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- $100 How many members of the House of Representatives are in Congress? C1-$100 435
- $200 On the basis of what is the number the members of the House Of Representatives determined per state? C1-$200 Population
- $300 How often are members of House of Representatives Elected? Every 2 years
- $400 If the president and the VP were to both die, say, in a car crash on the way to the premiere of Grown Ups 3, who assumes the role of president? C1-$400 The Speaker selected by the majority party in the House
- $500 How many Congressional Calendars are there in the House of Representatives? C1-$500 5
- $100 How many members Senate are in Congress? C2-$100 100
- $200 On the basis of what is the number of Senators determined per state? C2-$200 There are 2 per state
- $300 What can bring an end to a filibuster, if only momentarily, in the Senate? C2-$300 3/5ths Vote ofCloture
- $400 How often are Senators elected? C2-$400 Every 6 years
- $500 How many Congressional Calendars are there in the Senate? 2
- $100 What political party are conservative people most likely to be associated with? C3-$100 Republican Party
- $200 Most American are on the … of the political spectrum C3-$200 Middle
- $300 Those with low income typically favor the … party C3-$300 Democratic
- $400 The media typically have what kind of bias/slant? C3-$400 liberal
- $500 The best way to determine whom one votes for in a general election would be to know his/her what? C3-$500 Party Identification
- $100 This 1993 act allowed for qualified voters to register to vote when renewing or applying for their driver’s license C4-$100 Motor Voter Act (National Voter Registration Act of 1993)
- $200 The Bill of Rights contained this many ammendments to the Constitution. C3-200 10
- $300 This amendment allowed for the citizens of the District of Columbia to vote for electors for president and vice president. C3-$300 23 23
- $400 Federalist 51 argued for this. C3-$400 Checks and balances
- $500 This court case found that apportionment in Georgia districts grossly discriminated against voters since district population varied in diluting their votes C3-$500 Wesberry V Sanders
- $100 The term for someone in office who is running again C4-$100 incumbent
- $200 This is the term used to describe the transfer of power from central government to state or local governments. C4-$200 Devolution
- $300 This type of grant is for broad purposes, as opposed to the narrow purposes of other grants. C4-$300 Block Grant
- $400 This theory of government states that power in the US lies in several entities, not one sole body. C4-$400 Pluralist theory
- $500 The act of trying to influence the actions of government officials. C4-$500 lobbying
- $100 Our House Representative (CA’s 46th district) C4-$100 Loretta Sanchez
- $200 This doesn’t allow for amendments on a bill C4-$200 Closed Rule
- $300 The Congressional chamber with a higher incumbency re-election rate C4-$300 House of Representatives
- $400 Work that representatives and their staffers do for their constituents is called this C4-$400 Casework
- $500 Third in line for presidency C4-$500 President Pro Tempore