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How often must a member of the House be reelected?
ever 2 years
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How long is a Senate term of service? For how long may a senator serve?
6 years; as long as he/she can get reelected
100
Who comes up with ideas for bills?
president, constituents, congresspeople, interest groups
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After being introduced, what is the first thing that happens to a bill when it gets to the Senate?
Goes to the relevant committee
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If a bill originated in the House, and had some significant changes in the senate, where does it go?
It goes to conference.
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How many terms can a House member serve?
infinity terms
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How many senators are there, and how many does each state get?
100; 2
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After being submitted, where is the first place a bill will go?
Into a relevant committee
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How much time does each senator get to speak about, and debate about a bill?
As much time as he/she wishes.
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What happens in conference?
Members from both houses try to reconcile the differences in the bill. Then it goes back before both houses to be approved.
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What is the highest position in the House of Representatives, and how does one acquire this position?
Speaker of the House - whole house votes on the leader
300
Name your two senators
depends.
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Alll of the following may occur in a committee EXCEPT: A. The bill may die B. The bill may be voted upon C. The senior ranking member of the committee may veto the bill D. The bill may be amended
C
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What is a filibuster?
A delaying tactic where a senator may speak for as long as he/she wishes about a bill
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On a bills path from start to finish, list 5 places a bill may die.
Either house or senate committee Speaker may never bring to floor die on the floor die in senate debate/filibuster die in conference die after conference vetoed by president
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How many reps does each state get, and how many members total are in the House of Representatives?
determined by population; 435
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Besides making/passing legislation, what are two other things that the senate does? (think back to the presidency.)
Vet/approve supreme court nominations, and cabinet nominations
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After committee in the House, what happens when the bill gets to the house floor, and who get's how much time to talk about the bill?
Both sides get equal debate time; they also can amend the bill. They vote upon amendments, and vote to recommit, and also vote to pass the bill or not.
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What is a "poison pill"?
When an amendment is added that makes the legislation unpassable.
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Let's say a bill has passed both the house and the senate and gone to the presidents desk. What are 3 ways the bill can/will pass?
president signs the bill into law. president vetoes bill; congress overrides with 2/3s majority president doesn't sign within 10 days, automatically becomes a law
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Name one house committee, and what a committee does. Also, explain what the role of the "Whip" is.
Committees are in charge of preparing legislation. agriculture, Appropriations, armed services, budget, education and the workforce, energy and commerce, ethics, financial services, foreign affairs, homeland security, house administration, judiciary, natural resources, oversight and government reform, rules, science, space, and technology, small business, transportation and infrastructure, veterans’ affairs, ways and means, intelligence, joint economic committee, joint committee on the library, joint committee on printing, joint committee on taxation Whip - in charge of party loyalty, "whips" up votes
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Who is the president of the senate?
VP/Joe Biden
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Let's say 51% in the House want to pass the bill (that started in the house), and 49% want the bill to be recommitted. What will happen, and where does the bill go next?
Bill passes; it goes next to the senate.
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How many votes does it take to pass legislation in the Senate typically, and why?
60, if it is controversial at all. It takes 60 votes to stop a filibuster.
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What are two ways for the bill to not become a law?
President vetoes; no 2/3's override Pocket veto - president doesn't sign the bill, when there are fewer than 10 days left in a congressional session.