chapter 5 gov. study Word Scramble

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Question	Answer
What is the age and other requirements for congress: senate	30 years of age to be in the senate, 9 years of being a citizen, resident of the state, 6 year tearm and there is on limit how long you can be in office only can be 100 memebers.
What is the age and other requirements for congress: house of reps.	25 years of age to be in the house, you have to be at lest 7 year a citizen, 2 year treams and no limits. there are 435 members of the house
The duties for the members of congress for the house	initates all revenue nills $$$, charges for inpeachment, selects president president if there is no majority winner or a tie in the electoral vote.
the duties for the members of congress for the senate	Ratifies treaties and presidentail appoionments, votes for removal of office in impeachment cases, slecets the veep if there is no majority winner or a tie in the electrol vote.
What congress parties has control over impeachment?	the senate
dose all states have the same number of senators regardless of the siz?	yes every state has 2 in one state, because that way it give the state to have a changes from both partie.
Gerrymandering	means that the political partys controlling the state government drews a district's boundaries to gain an advantage in elections.
congress can reprimand members who engage in unethical beavior by the.....	cesure
Filibustering	stall the leigislative process and prevent a vote
What is the 17th amendment	state that the people , instead of state legislatures elect united state senators
what is the 27th amendment	makes congressional pay raises effective during the term following their passage
Rediatricting	in most state the state legislature draws the boundary lines for each congressional election district, the process of setting up new district lines after reapportionmat has been complate.
What is the differencts about the house and stante?	the house, elected by popualar votes, all seats elcected at the same time. then the stante, originallt selected by the state legislatures;with changes with the 17th amendment-direct election by popualar vote by 1913.then 33% of seats elected every 2years
Who has the power to ratify treating and presidentail appointments?	The house
Bicameral legislatures	that it is made up of 2 house in this case that caes the semate and the house of the rep. most delegates to the house constitutional convention agreed to a bilcamearal legisattures.
Censure	vote of for-mal disapproval of a member actions
caucus	a privatie meeting of party leaders to choose candidates for office
Quorum	minimum humbers of members who must be persent to permit a legislative body to take official action house 28 and sentate 51
Conference commitee	temparay commttes that set up to resalve the differnces in the house
Joint committee	tempsrary committess made up of memero of both houses
standing committee	deals with certain legistative issues contnurng from one congress to the next
select committee	study on issuse that are reporting to be suspishes and not right
How many ohio congress/ districts and north canton disrict #	16

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