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Institutions
________- Called Congress, divided into the Senate (100) and the House of Representatives (435 members), Committees.
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Policy
________- making laws, holding public hearings, investigations committees.
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Committees
________ are groups of specialists who design the bill and present it for a vote later.
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Filibuster
A filibuster is when a member of the Senate can basically hold a never-ending debate that can only be stopped with 60 votes. The debate is over a law that is going to be passed and it can stop the law from ever being passed.
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Abuse of Power
members can be corrupted by money
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Function
To make/design/draft laws that will be passed along to the president
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How many members of the House?
435
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How many members of the Senate?
100
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What decides number of members for House
population of each state, big population = more reps
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What decides number of members for Senate
2 for each state no matter population or size
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Policy
making laws, holding public hearings, investigation committees.
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Examples of checks and balances
Can impeach the president, Supreme Court can use judicial review, Senate approves justices
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Rules committee
can move bills ahead, hold them back or stop them completel.
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