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a. Vice President
b. President Pro Tempore
c. Chief of Justice
d. Majority Leader
The party that is in the majority elects the
The party that is in the majority elects the 
A) President 
B) Speaker of the House
C) State Senator
D) Vice President
How many total members are in the House of Representatives
How many total members are in the House of Representatives
a. 500
b.435
c. 455
d. 42
Q: What American document states that Congress is most important branch?
Q: What American document states that Congress is most important  branch?
A. Magna Carta 
B. Declaration of Independence 
c. The Constitution 
D. Articles of Confederation 
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Using the information that you have learned from the videos, you are going to create multiple choice questions about the legislative branch. You may create no more than ten questions, and you can't use an exact question that has already been given to you in your video packet. You will have ten minutes. I will then pick the ten best questions (in my opinion) and you guys will then answer those questions as a quiz. We will then review together.

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a: The Senate
b: The House
c: The President
d: The Vice president

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Who must be impeached for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to preside over the trial?

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Who must be impeached for the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court to preside over the trial?

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A) The Senator
B) The President
C) The Chief Justice of the the Supreme Court
D) The Vice President

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A. Credit Claiming
B. Incumbent
C. Pork Barrel
D. All of the above

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Which document states that Congress is the most important branch of government?

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Which document states that Congress is the most important branch of government?

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a. U.S. Constitution
b. the Declaration of Independence
c. Magna Carta
d. Articles of Confederation

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how many senators are chosen in each state?

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how many senators are chosen in each state?

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A.) 4
B.) 1
C.) 2
D.) 3

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how many representatives does California have 

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how many representatives does California have 

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a.49
b.2
c.52
d.100

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When a Congressperson proposes a bill, where must it first go?

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When a Congressperson proposes a bill, where must it first go?

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a. The House Floor
b. The Senate Floor
c. A Committee
d. A Federal Court

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Which of the following are ways the government can kill a bill?

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Which of the following are ways the government can kill a bill?

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a.) Speaker refuses to refer the bill to the House rules committee.
b.) Presidential pocket veto.
c.) Neither 2/3 of Congress or senate overrule presidential veto.
d.) All of the above

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If impeachment of a president is necessary...

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If impeachment of a president is necessary...

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a. The Senate brings the charges, and the House sits in judgment
b. Congress brings the charges, and the Supreme Court sits in judgment
c. The House brings the charges, and the Supreme Court sits in judgment
d. The House brings the charges, and the Senate sits in judgment

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What is the title of a committee made up of members of both houses?

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What is the title of a committee made up of members of both houses?

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a. Joint Committee
b. Combination Committee
c. Inter-house Committee
d. Cross-legislative Committee

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Who refers bills to a particular committee in the House of Representatives? 

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Who refers bills to a particular committee in the House of Representatives? 

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A. The Speaker
B. The Majority Leader
C. The Committee Chair
D. Any Congressperson

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Which idea is NOT included in The Electoral Connection?

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Which idea is NOT included in The Electoral Connection?

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A. Claiming credit
B. Taking a position
C. Power of the purse
D. Advertising

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what power is the house of representatives granted

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what power is the house of representatives granted

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a. impeach government officials
b. create laws
c. hear the impeachment trial
d. pick president when no clear majority

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Prior to the seat of government moving to Washington D.C., it was located for ten years in…

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Prior to the seat of government moving to Washington D.C., it was located for ten years in…

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a. Philadelphia
b. New York
c. Boston
d. Virginia

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a. 50, one for each state
b. 100, two for each state
c. 150, three for each state
d. 200, four for each state

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Who has the power to choose a president in the case of no majority in the electoral college

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Who has the power to choose a president in the case of no majority in the electoral college

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a: The House
b: The President
c: The Senate
d: The Supreme Court

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Congress is comprised of how many law-making bodies? 

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Congress is comprised of how many law-making bodies? 

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a. One
b. Two
c. Three
d. Four

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a.) The Virginia Plan
b.) The Connecticut Compromise
c.) The New Jersey Plan
d.) The Three Fifths Compromise

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Which rule doesn't allows any amendments

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Which rule doesn't allows any amendments

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A: Open rule
B: Closed rule

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A. Members of a bicameral legislature
B. Special committee
C. Executive Committee
D. House

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What do Conference Committees do with bills?

