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National Legislature
House
Senate
Political Parties
Who Knows...
100
This means a two house legislature
Bicameral
100
The number of Representative in the House after 1929
435
100

The people and interests represented by a politician

constituency

100

A group of persons who seek to control government through the winning of elections and the holding of public office

Political Party
100
Term for when Congress meets and conducts business
Session
200
Two years long
Congressional Session
200

to redistribute the seats in the House every ten years, after each census


reapportion

200

A political body in which all of the seats are never up for election at the same time

Continuous body

200

parties quickly report wrongdoing by the opposing party

Watchdog
200
The number of Representatives in the House that Pennsylvania currently has
19
300
Original month when Congress started
March
300

drawing the boundaries of an election district so that it gives an advantage to the political party that controls the state legislature


Gerrymander
300
The size of membership of the current Senate
100
300
Political Parties of the Ratification Debate
Federalist v. Anti-Federalist (Bonus 1 point)
300

The person who currently holds a political office

incumbent

400
This Changed the start month for Congress
20th Amendment
400
The formal Constitutional requirements for a member of the House
25 years of age; citizen for at least 7 years; live in the state to represent
400

In the late 1880s, the Senate was called THIS because legislatures often elected wealthy political party and business leaders

Millionaires Club
400
Jeffersonian-Republicans are currently known as
Democrats
400
The Bull Moose party is an example of this
Third (Minor) Party
500

The President can end a session of Congress, but only if both houses cannot agree on a date to adjourn.

Prorogue (Bonus 1 point)
500

In 1964 this required each district in a state to have similar-sized populations

Wesbury v. Sanders (Bonus 1 point)
500
Formal Constitutional requirements to be a Senator
30 years of age; 9 years a citizen; reside in the State to represent
500
Conservatives to Liberals
Political Spectrum
500

A Congressional meeting called by the president to deal with some emergency situation

Special Session