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- . federal and congressional election day
- 1st tues. After the 1st Monday in Nov. every other year in even years.
- 17th amendment
- popular election of U.S. Senate
- Congressional oversight
- congress reviewing how money is spent.
- dixiecrats
- formed from democrats in 1968
- . Closed or partisan primaries
- party primaries
- Why we have a 2 party system
- we agree on political fundamentals and We elect office holders from a single member district.
- How representatives and senators are apportioned to the stat
- Each state has 2 senators. Rep. is apportioned by population
- Discharge petition
- If majority of house sign discharge paper it would force a committee to release a bill for a floor vote.
- Primary elections
- to nominate candidates for office
- The Australian ballot
- secret ballot
- 26th amendment
- 18 years old vote
- filibuster
- senate debate designed to prevent a vote on an issue.
- Cloture
- senate vote to shut off debate. (Takes 60 votes
- The evolution of the 2 party system
- Republican parties were formed from Northern Whigs
- one party draws electoral districts to dilute voting strength of opposing political party.
- . Gerrymander
- Reapportionment
- equalizing the population districts
- . Requirements to hold Senate
- 30 years old,9 years U.S. citizen, Resident of state
- . The role of vice president as president of the senate
- Vice president is presiding officer who votes only in the event of a tie.
- Bi-cameral
- 2 house legislative
- Whip-
- assistants to leadership in house and senate
- Revenue bills
- originate in the House of Representatives
- 25 years of age ,7 years U.S. citizen, Resident of state
- Requirements to hold house
- Faction
- political parties were called this in early history.
- Length of congress
- last for a length of 2 years
- 14th amendment
- - if a state denied a black male right to vote their representation in the house would be reduced.
- Anti-Masonic party
- to destroy mason party (1st 3rd party in U.S. history
- Hatch act
- prohibits federal employees from engaging in campaigns at work.
- 20th amendment
- changed the time that congress takes office from dec. to Jan.
- 27th amendment
- - prohibits a congressional pay raise from taking effect until election for house of rep. intervenes.
- supreme court decision that required that electoral districts be equal in population.
- Westberry v. Sanders
- . Poll tax
- designed to prevent blacks from voting
- Closed and open rule
- House of rep. if a bill is closed it can not be amended, if open it can be.
- 19th amendment
- female suffrage
- Malapportionment-
- electorial districts are unequal in population.
- How treaties are approved
- by 2/3 vote of the Senate
- 15th amendment
- black male suffrage
- development of the 1st party system
- - 1st 2 parties were federalists and anti-federalists (republican) these developed by the question of; are there implied powers in the constitution.