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3 main categories of expressed powers
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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
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Senator Qualifications
- 30 years old
- U.S. citizen for 9 years
- Inhabit the state you represent
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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
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Gerrymandering
- Drawing district lines to favor your party
- 2 ways it's conducted:
- - packing- crowding opponents into one district
- - cracking- dividing opponents between districts
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Reason House was chosen to be a direct popular vote by the people
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How was senate ment to be a check of a "fence" around the House
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Process for removing a stuck bill from committee
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3 types of rules for debate in the House
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Political advantage to a president's pocket veto
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