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The speaker of the House
is the most powerful officer in Congress
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to ensure that the majority of all senators are esperienced,
only one third of the senators are up for reelection every two years.
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The senior senator from each state is the
senator who has served the longer period of time
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the writers of the Constitution established a bicarmel legislature in order to
provide equal representation in one house for all of the states.
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The function of each party's committee on committees is to
make nominations for membership on standing committees.
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The Senate and the House of Representatives have passed different versions of an air pollution bill. The kind of committee that would most likely be formed to work out a compromise would be a
conference committee
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A 32-year-old member of Congress has recently been reelected for her second term of office. It may be assumed that this person is a
Representative.
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Congress is in session, and the pre sident is given a bill to sign. He lets the bill sit on his desk for 10 days. It can be concluded that
the bill has become a law
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Committees appointed on a temporart basis to consider issues not handled by the standin committees are called
select committees
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After a bill is introduced, it is usually
sent to a standing committee
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the Senate, unlike the House of Representatives, does not have the power to
introduce appropriation bills
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if the president pro tempore is presiding in the Senate, it may be assumed that the
vice-president is absent.
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A member of the Senate must
have been a citizen of the US for at least nine years
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Congress in not allowed to
favor the trade of one state over another state
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For a bill to become a law, the
House and Senate both must pass it
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Congress determines how the seats in the House are to be apportioned
every 10 years, after the census is taken.
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If a states population decreases, its numver of senators
stays the same
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Regular elections for members of the House of Representatives are held
in November of each even-numbered year.
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Memers of the House of Representatives must be all of the following EXCEPT:
practicing lawyers
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Which of the following does not apply to the Senate?
435 members
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Both houses of Congress have specific guidlines regarding
all of the above
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Censured memers of Congress
must stand alone at the front of the House or Senate as charges are read against them.
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The president pro tempore
is by custom the longest-serving member of the majority party
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Each standing committee is divided into
subcommittees
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Before a bill is approved
all of the above
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Conference committees are formed
to work out compromises when the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill
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Which of the followig is an implied pwer of Congress?
providing for the general welfare of the US
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All of the following are delegated powers of Congress EXCEPT:
none of the above
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The impeachment process can be used to impeach
the president, the vice-persident, and federal judges
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Which of the following in NOT a special pwer of the Senate?
All bills for raising money must begin in the Senate
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