AP Congress Review

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Senate bills are subject to unlimited debate unless 3/5 of the Senate (60 Senators) votes for _________ to stop it

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Cloture

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When a version of a bill is passed in the House and a different version is passed in the Senate, it goes to...

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Conference Committee

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When a member of Congress gets a project passed that will bring jobs or other benefits to her district/state, it's called...

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Pork-Barrel Spending

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A tactic to block legislation that involves one or more Senators holding the floor indefinitely is called...

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Filibustering

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The reallocation of seats in the House of Representatives (completed after each census).

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Reapportionment

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The highest-ranked member of the House of Representatives is the...

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Speaker

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Gerrymandering is

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the drawing of legislative district boundary lines to give the dominant party an advantage.

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Members of Congress are granted generous franking privileges that

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permit them to mail letters to their constituents for free.

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The president of the Senate is

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the vice president of the United States.

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According to the Constitution, the minimum age to be a Senator is

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30