Opening Splash

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Jeopardy!
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Senate
Political Spectrum
History
Key Terms
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How many members of the House of Representatives
are in Congress?
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435
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On the basis of what is the number the members
of the House Of Representatives determined per
state?
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Population
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How often are members of House of
Representatives Elected?
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Every 2 years

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If the president and the VP were to both die,
say, in a car crash on the way to the premiere of
Grown Ups 3, who assumes the role of president?
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The Speaker selected by the majority party in the
House
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How many Congressional Calendars are there in
the House of Representatives?
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How many members Senate are in Congress?
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On the basis of what is the number of Senators
determined per state?
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There are 2 per state

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What can bring an end to a filibuster, if only
momentarily, in the Senate?
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3/5ths Vote ofCloture
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How often are Senators elected?
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Every 6 years
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How many Congressional Calendars are there in the
Senate?
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2

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What political party are conservative people most
likely to be associated with?
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Republican Party
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Most American are on the of the political
spectrum
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Middle

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Those with low income typically favor the party
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Democratic
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The media typically have what kind of bias/slant?
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liberal
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The best way to determine whom one votes for in a
general election would be to know his/her what?
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Party Identification

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This 1993 act allowed for qualified voters to
register to vote when renewing or applying for
their drivers license
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Motor Voter Act (National Voter Registration Act
of 1993)
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The Bill of Rights contained this many
ammendments to the Constitution.
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This amendment allowed for the citizens of the
District of Columbia to vote for electors for
president and vice president.
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Federalist 51 argued for this.
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Checks and balances

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This court case found that apportionment in
Georgia districts grossly discriminated against
voters since district population varied in
diluting their votes
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Wesberry V Sanders
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The term for someone in office who is running
again
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incumbent

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This is the term used to describe the transfer of
power from central government to state or local
governments.
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Devolution
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This type of grant is for broad purposes, as
opposed to the narrow purposes of other grants.
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Block Grant

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This theory of government states that power in
the US lies in several entities, not one sole
body.
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Pluralist theory
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The act of trying to influence the actions of
government officials.
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lobbying
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Our House Representative (CAs 46th district)
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Loretta Sanchez
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This doesnt allow for amendments on a bill
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Closed Rule
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The Congressional chamber with a higher
incumbency re-election rate
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House of Representatives
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Work that representatives and their staffers do
for their constituents is called this
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Casework
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Third in line for presidency
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President Pro Tempore