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How many members of the House of Representatives are in Congress?
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435

4. - $200 On the basis of what is the number the members of the House
Of Representatives determined per state?
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Population

5. - $300 How often are members of House of Representatives Elected?
Every 2 years

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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?
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The Speaker selected by the majority party in the House

7. - $500 How many Congressional Calendars are there in the
House of Representatives?
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How many members Senate are in Congress?
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100

9. - $200 On the basis of what is the number of Senators determined
per state?
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There are 2 per state

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What can bring an end to a filibuster, if only momentarily, in the Senate?
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3/5ths Vote ofCloture

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How often are Senators elected?
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Every 6 years

12. - $500 How many Congressional Calendars are there in the Senate?2

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What political party are conservative people most likely to be associated with?
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Republican Party

14. - $200 Most American are on the … of the political spectrum C3-$200
Middle

15. - $300 Those with low income typically favor the … party C3-$300
Democratic

16. - $400 The media typically have what kind of bias/slant? C3-$400
liberal

17. - $500 The best way to determine whom one votes for in a general
election would be to know his/her what?
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Party Identification

18. - $100 This 1993 act allowed for qualified voters to register to vote
when renewing or applying for their driver’s license
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Motor Voter Act (National Voter Registration Act of 1993)

19. - $200 The Bill of Rights contained this many ammendments
to the Constitution.
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20. - $300 This amendment allowed for the citizens of the District of
Columbia to vote for electors for president and vice
president.
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Federalist 51 argued for this.
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Checks and balances

22. - $500 This court case found that apportionment in Georgia districts
grossly discriminated against voters since district population varied
in diluting their votes
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Wesberry V Sanders

23. - $100 The term for someone in office who is running again C4-$100
incumbent

24. - $200 This is the term used to describe the transfer of power from
central government to state or local governments.
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Devolution

25. - $300 This type of grant is for broad purposes, as opposed to
the narrow purposes of other grants.
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Block Grant

26. - $400 This theory of government states that power in the US lies in
several entities, not one sole body.
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Pluralist theory

27. - $500 The act of trying to influence the actions of government
officials.
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lobbying

28. - $100 Our House Representative (CA’s 46th district) C4-$100
Loretta Sanchez

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This doesn’t allow for amendments on a bill
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Closed Rule

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The Congressional chamber with a higher incumbency re-election rate
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House of Representatives

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Work that representatives and their staffers do for their constituents is called this
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Casework

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Third in line for presidency
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President Pro Tempore