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3 main categories of expressed powers
Financing
Commerce
Defense
How implied powers are found
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Representative Qualifications
25 years old
U.S. citizen for 7 years
Inhabit the state you represent
Senator Qualifications
30 years old
U.S. citizen for 9 years
Inhabit the state you represent
Reason for term length and elections of Senators
length- to have them be more focused on their job rather than pleasing the people to get re-elected
elections- staggered
: 3 classes of Senators so only 1/3 of Senate will be up for re-election at a time
Filibuster
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-how can be stopped?
Gerrymandering
Drawing district lines to favor your party
2 ways it's conducted:
- packing- crowding opponents into one district
- cracking- dividing opponents between districts
Reason House was chosen to be a direct popular vote by the people
How was senate ment to be a check of a "fence" around the House
How a bill becomes a law
Process for removing a stuck bill from committee
3 types of rules for debate in the House
Political advantage to a president's pocket veto
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Gov't Test 3 Study Guide
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government
Updated
12/6/2012, 4:43:07 AM
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