OL - Chapter 5 - Legislative Branch

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Congress is the ________ body of the federal government.

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lawmaking

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Consisting of a 2 house legislature

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bicameral

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This house has 435 representatives

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House of Representatives

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This house has 100 representatives

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Senate

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This house has representation based upon the state's population.

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House of Representatives

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In the H.O.R. the seats are ________: or distributed, based on the census that is taken every 10 years

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apportioned

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Total number of political districts in Pennsylvania for the H.O.R.

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18

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Practice of drawing district lines that favor a particular party, politician, or group of people. Results in oddly shaped boundaries.

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gerrymandering

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In the Senate each state is represented equally by _____ senators

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two

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Senators terms are _____ years

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6