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Congress 1
Elections
Parties
Constitution
Congress 2
100
The leader of the house of Representatives
What is the Speaker?
100
A statement of the party's positions on issues
What is a party platform?
100
Party which generally has support of governmental employees.
What is the Democrats?
100
Amendment which guarantees right to bear arms
What is the 2nd ?
100
Informal groups of like-minded congress members (by ideology, race, etc.) who meet to discuss relevant issues
What is a congressional caucus?
200
Where all tax and spending bills originate
What is the House of Representatives?
200
Kind of speech often given by candidates
What is a "stump" speech?
200
Party which generally supports abortion; also, the oldest political party in the US
What is the Democrats?
200
Amendment which guarantees right to assembly
What is the 1st?
200
The ability of congressmen to send free mail to the people in their districts
What is franking?
300
The leader of the Senate
What is the Senate Majority Leader?
300
Where the majority of campaign spending is spent
What is advertising?
300
Party supported by military.
What is the Republicans
300
Essay's written by Founding Fathers, recommending ratification of the Constitution
What are the Federalist Papers?
300
Persons who keep their party's members of Congress "in line" to vote for the party's priorities
What is a "whip"?
400
Body which confirms presidential appointments
What is the US Senate?
400
Second election held when no one receives 50% of the vote
What is a runoff?
400
Party of small business people (dry-cleaners, restaurant owners, etc.)
What is the Republicans
400
When power is divided between the national and state governments
What is Federalism?
400
He or she tries to get congress members to vote the way their interest group wants
What is a lobbyist?
500
Committee that decides what bills will be voted on
What is the Rules Committee?
500
Voting for a president of one party, and a Congress of another party
What is split-ticket?
500
Famous third-party presidential candidate
Who is (either) Ralph Nader, Ross Perot, or George Wallace?
500
The "states rights" amendment
What is the 10th?
500
Talking or debating a bill for so long, that it dies without being voted upon
What is a filibuster?