GOV FINAL Word Scramble
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| Question | Answer |
| A situation i which one congressional district in a state has twice the population of another district is the state is called _____. | mal - apportionment. |
| In the Senate, a filibuster can be ended by invoking _____. | cloture |
| Most of the business of Congress takes place... | in commitess an subcommittees. |
| A census is taken every ____ years | 10 |
| The fewest number of Congressmen a state may have is _____. | three |
| the purpose of a filibuster is to... | delay action in a legislative body. |
| Currently, in the Senate, the leading Democrat on the committee is called ________. | Chairman. |
| Gerrymandering is a process by which... | a new district boundary is created which favors one political party. |
| What is the fate of most bills? | killed in committees |
| The majority pary Senator who presides in the absence of the Vice President is called the ___________. | President Pro tempore. |
| The amendment which changed the method of election for US senators was __________. | 17th amendment. |
| New congressional districts are drawn by ______. | State legislatures. |
| Under the origional US constution, members of the Senate, unlike members of the House, were selected by______. | State legislatures. |
| Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution of the US confers on congress all of the following powers EXCEPT to.. | veto bills |
| The principle of "one man one vote" was established by which of the following landmark Surpreme Court cases? | Wesberry v. Sanders. |
| Nancy Pelosi is ______. | Speaker of the House |
| Which of the following are CA senators? | Barbra Boxer & Diane Fienstein. |
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