Congress Review
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| show | 435
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| What are the qualifications for a member of the House of Representatives? | show 🗑
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| show | two
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| show | every ten years
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| show | 30 years old, 9 years U.S. citizen, and live in the state when elected
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| show | House of Representatives
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| What is the name of the power that allows Congress to take private property from citizens? | show 🗑
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| show | Elastic Clause
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| show | Power of Taxation
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| show | Senate
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| What percentage of the vote must treaties receive in the Senate to be ratified? | show 🗑
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| show | president pro tempore
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| show | Must be a member of the majority party
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| show | unlimited number
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| What types of compensation do Congressmen receive for their service? | show 🗑
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| What is one example of a direct tax? | show 🗑
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| show | sales tax, value added tax
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| What is an example of an expressed power? | show 🗑
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| show | build and regulate transportation, commerce, sets a federal minimum wage, establishes the United States Air Force, establishes national parks, creates federal laws against pollution.
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| Who has the sole authority in declaring war? | show 🗑
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| show | House of Representatives
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| show | Speaker of the House
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| When are committee chairpersons, whips, and floor leaders chosen? | show 🗑
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| show | Select Committee
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| What is the name of a committee used to iron out differences in a bill passed by both the House and the Senate? | show 🗑
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| show | filibuster
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| show | On the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November
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| show | copyright
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| Give an example of an inherent power? | show 🗑
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| What is a strategy used to formally end a filibuster called? | show 🗑
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| show | set up conditions for debating a bill, speed up consideration of a bill, prevetn consideration of a bill
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| show | 2 times
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| How are each states Representatives determined? | show 🗑
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| How long does each session of Congress last? | show 🗑
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| What are the elections held between Presidential elections called? | show 🗑
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| What is it called when a district is drawn up to favor one particular party? | show 🗑
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| show | strict constructionist
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| Someone who believes in a broad interpretation of the Constitution is called? | show 🗑
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| show | committee of the Whole
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| show | rider
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| What enables members to force a bill out of a committee pigeonhole? | show 🗑
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| show | continuous body
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| show | House of Representatives or Senate
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| show | the Rules Committee
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| show | being reported out of full committee
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| show | just after the floor debate
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| How many representatives does Arizona have? | show 🗑
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| Who holds the trial to remove an impeached official from office? | show 🗑
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| How long is a term in the Senate? House? | show 🗑
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| Who presides over an impeachment trial? | show 🗑
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| show | Issues that people believe require government action.
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| Cost | show 🗑
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| Benefits | show 🗑
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| show | Policy in which almost everybody benefits and everybody pays
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| Interest group policies | show 🗑
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| Pork-barrel legislation | show 🗑
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| Logrolling | show 🗑
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| show | almost everybody benefits and small group pays
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| show | activists of government pull together
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| process regulation | show 🗑
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