The Legislative Branch

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These are the two house that create laws for the United States. What are the House of Representative and the Senate?

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House of Representatives and Senate

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435 is the number of members in this government body.

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What is the House of Representatives?

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100 is the number of members in this government body.

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What is the Senate?

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25 is the minimum age to hold this office.

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Representative of the United States.

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30 is the minimum age to hold this office. What is Senator of the United States?

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Senator of the United States

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This is the process, occurring every 10 years, that redistributes the number of representatives for each state based on population.

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What is the census?

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This is the process of redrawing district boundaries after the number of representatives for a state has been determined.

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redistricting

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This is the process of redrawing district boundaries to give one political party an electoral advantage.

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gerrymandering

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These are the lengths of the terms for members of the House and Senate (in that order). What is 2 and 6 years?

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2 years for the House and 6 years for the Senate.

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This is not one of the reasons 90% of incumbents win reelection: What is incumbents hide their voting record to win reelection more easily?

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Incumbents hide their voting record to win reelection more easily.