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What do Conference Committees do with bills?

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a. Score bills
b. Amend bills
c. Reconcile bills
d. Kill bills

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Where must a bill go after a Congressperson proposes it?

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Where must a bill go after a Congressperson proposes it?

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A. The Senate
B. A Committee
C. The Vice President
D. The President

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Who presides over the trial, when a president is impeached? 

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Who presides over the trial, when a president is impeached? 

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A. Vice President
B. First Lady
C. Senator of his choosing
D. Chief of Justice

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what document states congress is the most important branch

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what document states congress is the most important branch

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a. manga carts
b. deceleration of independence
c. bill of rights
d. constitution

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A.) Impeachment
B.) deciding on bills that raise revenue
C.) decision of the election if no one wins the majority of the electoral college

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What were the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan?

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What were the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan?

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a: Plans for the election process
b: Plans for the make-up of legislature
c: Plans for the appointment process of Supreme Court justices
d: Plans for abolishing slavery

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Congresspeople want to be the chairman of a committee to show their constituents to advertise themselves and to take position. How does one become the chairperson of a committee?

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Congresspeople want to be the chairman of a committee to show their constituents to advertise themselves and to take position. How does one become the chairperson of a committee?

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A. have to be the longest serving member of the majority party
B. chosen by state legislature
C. have to have served one term in congress
D. voted into the position

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How many standing committees are in the Senate?

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How many standing committees are in the Senate?

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a. 20
b. 10
c. 19
d. 30

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What percentage of Representatives have been re elected in the last 60 years?

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What percentage of Representatives have been re elected in the last 60 years?

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a. 15%
b. 45%
c. 65%
d. 90%

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what determines the amount of people a state has in the house 

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what determines the amount of people a state has in the house 

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a. how much money it has
b. population
c. how many the state voted in
d. how much the state donates to charities

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The third most powerful person in the country is the

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The third most powerful person in the country is the

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A) President
B) Secretary of Defense
C) Speaker of the House
D) Vice President

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Why is money a key factor when election time comes around?

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Why is money a key factor when election time comes around?

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a. you have to be rich to run for office
b. campaigning is becoming more and more expensive
c. people only vote for you if you are rich

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The Senate committee passes a bill. Where would it go next?

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The Senate committee passes a bill. Where would it go next?

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A: A floor of the full Senate
B: The President
C: All of Congress
D: A floor full if the House of Representatives

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how many people from each state are represented in the senate

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how many people from each state are represented in the senate

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a.3
b.2
c.1
d.10

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What is the Latin term for a legislature with two bodies?

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What is the Latin term for a legislature with two bodies?

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A) Law
B) Legis
C) Bardus
D) Fides

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What type of Bill can only originate in the House?

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What type of Bill can only originate in the House?

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a. Foreign Policy
b. Civil Rights Laws
c. Changes in tax policy
d. Changes in congressional salary

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What are the requirements to serve in the House of Representatives?

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What are the requirements to serve in the House of Representatives?

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a. 32 yo, 9 yr. citizen, male
b. 25 yo, 7 yr citizen, live in the state at which you are running for during the election.
c. 26 yo, 7 yr citizen, live in the state at which you are running for during the election
d. 25 yo, 9 yr citizen, live wherever you want.

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Who presides over an impeachment trial for the president of the nited States?

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Who presides over an impeachment trial for the president of the nited States?

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a. Speaker of the House
b. Vice President
c.Chief Justice of the supreme court
d. The President  pro tempore

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What percentage of members of the House of Representatives have been re-elected in the last 60 years?

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What percentage of members of the House of Representatives have been re-elected in the last 60 years?

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a. 50%
b. 40%
c. 70%
d. 90%

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What is the Latin word for a legislature with two houses? 

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What is the Latin word for a legislature with two houses? 

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A: Representative
B. Bicameral
C. Ex Facto
D. Government

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What part of the Constitution states that all legislative powers belong to Congress?

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What part of the Constitution states that all legislative powers belong to Congress?

