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| show | January 3
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| A session of congress lasts _________ __________ | show 🗑
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| show | even
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| show | bicameral legislature
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| Membership Qualifications for the House of Representatives | show 🗑
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| show | 30 years
Citizen for 9 years
reside in the state that you represent
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| Members of the House Of Representatives serve _________ years | show 🗑
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| show | 6
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| The Senate is considered a continuous body because Representation in the Senate has ________ senators | show 🗑
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| show | every 10 years population count
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| show | the process of reassigning representation based on population after every census
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| Rep of House Redistricting | show 🗑
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| show | to draw a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections.
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| The 27th amendment did what? | show 🗑
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| show | Nearly 1/2 are lawyers, Typically have been white middle aged men, slowly it has begun to reflect more diversity
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| This is a permanent committee on Congress that overseas bills that deal with certain kinds of issues | show 🗑
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| show | Select Committee
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| This is a committee of the House and the Senate that usually acts as a study group and reports its findings back to the House and the Senate | show 🗑
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| This is a temporary joint committee that is set up when the House and the Senate have passed different versions of the same bill | show 🗑
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| show | Committees
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| Caseworkers handle requests from ________________ | show 🗑
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| _____________ assistants run the office, supervise lawmaker's schedule, give advice on political matters | show 🗑
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| _____________ assistants make certain that lawmakers are well informed about issues by doing research; draft bills; study bills | show 🗑
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| Who drafts bills, studies issues, collects information, plans committee hearings, writes memos, and prepares committee reports. | show 🗑
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| show | incumbent
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| show | Filibuster
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| A group within a committee that specializes on a part of that committee's responsibility | show 🗑
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| A period of time during which a legislature meets to conduct business | show 🗑
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| show | bill
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| The minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action | show 🗑
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| A procedure that allows each senator to speak only one hour on a bill under debate | show 🗑
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| show | constituents
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| show | Four types of committees
Whips assists leaders and make sure certain legislators are present for key votes
Committees select bills for consideration, hold public hearings and investigations
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| show | Senate
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| show | House of Representatives
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| show | Joseph R. Biden Jr He votes in case of a tie Democrat
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| For the Senate Leadership who is the President Pro Tem and what do he/she do? | show 🗑
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| show | Harry Reid Democrat He is to serve as the Chief Senate spokesperson for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the senate
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| show | Mitch McConnal. Republican He is also to serve all the Chief Senate spokesman for their parties and to manage and schedule the legislative and executive business of the Senate
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| Who is Majority and Minority Whips for the Senate Leadership and what do they do? | show 🗑
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| Who is the Speaker of the House and what do they do? | show 🗑
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| show | Rep. Eric Cantor Republican Majority represent their respective parties on the House floor.
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| show | Nancy Pelosi Democrat. Minority leaders represent their respective parties on the House floor.
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| show | Republican Kevin McCarthy is the Majority Whip
Democrat Steny Hoyer is the Minority Whip
Whips assist leadership in managing their party's legislative program on the House floor
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