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What is an off year election?
Election between presidential elections
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What is the term that describes the federal government practice more than it has taken in and financing the difference.
Deficit Financing
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What decides how many seats each state has in the House of Representatives?
Population
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Who determines how much congress is paid
Congress
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Which government representative has the responsibility of foreign policy.
The president
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How many Senators does each state has?
2
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What is the term for a stalling tactic to prevent a vote in the senate
filibuster
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How do the terms differ between the Senate and the House
Senate Term 6 Years House Term 2 Years Senate is a continuous body. All seats are not up for election at the same time.
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Why did the framers limit the term in the house to 2 years?
Representatives would be forced to pay more attention to their constituents.
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Who can call a special session of congress
The president
300
What power did the Constitution give congress that they did not have in the Articles of the Confederation?
Power to tax
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What initially established the length of a normal session of congress?
The Constitution
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Which governing body has been running uninterrupted since 1789?
The Senate
300
If no presidential candidate receives the majority of electoral votes who decides the issue?
House of Representatives
300
How do partisans view their voting responsibility.
They vote on party lines
400
What is gerrymandering
Rigging elections by redrawing congressional district lines.
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What are Domestic Powers
The term to describe how congress relates to the daily lives of the American people.
400
Name one member of Congress from Utah
Senate- Orrin Hatch and Mike Lee House of Representatives- Rob Bishop, Chris Stewart, Jason Chaffetz, and Jim Matheson
400
Why are standing committees so important?
Standing committees filter the laws.
400
How does Congress participate in checks and balances as a lawmaking authority?
Oversight of agencies
500
What is one reason the framers favored a bicameral Congress
Historical-British Parliament was bicameral Theoretical-One house can act as a check to the other Practical-Great Compromise
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What term describes the clause that is the constitutional basis for the existence of implied powers?
Necessary and Property Clause
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What clause gives congress nearly all of its implied powers?
Commerce Clause
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Which type of Constitutional Interpretation did McCulloch v. Maryland uphold? A. Strict B. Moderate C. Constitutional D. Liberal
D. Liberal
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Where do tax bills start?
House