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| California has the most number of electoral college votes, at ________ electoral college votes. | fifty five |
| With just a fraction of its seats up for election at any one time, the Senate is the sole _______ in Congress. | continuous body |
| The term of an elected Senator is ______ years. | six |
| The main purpose of the Legislative Branch is to ______ the law | make |
| Congress is currently serving in the ______th term of Congress. | 111 |
| There are _______ members in the United States House of Representatives. | 435 |
| The United States House of Representatives is known as the ______ house. | lower |
| Kansas sends ______ people (Senators plus Representatives) to Washington D.C. to serve in Congress. | six |
| Our current Vice President is _______ | Joe Biden |
| A ________ is a body of people, living in a defined territory, organized politically, and having the power to make and enforce law without the consent of any higher authority. | state |
| A(n) ________ is a formal agreement between two or more sovereign states. | treaty |
| The ________, including Thomas Jefferson, wanted the states to keep as much power as possible. | strict constructionists |
| The most influential member of the House of Representatives is the ________. | Speaker of the House |
| The drawing of boundaries of a legislative district to benefit a political party is known as ________. | gerrymandering |
| The ________ is the second in line to succeed should something happen to the President & Vice President. | Speaker of the House |
| ________ is the institution through which a society makes and enforces its public policies. | government |
| The government has the power of ________, to take private property for public use. | eminent domain |
| A ________ is a specified length of time served by elected officials in their elected offices. The President's is 4 years, a Senator's is 6 years, a Representative's is 2 years. | term |
| A ________ is a provision not likely to pass on its own merit that is attached to an important measure certain to pass. | rider |
| A ________ is a proposed law. | bill |
| To refuse to sign is to ________. | veto |
| ________ is when the government spends more money than it takes in each year. | deficit financing |
| ________ is the legal proceeding that frees a person from legal responsibility for debts. | bankruptcy |
| The Vice President also acts as the ________. | President of the Senate |
| A license issued to an inventor granting the exclusive right to manufacture and sell his or her invention for a limited period of time is known as a ________. | patent |
| The distribution of seats in a legislative body among electoral districts is known as ________. | apportionment |
| ________ means that the most important posts/jobs will be given to ranking members with the longest records of service in Congress. | seniority rule |
| The fewest number of Representatives (not including Senators) a state can send to Washington D.C. is ________. | one |
| Powers spelled out specifically in the Constitution are known as ________. | expressed powers |
| The power of the courts to decide whether government acts are constitutional is known as ________. | judicial review |
