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A+L leg br Sec.1
Ch.8 section 1
Question | Answer |
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Who are constituents? | The people a member of congress represents. |
What is a bill? | A proposed law. |
Who are lobbyists? | The people who represent interest groups. |
What are interest groups? | Groups of people who work together for similar interests or goals. |
What is a congressional district? | The area that a member of the House represents. |
What are the requirements for senators? | Must be at least 30 years old and must have been a citizen for at least 9 years. |
What are the requirements for representatives? | Must be at least 25 years old and must have been a citizen for at least 7 years. |
What is a party? | An organization of people who share certain ideas about what government should do. |
what is a cencus? | an official count of the population made every ten years. |