Problemas
UNIT 6 STUDY GUIDE How many members are in the House of Representatives & age citizenship requirem How many members are in the Senate age & citizenship requirements? What did the 16th amendment do? What is a bill? What is a discharge petition? What is a rider? What is engrossed? What is a filibuster? What is cloture? What is apportionment? What is a constituency? What is a veto? What is the difference between majority and minority floor leaders?
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1. 435 members, 25 years old, 7 years of U.S. citizenship.2. 100 members, 30 years old, 9 years of U.S. citizenship.3. It allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.4. A proposal for a new law or a proposal to change an existing law presented for debate and approval.5. A means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee.6. An additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.7. The final version of a bill that has been approved by both houses of Congress.8. An action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly.9. A legislative procedure used to end a filibuster.10. The process of dividing the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states.11. A body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.12. The power of the president to reject legislation passed by Congress.13. Majority floor leaders are the floor leaders of the party with the most seats in each house of Congress, while minority floor leaders are the floor leaders of the party with the fewest seats.
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## Step1The House of Representatives has 435 voting members. The age requirement is 25 years, and they must have been U.S. citizens for at least 7 years.## Step2The Senate has 100 members, two from each state. The age requirement is 30 years, and they must have been U.S. citizens for at least 9 years.## Step3The 16th Amendment allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population.## Step4A bill is a proposal for a new law or a proposal to change an existing law presented for debate and approval.## Step5A discharge petition is a means of bringing a bill out of committee and to the floor for consideration without a report from the committee.## Step6A rider is an additional provision added to a bill or other measure under the consideration by a legislature, having little connection with the subject matter of the bill.## Step7Engrossed refers to the final version of a bill that has been approved by both houses of Congress.## Step8A filibuster is an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly.## Step9Cloture is a legislative procedure used to end a filibuster.## Step10Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the House of Representatives among the 50 states.## Step11A constituency is a body of voters in a specified area who elect a representative to a legislative body.## Step12A veto is the power of the president to reject legislation passed by Congress.## Step13Majority floor leaders are the floor leaders of the party with the most seats in each house of Congress, while minority floor leaders are the floor leaders of the party with the fewest seats.