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The United States Congress, which is made up of two houses, is a ____________ legislature

Bicameral

Where are representatives elected from?

congressional districts

Redistricting power was abused by creating congressional districts of unequal power and by ________.

gerrymandering

What are the qualification for election to the Senate?

at least 30 years old, legal resident of state of election, a citizen for 9 years

Senators are elected for how long of a term?

Six year term

One reason incumbents are reelected is that they have what?

name recognition with voters

What is the main task of each house of Congress?

Make Laws

What are people in districts represented in Congress are called?

constituents

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The presiding officer of the House of Representatives is the ____________.

Speaker of the House

Who controls the power to write the rules in Congress?

majority leader

In Congress, who are the majority and minority leaders are assisted by?

whips

They are put in the Hopper

A big frog – no really a box located in the House of Representatives.

Who is the president of the Senate?

the Vice President

This person's main job is to steer the party's bills through the Senate.

Majority Leaders

These assistants make sure that legislators are present for key votes.

Whips

Why is the filibuster is not as strong a weapon as it used to be?

new senate rules

In the Senate, how are bills brought to the floor?

unanimous consent

The standing committees of each house are controlled by who?

majority party

This group specializes in a subcategory of its standing committee's responsibility.

subcommittee

Standing, select, joint, and conference are all types of congressional _____________

committees

These committees act as study groups for the House and Senate.

joint committees

This committee is set up when the House and Senate have passed different versions of the same bill.

conference committee

In Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, these powers of Congress are described.

Expressed Powers

What implies that Congress has powers beyond those expressed in the first 17 clauses of Article I, Section 8?

necessary and proper or elastic clause

Laws for raising money for the federal government are called __________

Revenue Bills

Proposed laws to authorize spending money are called _________

appropriations bills

What requires the president to notify Congress when committing military forces

War Powers Act

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Before both houses of Congress pass it and the president signs it, a proposed law is called a _________

a bill

These bills deal with general matters and apply to the entire nation

Public bills

These bills deal with individual people or places.

private bills

Matters requiring the action of both the House and Senate, but on which a law is not needed are called _________

concurrent resolutions

In this process, each bill is given a title and a number.

first reading

This action could allow the president to kill a bill during the last 10 days Congress is in session by refusing to act on it.

pocket veto

Who are PACs are regulated by?

the Federal Election Campaign Act.

Interest groups know that campaign contributions will assure them access to _____________.

access to lawmakers they support

PAC support for an incumbent often means the incumbent will win _________

reelection

Jack Kingston

Candidates are supported by ______ _____ which are non- nominating

interest groups

How do interest group leaders strengthen the political power of the groups?

unifying the members

List business- related interest groups.

NAM – National Association of Manufacturers NAM – National Association of Manufacturers United States Chamber of Commerce United States Chamber of Commerce AFL-CIO UAW – United Auto Workers UMW – United Mine Workers

Labor- and business-interest groups are concerned with this issue.

the Economy

Ralph Nader's Public Citizen, Inc. is an example of what kind of interest group?

public interest group

A filibuster can be stopped when three-fifths of the Senate votes for what?

cloture

This has guided the selection of committee chairpersons.

seniority system

This congressional power provides for the nation's growth.

naturalization

This mechanism is used to propose constitutional amendments

joint resolutions

These meetings are sessions at which a committee listens to testimony.

hearing

List the methods of senatorial voting.

voice vote, roll call, standing vote

These groups may be seeking military aid, economic aid, or favorable trade agreements.

public-interest group

This is the direct way interest groups try to influence government

lobbying

In addition to information, lobbyists and interest groups may actually help to _______ bills

research and writing of bills

This is the lobbyist's strongest weapon.

information

Peter Parker

Who was the first super-villain that Spider-Man ever encountered?

Supercharger

What super- powered being is also J. Jonah Jameson's son?

Man-Wolf

Peter Parker works for?

The Daily Bugle

Where Does Spider-Man live?

New York