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•Section 2•1. The House of Representatives•2. Representative•3. 25•4. U.S. Citizen•5. You must live in the state you represent

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•Section 3•1. The Senate, senator•2. 30•3. 9 years

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•Section 5•1. Both make their own rules•2. 2/3 or 67 Senators

WHO DOES WHAT?

The House of Representatives• B• E• I

The Senate

• A• C•G

BothDFH

COMPROMISE!

•House Version of the Education Bill• Extend the school year by 10 days• Lengthen the school day by one hour

• Senate Version of the Education Bill• Extend the school year by 6 days• Require the school day to start earlier

COMPROMISE-FIND A SOLUTION!

• Item One•Extend the school year by [(10+6)/2] by 8 days.

• Item Two•Lengthen the school day by making it start one hour earlier.

COMPROMISE-GETTING SUPPORT

•Which chamber will support your compromise the most? •Would they both agree?•Explain your answer.

SELF-CHECK QUIZLEGISLATIVE BRANCH

• 1The Senate has _____ members.• A) 50• B) 100• C) 435• D) 538• 2 The most powerful leader within the House of

Representatives is the _____.• A) majority leader• B) president pro tempore• C) Speaker of the House• D) majority whip

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• 3 A _____ committee is a permanent committee.• A) conference• B) select• C) special• D) standing• 4 Congress's implied powers are derived from

_____.• A) the enumerated list• B) the "necessary and proper" clause• C) the first 17 clauses of Article I,

Section 8• D) habeas corpus

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• 5 People hired by private groups to influence government decision makers are called _____.• A) pages• B) special-interest groups• C) standing committees• D) lobbyists• 6 A member of the House of Representatives

must be at least _____ years old.• A) 21• B) 25• C) 30• D) 35

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• 7 A government project or grant that primarily benefits the home district or state of a particular member of Congress is called a _____.

• A) kickback• B) piece of the pie• C) rollover• D) pork-barrel project• 8 A tactic for defeating a bill in the Senate by talking a

bill to death is called a _____.• A) cloture• B) rally• C) filibuster• D) rider

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• 9 Congress may not pass _____ laws, which make an act a crime after the act has been committed.• A) impeachment• B) implied powers• C) cloture• D) ex post facto• 10 Congress can override the president's veto with a

_____ vote of each house.• A) majority• B) two-thirds• C) three-fourths• D) seven-eighths