chapter 5 the organization of congress
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Elbridge Gerry
What does packing a district mean?
What are the qualifications for the Senate?
What are the terms of office?
What are some of the salaries and benefits for the senate memebers?
What is Franking privilege?
Hutchison vs. Premire
What is exclusion?
Powell vs. McCormack
Censure
Who makes up the members of Congress?
What are incumbents?
Why have incumbents been so successful?
Section 2 House of Representatives
What are the house rules?
What work do committees do?
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Constituents
What do the leaders of the House of Representative do?
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What does the Speaker of the house do?
What is a caucus?
Who is currently speaker of the house?
What do the majority leaders do?
Whips
What does the minority party do?
What are bills?
What is the hopper?
Calendars do what?
What are the five calendars that the house uses?
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Rules Committee =
Give some functions of the rules committee
What is a quorum?
Section 3 The Senate
Why is the atmosphere in the Senate more informal then the House of
Representatives?
Who presides over the Senate?
What are the duties of the vice president?
President Pro tempore
Who are the most important officers in the Senate?
What does the majority leaders do?
The Calendar of General Orders
Executive Calendar
Filibusters
What tactics are used to delay or prevent a vote?
What is Cloture?
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Section 4 Congressional Committees
The committee system serves what purposes?
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What are the four basic kinds of committees and who does each do?
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Subcommittees
Selected Intelligences committee -
What is the committee chairpersons role?
What is the seniority system?
Section 5 Staff and support Agencies
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