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What role does the Vice President play in Congress   He is the president of Senate, and cast a tying vote if needed  
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What is reapportionment?   the process of dividing the number of State representatives and senators among the State’s population in order to assure, as close as possible, districts of equal size.  
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What is necessary to override a presidential veto?   Congress can override a veto by passing the act by a two-thirds vote in both the House and the Senate  
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Who presides over the Senate in the absence of the Vice President?   the Senate's president pro tempore  
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What is the State of the Union Address?   a yearly address delivered in January by the president of the US to Congress, giving the administration's view of the state of the nation and plans for legislation.  
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What offices does the President appoint?   power to appoint federal judges, ambassadors, and other "principal officers” of the United States  
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How does the line of presidential succession work?    
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What is the purpose of presidential cabinets?    
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Who appoints and confirms cabinet members?    
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How does the president influence the bureaucracy?    
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