POLI 2051 Chapter : Outline 2
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Outline 2: article 1, section 2: house of representative: 2 year terms, every seat voted on every 2 years. 7 years a citizen and living in the state: 435 people in the house of representatives. Based on population based on census every 10 years: speaker of the house and other officers, article 1, section 3: senate: 6 year terms, one third voted on every 2 years. Is the senate: membership in congress, incumbents: the person in the seat. unfairly represented, decline of party centered politics and increase of candidate centered politics. Control over rules (usually the speaker of the house). Control over agenda: conflict resolutions: have to come to an agreement on how to achieve the goal and what the goal is. Two presidents have been impeached but no one has been removed from office: president succession act of 1977: describes who will take over.
