Ch 10 Congress :
Sessions:
This is the number of houses in Congress? _____________________________________________________________
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Why does Congress have 2 houses? __________________________________________________________________
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How is federalism seen in Congress? __________________________________________________________________
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How many sessions does Congress have? _____________________________________________________________
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This person can call one or both houses into a “special session”. ___________________________________________
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Laws:
Though still allowed, Wesberry V. Sanders, 1964 limits gerrymandering in what way? ___________________________
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Gomillion V. Lightfoot, 1960 restricts what in the process of gerrymandering?
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How often does the number of representatives per state potentially change & why?
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This Article provides “in all Cases, except Treason, Felony & Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their
Attendance at the Session of their House…” ____________________________________________________________
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Article I, Section 6, Clause 1 also provides for this…it is their freedom of speech. ______________________________
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House:
What is number of representatives for California and then for the nation in the House? __________________________
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The Constitution made no mention of this, making electing officials a little dubious at first. ________________________
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What do D.C., Guam, The Virgin Islands and American Samoa each have in common? __________________________
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Why are House Reps in office for two years? ___________________________________________________________
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What document makes the House “the Judge of the Elections, Returns and Qualifications of its own Members?”
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Senate:
This is the number of Senators in the U.S. Senate. ______________________________________________________
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This Amendment changed how Senators were elected to office. _____________________________________________
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This is the term set for a Senator. _____________________________________________
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This term describes the Senate – it is always in a state of flux. _____________________________________________
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This is the requirements for a U.S. Senator. ____________________________________________________________
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Fun:
This is method most states take in electing members to the House.
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This is the process where the party with political power redraws district lines, usually to favor the election process.
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25 years of age, a citizen of the U.S. for 7 years and inhabitant of the voting state. ______________________________
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Who is the longest serving Congressmen and how long did he / she serve? __________________________________
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These are the five major roles of a Congressman. _____________
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This is one way Congress increase pay for themselves. _________________________________________________
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