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| All of the following are part of the process of assiging each state its seats in the house of representatives EXCEPT... | a vote of censure |
| The most powerful positions in each house are held by members chosen from the... | majority party |
| The legislative branch initiates and approves laws that affect all Americans. A written proposal for a law is called a... | bill |
| Lawmaking is governed by many rules. One is that neither house may hold a vote about a proposed law unless... | the chairperson is present |
| Debates and final voting take place on the floor of the House and Senate. However, the day-to-day work of congress takes place in... | committees |
| All of the following could be reasons legislators want to be assigned to a congressional committee EXCEPT to... | assist constituents who have problems with federal agencies |
| Legislators receive an allownace to pay their employees. All of the following are hired by individual legislators EXCEPT... | committee staff members |
| There are many types of taks associated with lawmaking. All of the following are functions of committee staff members EXCEPT... | voting on which bills will or will not become law |
| The number of representatives from each state is determined by... | the population of each state |
| All of the following are government support agencies EXCEPT the... | Library of Congress |
| The speaker of the house is chosen by and is the leader of the... | majority party |
| The constitution directs the lower house to select its presiding officer. This person is called the... | speaker of the ouse |
| Both houses use committees to carry out their work. All of the following are functions of congressional committees EXCEPT... | limitation of the number of bills that are to receive further consideration |
| A chairsperson of a standing committee makes key decisions about the work of his or her committee. A congressional chairsperson is the person responsible for all of the following EXCEPT... | approving when the committee meets and who may present their views |
| Congress relies on the help of trained staff. All of the following are resposibilities of these staff members EXCEPT... | representing their constituents |
| Each lawmaker usually has his or her own staff. All of the following are types of personal staff members EXCEPT... | they are listed first on the ballot |
| Represetatives must be United States citizens for 7 years before election, legal residents of the state represented, and at least... | 25 years old |
| According to the 'one person one vote' principal... | all congressional districts should be nearly equal in population |
| The constitution provides for continuity in the senate by providing that... | senators serve six-year terms and the terms of only one-third of the senators expire every two years |
| A special privilege the constitution provides to members of congress is... | protection from being sued for what they say on the floor of Congress |
| Each of the following statements about the house of representatives is true EXCEPT... | the house usually starts it's floor sessions at 4:00 |
| The divisions of party membership on each committee is... | in direct population to each party's strength in each house |
| The practice of choosing the member of the majority party with the longest uniterrupted service as committee chairperson is called the... | seniority system |
| Lawmakers rely on congressional staff members to help... | draft new bills |
| Each of the following statements is an explanation for the growth in the number of congressional staff members since 1947 EXCEPT... | congressional sessions have become shorter, staff members are needed to stay in washington while congress is not in session. |
| If you called your senators office to request that the senator speak at your school, your request would probably be handled by... | an administrative assistant |
| Statistical informationabout drug use among Americans would be provided to a congressional committee by the... | Library of Congress |
| The flow of legislative work in the house is controlled by... | the majority party |
| Which of the following senators represent Michigan... | Carl Levin |
