How often does an incumbent Senator win reelection in the Senate?

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How often does an incumbent Representative win reelection in the House of Representatives?

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In what Congressional District is Grand Junction located? 

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Who is the House Representative for Colorado District 3?

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Who is the House Representative for Colorado District 2?

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Who is the House Representative for Colorado District 5?

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Who is the House Representative for Colorado District 7?

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Who is Colorado's senior Senator?

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How many Representatives does Colorado have in the House of Representatives?

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What is the average cost for running for Senate in 2016?

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What is the average cost for running for the House of Representatives in 2016?

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Approximately how long was the longest filibuster ever in Senate history?

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What is the minimum percent of votes necessary for Congress to override a veto?

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This is the process through which members allocate and direct monies to projects or groups within their district.

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An effort by Congress to ensure that Executive Branch agencies, bureaus, and cabinet departments, as well as their officials, are acting legally and in accordance with Congressional goals.

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Congress has the power to remove federal officials including the President, VP, members of bureaucracy, and federal judges.

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The people who live within the boundaries of a representational area. For a Senator, their constituents are all citizens of that state. For Representatives of the House, it is citizens within their District.

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The process of determining the number of representatives for each state.

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States adjust the boundaries of the electoral districts.

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The intentional use of redistricting to benefit a specific interest or group of voters.

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Drawing district lines into strange shapes to benefit a political party.

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Running for reelection as opposed to running for the first time. This strongly affects the outcomes of congressional elections and incumbents usually win.

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This is the leader of the House of Representatives and comes from the majority party. This position is chosen by an election of its members and is third in line for president if something should happen to the president or VP.

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A leader of a congressional committee. Leadership is determined by the party leaders.

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A person who is chosen by his or her party to ensure unity and discipline.

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A motion filed by a member of Congress to move a bill out of the committee and onto the floor.

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This group is chosen by the Speaker of the House and sets rules for when a bill will be up for debate, how long that debate will take, and whether or not amendments will be allowed on the floor.

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A tactic through which an individual Senator may use the right of unlimited debate to delay  a motion or postpone action on a piece of legislation.

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The President refuses to sign a bill into law and sends it back to Congress.

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If the President neither signs nor vetoes the bill, then in the next 10 days Congress goes out of session, the bill does not become a law.

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When the amount of money remaining from taxes is higher than the government took in.

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When they have not received enough money in taxes to pay the budgets and must take more.

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Firm Support for one political party.

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When the government is unable to reach compromises or make policy decisions.

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When one party controls one or more houses in the legislative branch while the other party controls the executive branch.

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