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two house legislature
What is bicameral
100
to stall the legislative process and prevent a voto
What is a filibuster
100
How many senators are there in the U.S
What is 100
100
7 years
What is the amount of years they have to be a citizen before running a position as a House member
100
a closed meeting
What is a caucus
200
means that the political party controlling the state government draws a district's boundaries to gain advantage in elections
What is gerrymandering
200
a law that is proposed
What is a bill
200
30
What is the minimum age to be a senator
200
435
What is the number of represrentatives there are in the U.S.
200
a procedure that allows each senator to speak only 1 hour on a bill debate
What is a cloture
300
statewide
What is at large
300
serve as an assistant floor leader in the house
What is a whip
300
How many years must you be in a Citizen of the U.S. to run for this position
What is 9 years
300
Census
What is they way to determine how many representatives are needed per state. Population count, occurs every 10 years
300
A temporary committee set up when the house and senate pass different versions of the same bill
What is a conference committee
400
closed meeting
What is a caucus
400
speaker's top assistant
What is a majority leader
400
Only senators are allowed to do this on the floor when they want to block a bill
What is filibuster
400
2 years
What is the amount of years a senator serves per term
400
members that are in office but running for re-election
What is a incumbent
500
this is the minimum number of members who must be present to permit a legislative body to take official action
What is quorum
500
this is a permanent groups that oversee bills that deal with certain kinds of issues
What is a standing committee
500
6 years
What is the number of years a senator can serve per term
500
Districts
What is the amount of districts each state has equals the exact amount of representatives they will receive per state
500
the people being represented
What is constituents
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