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| the relationship between the executive branch, the interest group and the congressional committee is known as what? |
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| When does a bill introduced into session of congress become dead? |
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| Organization and leadership of congress is based primarily on what? |
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| When members of congress exchange votes, its known as what? |
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| Congress relies on a Committee System because? |
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| If the supreme court declares a law passed by congress is unconstitutional, and congress wishes to overcome that ruling of the court,congress must do what? |
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| Must pass a constitutional amendment |
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| What can a member of the minority party do on the senate floor to prevent passage of a bill? |
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| A cloture petition may be used to end a filibuster ? |
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| Congress needs what vote to override veto? |
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| All of the following delays passage of bill except? |
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| What type of committee is used to resovle the language differences between the senate and the house? |
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| normally after a motion is seconded, what is the next thing to happen? |
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| A member of house or senate that puts his/her name on the bill for its passage is known as what? |
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| What is taken every 10 years in US serving as basis for reapportionment? |
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| the proper term for citizens that member of congress represents is? |
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| true power on the senate floor rests with? |
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| Majority/Minority leader whip |
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| The most important part of the legislative process takes place where? |
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| term that desrcibes minimum number of senators that must be present to conduct business is known as what? |
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| how are standing committees of the us senate organized? |
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| subject matter of the bill |
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| the committee process of reviewing a bill word by word line by line and making necessary changes is called what? |
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| Where does the largest single source of legislation that congress deals with comes from? |
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| The presiding officer of the House of Reps is known as what? |
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| In the senate, the chairperson of committee has all the following powers except? |
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| calling a bill back thats been reported out |
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| For congress to pass a constitutional ammendment what vote is needed? |
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| In the Newspaper, the article stated, "yesterday senator madrid dropped in the hopper to make april boys national fishing month" This means what? |
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| Who sets salaries of Congress? |
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| Paid representatives of a particular interest groups who try to influence members of congress is known as what? |
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