe assignment for a member of Congress
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the House is larger than the senate: Comparisons of the House of Represntative true?
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The Majority Leader: Most powerful official in the U.S. Senate
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the Vice President: Under the U.S. Constitution, who is the Presiding Officer of the U.S. Senate
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to protect the freedom of legislative debate: the primary goal of the Speech or Debate Clause found in Article I, Sec. 6 of the Constitution
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Trustee: When members of Congress vote on issues by using their own jusgments nd viewpoints as a guide, they are voting
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Ways and Means: Which Standing Committee in the House of Representatives handles all bilss dealing with taxes and revenues
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Why are Committie Chairs so important in the legislative process?: They have a major say in ehich bill the Committe will consider
