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| Qualifications to be a US Senator: | 1. 30 yrs old 2. 9 yr resident 3. 6 yr terms |
| Qualifications to be a US Representative: | 1. 25 yrs old 2. 7 yr resident 3. 2 yr terms |
| What controls the agenda in each house? | Majority Party |
| Which group gets more leadership positions in Congress? | members w/more Seniority |
| Who is the presiding officer in the House of Rep? | Speaker of the House |
| Who is the presiding officer in the Senate? | VP of the US and he is the "Pres. of the Senate" |
| The President Pro Tempore is: | the member of the majority party w/most seniority in the Senate |
| When the VP is absent from the Senate, who is in charge? | President Pro-Tempore |
| What is used to reapportion the Legislative seats? | Census |
| What is it called when the party with the majority in the state legislature redraws the congressional district lines to increase their chance of winning? | Gerrymandering |
| When an issue or bill goes to Congress, it is first studied in either a: | 1. Standing Committee 2. Select Committee 3 Joint Committee |
| Which of the Committees are permanent fixtures in Congress: | Standing Committees |
| Which of the Committees work on legislation for special issues? | Select Committees |
| Which of the Committees include both houses to work on a special issue? | Joint Committees |
| What is a court order to show a valid reason for a person's arrest & detention? | Writ of Habeas Corpus |
| The 1st step in a Bill becoming a law is: | Introduction into the House of Rep. |
| The 2nd step in a Bill becoming a law is? | being sent to a Committee---Committee Action |
| The 3rd step in a Bill becoming a law is: | Floor Action--- when the Bill is sent to the floor for debate & voting on |
| What sets the schedule & rules for debate in the House? | House Rules Committee |
| Who determines if a bill will be brought to the floor for debate in the Senate? | Senate Majority Leader |
| A long speech ussed in the Senate to block a vote on a bill? | Filibuster |
| When a vote is called to stop a Filibuster? | Cloture |
| A group that tries to influence & control govt by getting its candidates elected to public office? | Political Party |
| Our 2 "major" political parties are: | Republican (Conservative, Right) and Democrat (Liberal, Left) |
| What is a political party's official stand on the issues: | Party Platform |
| What is each party's policy on a specific issue called? | Plank |
| The 2 political parties are made up of different special interest groups called: | coalitions |
| A large political party with power & influence is called a: | Political Machine |
| Local efforts by ordinary citizens to help parties organize and win elections are called? | Grassroots movements |
| Other Minor Parties are called? | Third Parties....for ie, Libertarian Party, Green Party |
| When a 3rd party draws votes away from one of the other two major parties, it's called: | a "Spoiler Role" |
| What is a SIG: | Special Interest Group |
| When a Special Interest Group tries to influence someone on an issue? | Lobbying |
| What raises money privately to influence elections or bills? | Political Action Committees (PACs) |
| What is it called with advertisements are used to influence the public? | Propaganda Techniques |
| In NC, what are the 3 things you have to do to vote: | 1. register 2. be a US citizen 3. be 18 yrs old by Election Day |
| When we are selecting the CANDIDATES for a major election is a: | Primary Election |
| What are the two types of Primary Elections: | Open Primary & Closed Primary |
| An Open Primary election means: | anyone of any political party affiliation may vote |
| A Closed Primary election means: | only those voters registered with the party may vote |
| Which group's job is to select candidates for a major election? | Caucus |
| The main election held between the winners of all primary elections is called the: | General Election |
| When anyone of any party affiliation can vote, but they can only vote in one primary election: | Semi-Open Primary |
| When a few states hold 2nd primary elections between candidates with the most votes: | Runoff Primaries |
