AP U.S. Government Unit 2 Comprehensive
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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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House age requirement
25
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Senate age requirement
30
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House citizenship requirement
7 years
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Senate citizenship requirement
9 years
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Descriptive Representation
Mirroring constituents' personal, politically relevant characteristics
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Substantive Representation
Speaking for the interests of groups of which they themselves are not members
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When do voters appraise women candidats higher than male candidates?
Non-policy Characteristics (integrity, competence, etc)
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Who is more likely to run for office when they detect a political opportunity?
Women (but they may be less ambitious if they are mothers)
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When candidates have the same quality, male independents are (more/less) likely to vote for female candidates.
Less (by 23%)
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To win against men, what must women be?
More qualified than their male opponents
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From which body are incumbents more likely to win?
House
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Why are Senate incumbents less likely than House incumbents to be reelected?
More worthy opponents (people with a political image and a lot of money)
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Advantages of Incumency
Advertising, Credit claiming, weak opponents, campaign spending, party identification
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What would be an example of credit claiming?
A) The road to nowhere
B) Franking privileges
C) More fundraising
D) Appointing a student in a district to a military academy
A) The road to nowhere
B) Franking privileges
C) More fundraising
D) Appointing a student in a district to a military academy
A and D
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Franking privilege
The ability of members to mail letters to their constituents using taxpayer money
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Average House election cost
1.5 million
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Average Senate election cost
9.7 million
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T or F: In both the House and the Senate, the incumbent typically outspends the challenger by almost 200%
True
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How would one defeat an incumbent?
Scandal, redistricting, a "tidal wave"
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Most turnover in Congress occurs with...
Open seats
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States with term limits...
Had more turnover in legislatures, were more likely to hold elections for open seats, had incumbents more likely to face challengers, and had general elections more likely to be legitimately contested by candidates
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