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Presidential custom of submitting the names of prospective appointees for approval to
senators from the states in which the appointees are to work.
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A provision attached to a bill, to which it may or may not be
related, in order to secure its passage or defeat.
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Special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of
individual members of Congress for their constituents.
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The powers explicitly given to Congress in the Constitution.
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What is the greatest criticism people have of Congress? How do some people not see it as a
criticism?
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The drawing of legislative district boundaries to benefit a party,
group or incumbent.
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An elected office that is predictably won by one party or
the other.
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The current holder of an elected office that is running for re-
election.
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The assigning by Congress of Congressional seats after each
census.
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Why did Congress end up being bicameral? What is an
advantage and disadvantage of this?
A meeting of the members of a party in a legislative chamber to
select party leaders and to develop party policy.
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Party leader who is the liaison between the leadership and the rank-and-file in the legislature.
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The legislative leader selected by the minority party as spokesperson for the
opposition.
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Officer of the Senate selected by the majority party to act as chair
in the absence of the vice president.
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What are three advantages of incumbency?
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A permanent committee establish in a legislature usually focusing
on a policy area.
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A procedure for terminating debate in the Senate.
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A document which is signed by a majority of the House to pry a bill
from committee.
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Committee to adjust differences on a particular bill passed by each chamber in Congress in
different form.
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A procedural restriction in the House of Representatives that
prohibits any amendments to bills or provides that only members of the committee reporting the bill
may offer amendments.
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Mutual aid and vote trading among legislators.
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The redrawing of Congressional and other legislative district lines
following the census to accommodate population shifts and keep districts as equal as
possible in population.
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Identify 4 characteristics of the makeup of Congress and explain why it might pose a problem in a
democracy like ours.
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Explain three influences on the voting patterns of a member of
Congress?
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Trace the steps a bill takes in becoming a law in the House of Representatives if its already
been considered by the Senate. (10 steps)
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An official who is expected to vote independently based on
his or her judgment of the circumstances.
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Identify three ways that a bill can be killed.
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List three differences when comparing the House of Representatives to the
Senate.
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Identify three reasons why the president has gained more power when compared to
Congress.
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What are the three rules for drawing Congressional districts?