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Legislative Branch Review

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What are the names of the 2 houses of Congress?

Question 2

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What is the purpose of any Legislative Branch?

Question 3

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How many members of the Senate are there?

Question 4

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How many members of the House of Representatives are there?

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Why are there different numbers of members in the House and Senate?

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Who leads the Senate? Who leads the House? (the Titles and names of the actual people)

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How is it decided how many people each state gets in the House and the Senate?

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What are the different committees in Congress? What do they do?

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What are the first 10 Amendments called?

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What is the process of a bill becoming a law?

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What is redistricting?

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What is Gerrymandering?

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How does Gerrymandering create unfair situations in Congress?

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Who breaks ties in the Senate (title not the name of the person)?

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What is it called when a Senator stalls the passage of a bill by not giving up the floor?

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What Article in the Constitution created Congress?

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How long is the term for a Senator?

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How long is the term for a member of the House?

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What is the Compromise called that created our Bicameral Legislature?

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What is one of the key drivers of Public Opinion?

Question 21

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Understand the position of political parties on the following issues: Immigration, Gun Control, Climate Change Efforts, Dramatic Cuts in Government Spending

Question 22

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What checks and balances are given to Congress to control the President? (2 Major ones)

Question 23

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What qualifications does one need to become a member of the House of Representatives?

Question 24

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What qualifications does one need to become a member of the Senate?

Question 25

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How can the Legislature overcome a Presidential Veto?

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