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How many members in House?   435  
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Congress' 3 roles   authroise fed gov. to do something: bill or appropriation (give $ to do what they authorize), oversight-look @ all fed. programs to see if done correctly, investigations- deals w/ nat. problems not realating to gov.  
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cloture votre   vote to end fillibuster  
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adhoc committee   temorary committee  
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closed rule   can't be changed  
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standing committee   meets all the time- backbone of congress, meets whenever Congress meets  
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jobs of standing committees   authorization, oversight, investigation  
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select committees   acting, ethics, indian affairs, intellegence (only meets when there is a problem)  
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minor committees   rules and administration, small business, veterans' affairs  
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major committees   finance, judiciary, agriculture  
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standing committees of the house   appropriations(determine amount of $ every fed. program gets on an annual basis), rules (sets conditions for bill on House floor), ways and means (all tax bills and social security bills)  
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any member may serve on how many major standing committees?   1  
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How do you get on standing committees?   senate must be on 2-3 committees (no limit, that is the norm)  
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House can be on how many committees?   2 (one major, one minor OR 2 minors)  
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caucus   group of people with the same interest  
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How many cauci in the house?   4 (H. Rep. H. Dem. S. Rep. S. Dem.)  
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Who determines how many are representatives?   House  
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All committes must have   the same % of people  
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Where do REpublicans send their resume   to committees on committees  
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What is on the resume?   years in house (seniority),what is in your state that you need to cover  
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What does the whip do?   gives messcages from backbenchers to majorite leaver, says political agenda of the party  
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Who elects leadership positions?   caucus  
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What must House minority leavers do?   be a compromiser, look good on TV, be articulate  
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backbenchers   people with little seniority  
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What is the order of the gov. jobs?   speaker, majority leader, whip  
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What power does the gatekeeper have?   none  
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who is the president of the senate?   the v.p.  
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President pro tempore   the person who takes over gatekeepers job what they are not there  
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Overall have there been more minorities and females elected to the Senate or the House?   House  
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Since the 1970s which of the first 3 catergories listed is represented the most in the senate?   female  
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what occupation is represented the most in the house?   law  
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What occupation is represented the most in this senate?   law  
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During what decade, did the number of congrssional workers dramatically increase?   70s  
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When did the staff of the House committees take a dramatic turn in the overall trend of this chart?   after republicans come in- 1995  
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What has been the overall trend in private bills going through congress?   decreasing  
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What generalization can you develop about the 104th congress about the number of bills they dealt with?   they wre less dealt with  
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What is the overall trend in party unity starting in the 1980s and going through 2000?   the amount of party unity is increasing  
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In which decate was it hardest to achieve a party vote of 90% of it's members?   70s  
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Republicans did what to the number of committees   reduced them  
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OMS   office of management and budget  
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appropriations process   to get all gov. agenices to say how much $ they need for the year  
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president looks at what in appropriations process?   the total budget # to increase or decrease spending  
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budget resolution   total amount of $ you want to spend next year by the fed. gov.  
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How many parts is the budget divided into?   13  
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reconciliation bill   if spending is more than taxes(revenue)  
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96 budget battle   stops gov. because did not meet oct. 1st deadline  
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continuing resolution   short term spending blls, allows each week  
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