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A: Article 4, Section 3
B: Article 7, Section 7
C: Article 2, Section 8
D: Article 1, Section 1

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what can someone in an advisory position not do 

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what can someone in an advisory position not do 

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a. make laws
b. call for impeachment
c. pass treaties
d.nominate representatives

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Who in government is said to be the most responsive to the people?

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Who in government is said to be the most responsive to the people?

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a. Senate
b. House of Representatives
c. President
d. Congress

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What State has 52 representatives in the House?

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What State has 52 representatives in the House?

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A: Alaska
B: California
C: Ohio
D: New York

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How often are the elections for representatives? 

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How often are the elections for representatives? 

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A. 4 years
B. 6 years
C. 2 years
D. House members are not elected they are appointed by the president

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What level of the government is Congress a branch of?

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What level of the government is Congress a branch of?

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A. Legislative
B. Executive
C. Judicial
D. Other

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A.Majority of the majority
B.Majority of the population
C.Majority of the votes
D.Majority of the states

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A: Two Houses
B: Three Houses
C: One House
D: Four Houses

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What are the requirements must a person have to serve in the House of Representatives 

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What are the requirements must a person have to serve in the House of Representatives 

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A.) Must be 25 years of age
B.) Has to of been a U.S. Citizen for at least 7 years
C.) Must live in the state he or she is elected
D.) All of the above

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What power is given exclusively to the House?

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What power is given exclusively to the House?

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a. Appointment of Supreme Court Justices
b. Impeachment
c. Judicial Review
d. Amending the Constitution

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Why is congress the most important branch of government?

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Why is congress the most important branch of government?

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a. it is the biggest
b. it is the closest to the people
c. it requires the most votes to change
d. none of the above

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What document states that Congress is the most important branch of the U.S. government? 

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What document states that Congress is the most important branch of the U.S. government? 

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a.) The Bill of Rights
b.) The Constitution
c.) The Magna Carta
d.) The Articles of Confederation

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how old do you have to be to serve on the US senate? 

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how old do you have to be to serve on the US senate? 

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a. 35
b. 25
c. 30
d. 45

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How many total members sit in the house of representatives 

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How many total members sit in the house of representatives 

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435
100
75
95

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What level of government is congress a branch of?

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What level of government is congress a branch of?

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A. State
B. Local
C. National
D. Regional

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Where is a bill referred to after it has been introduced?

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Where is a bill referred to after it has been introduced?

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A: The House of Representatives
B: The President
C: A committee
D: An interest group

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Q: When do political parties influence congress the most?

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Q: When do political parties influence congress the most?

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a.) President aligns with majority party of both houses and party leaders exert discipline.
b.) President disagrees with either the house or the senate.
c.) House and senate have a different majority party.
d.) The House Majority leader allows members of majority party freedom to share opinions of their own.

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A) 1 year
B) 4 years
C) 2 years
D) 6 years

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This congressional committee reconciles a bill when the House and Senate both write it differently? 

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This congressional committee reconciles a bill when the House and Senate both write it differently? 

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A. standing committees
B. joint committee
C. conference committee
D. majority committees

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Who presides over the trial if the president is impeached?

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Who presides over the trial if the president is impeached?

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a. Vice President
b. President Pro Tempore
c. Chief of Justice
d. Majority Leader

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The party that is in the majority elects the 

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The party that is in the majority elects the 

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A) President
B) Speaker of the House
C) State Senator
D) Vice President

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How many total members are in the House of Representatives

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How many total members are in the House of Representatives

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a. 500
b.435
c. 455
d. 42

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How many standing committees are in the House

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How many standing committees are in the House

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a.20
b.16
c.19
d.0

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Q: What American document states that Congress is most important  branch?

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Q: What American document states that Congress is most important  branch?

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A. Magna Carta
B. Declaration of Independence
c. The Constitution
D. Articles of Confederation

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Using the information that you have learned from the videos, you are going to create multiple choice questions about the legislative branch. You may create no more than ten questions, and you can't use an exact question that has already been given to you in your video packet. You will have ten minutes. I will then pick the ten best questions (in my opinion) and you guys will then answer those questions as a quiz. We will then review together.