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AP US GOV Chapter 11 Outline(JR DREVELUS)

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Congress Congressional Elections HoR elections every 2 yrs. Senate every 6 Constituents- the residents of a congressional district or state House members must be must be 25 must have been citizen for 7 yrs. Senators must be 30 citizen for 9 yrs. Must live within state in which elected from house members don?t have to reside in district the senate was meant to be a check against the house because of this senators were elected by state legislators This was changed in 1913 by amendment( 17th I think) Both have unlimited terms District Lines each state has 2 senators reps # is determined by pop. redistricting takes place every 10 yrs, after census Reapportionment- the assigning by congress of congressional seats after each census 100 senators 435 house of reps

Chapter 11 Outline: American Government 9th Ed., Wilson&Dilulio

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Sam Choi CHAPTER 11 OUTLINE: CONGRESS Introduction Congress is the first branch of American politics. Congress has many powers Power of the purse Can override President?s veto Can alter laws Although Congress rarely uses those powers, it has them available and many other powers too. Today, Congress is considered the ?broken branch? in need of fixing. Subject of more mistrust and proposed reform than other two branches combined. However, most incumbents in Congress win reelection Congress is key to understanding the U.S. government The daily workings and decisions reveal much about the U.S. government, good and bad. Congress is the legislative branch with the most power in the world Congress Versus Parliament

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Roman Caposino November 24th, 2013 Chapter 13 #1-8 AP Government & Politics In the 21st century, the United States Congress has consistently received low approval ratings by both political experts and analysts and the public, yet over 90 percent of incumbents that seek reelection win, and usually be comfortable margins.

AP Gov. Study Guide Unit 4

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Study Guide Unit 4 12/5/12 8:03 PM The concept of ?divided government? in the United States means that one political party can control the executive branch while another controls the legislative branch. This poses problems for the President in making appointments to federal offices Describe two problems that divided government poses for the President in making federal appointments Identify and explain two ways Presidents try to overcome the problems described in (a) 2. Both party leadership and committees in Congress play key roles in the legislative process Define two of the following elements of the congressional committee system and explain how each influences the legislative process Specialization Reciprocity/logrolling Party representation on committees

American Government, Wilson - Chapter 13

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CHAPTER 13 - Congress What is Congress Vs Parliament? - Parliament candidates by party and people vote for a party, cong in primary where a vote is for the person - Parliament votes together most of the time so that they stay in office and vote for their party, but are poorly paid while cong votes for themselves, not their party and are paid well with substantial benefits. -Cong is not popular w/ Americans due to the endless arguments and worry about what interest groups have to say too. What is The Evolution of Congress? -Centralization for quick actions, decentralized for constitutional decisions. -House of reps has reorganized in six different periods/phases -probs include wanting to be too big and have too much pow. no lasting solution

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Chapter 10 Key terms Appropriations: Budget legislation that specifies the amount of authorized funds that will actually be allocated for agencies and departments to spend. Authorizations: Budget legislation that provides agencies and departments with the legal authority to operate. Casework: The assistance members of Congress provide to their constituents; includes answering questions and doing personal favors for those who ask for help. Cloture: A method of stopping a filibuster by limiting debate to only twenty more hours; requires a vote of three-fifths of the members of the Senate. Conference committee: A committee composed of members of both houses of Congress that is formed to try to resolve the differences when the two houses pass different versions of the same bill.

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Kathryn Legrand Bowers ? 2 AP Gov Essay 1 2008 Congressional reapportionment is when a state?s population is re-totaled, and based on growth or loss of state citizens; the number of representatives in the house could change. This is important to the states because they don?t want to lose any states in the House of Representatives. Redistricting is the act of redrawing the lines of congressional districts to give on party a better chance of winning over the other.
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