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Congress
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 3 main qualification to become member of state. Citizen for 9 years, age of 30, inhabitant state for which it's being elected. | Senate |
| One of the 2 parts of Congress that has 435 members. The members can be voted in and out of office in every 2 years. | House of Representative |
| That is in charge of the House of Representative. That person can control what bills will make to the floor of the house of debate. | Speaker of the House |
| States want equal voice and this system allows equality. This system would be able to settle conflict between states. | Practical |
| A person that's elected for every 6 years. 1/3 of his coleagues are up for election during any kind of election cycle. | Senator |
| In the House of Representative, the _________ determines how funds are spent in the federal government. | Appropriations |
| Framers favored bicameral Congress in order that 1 house might act as check on the other. | Theoretical |
| He ______ is the only peson that can call Congress back after they have been recessed. | President (based on emergency) |
| There's _____ states that has only 1 member in the house of representatives. AK, DE, MT,ND,SD,VT, and WY | 7 |
| A Census is held every _____ years and it counts a nations _____. | 10; population |
| A ___ is the amount of time an elected official holds office. | term |
| ___ is money that a person gets for services rendered. | Compensation |
| What is the name for the period of time that Congress assembles? | Session |
| What is the proper name for when the science of art and government? | Politics |
| When Congress lets out of session they adjourn session. True or False | True |
| The votes in a district are called the representative ____. | Electoral votes |
| The lawmaking function of Congress is central to democracy because ___. | it affects the whole nation and representatives vote on it |
| The regular period of time during which Congress conducts its business is called | Session |
| Few members of Congress today are | minorities |
| The Framers of the Constitution favored bicarmeralism because___. | checks and balances AND it give all states representation of government. |
| When must Congressional elections be held? | |
| Senators are elected to serve | |
| The fact that the Senate has been called into special session 46 |
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