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As dictated by the constitution, every ten years, seats in the House of Representatives are reapportioned based on |
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The outcome of the census conducted by the US Census Bureau |
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Each state is guaranteed at least _ seats in the House of Reps and _ in the Senate no matter its population |
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A congressional District is |
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the geographic area that is served by one member in the House of Reps |
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In 1929, a federal law mixed membership in the House of Representatives at _ members |
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The "one person, one vote" rule emerged from the Supreme Courts decision in Wesburry vs. Sanders (1964) means that |
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when it comes to drawing the lines of congressional districts, one persons vote has to count a much as anothers vote |
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______ is a drawing of a legislative district's boundaries in such a way as to maximize the influence of a certain group or political party |
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____ of representation requires representatives to mirror the views of their constituents |
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Which of the following is not a qualification to become a member of the House of Representatives? |
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A person must be a natural born citizen of the United States |
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Because of advantages such as franking priviledges, access to the media, and name recognition,___ are more likely than ____to win congressional elections |
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A "new" congress convences |
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In January of every odd-numbered year |
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The presiding officer (head) in the House of Representatives is the |
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In Congress, ___ try to determine how each member is going to vote on certain issues and then advise the party leaders on the strength of party support, in other words "whips everyone into shape" |
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The Vice President of the United States is the |
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The permanent and most powerful committees of Congress are called ____ |
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A _______ commitee includes members from both chambers and is formed for the purpose of achieving agreement between the House and the Senate on the exact wording of legislative acts when the two chambers pass legislative proposals in different forms. |
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The House of Representatives |
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Originates bills for raising revenues |
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_____ is the Senate tradition of unlimited debate, undertaken for the purpose of preventing action on a bill |
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Who can formally introduce(sponsor) legislation in Congress? |
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If the president decides to veto a bill |
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Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both chambers |
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