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Vocab
Senate
House of Representatives
Potpourri
Simpson Trivia
100
An intraparty election, held within a party to pick the party's candidates for the general election.
What is a direct primary
100
Allows a president or other official with power effectively to exercise their power on a bill by not taking any action
What is pocket veto
100
Congressional elections that occur in nonpresidential years (between presidential elections)
What is off-year elections
100
32 million people did this in 2008
What is absentee voting
100
What is the city that the Simpsons live in?
What is Springfield
200
occurs when a strong candidate running for an office helps attract voters to other candidates on the party's ticket
What is coattail effect
200
How many members of Senate?
What is 100
200
How many members are there in the House of Representatives?
What is 435 (fixed)
200
A voting district
What is a precinct
200
How long has the Simpsons been going?
What is since 1989
300
A legislature made up of two houses
What is bicameral legislature
300
How long does a senator serve for?
What is six years
300
Length of term for House member?
Two years.
300
Only the President may call this
What is a special session
300
What is the name of the Simpsons' dog
What is Santa's Little Helper
400
Where districts have been drawn to the advantage of the political party that controls the State's legislature
What is gerrymandering
400
What are the qualifications to become a senate member?
Atleast 30 years of age US citizen for atleast 9 years Be an inhabitant of the state from which he or she is elected.
400
A person that holds office
What is an incumbent
400
Divisions of standing committees which do most of the committees' work.
What is a subcommittees
400
Who shot Mr. Burns
Who is Maggie
500
A committee that is composed of both houses.
What is Joint Committee
500
What are some other benefits (beside from salary) that members of congress get?
What is Low cost health insurance, pension plan, franking (mailing letters postage-free), etc.
500
What are qualifications that a House member must meet?
Must be atleast 25 yrs old. Have been a citizen of US for 7 years Live in the state that they are trying to get elected into
500
Attempt to "talk a bill to death".
What is a filibuster
500
Who is the creator of the Simpsons?
What is Matt Groening