Nature of the US Constitution

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a two house legislature is classed as ...
bicameral
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House of Representative members have to be ___ years old
25
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Senate members have to be ___ years old
30
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senate has _ senators from each state
2
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the 17th amendment meant that senators....
were elected by the people
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the house deals with any law in relation to....
taxes
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the houses power over taxes is called....
the power of the purse
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(senate power) confirmation power
confirms appointments
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branch limiting is called
an intrabranch check
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members of the house are appointed by judges
false, they are elected by the people
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HOR + Senate are divided into committees....
to make them more effective
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relitively permanent, handle day-to-day business of congress
standing committees
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congress creates special/select committees to deal with...
issues above standing committees
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conference committees
rewrite bills when house and senate write different versions of it
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gate keeping authority
chair choosing to act on a bill
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House of Representative members have to be ___ years old

Back

25

Card 3

Front

Senate members have to be ___ years old

Back

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Card 4

Front

senate has _ senators from each state

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

the 17th amendment meant that senators....

Back

Preview of the front of card 5
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