house of representatives

20 June 2023
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how does the speaker of the house exercise power over a committee?
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by appointing the chair and a majority of the members
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revenue bills can only be proposed by...
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the house
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what is the hierarchy of the structure of the house?
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the speaker is at the top and the members are at the bottom
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the whip
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for a piece of legislature to proceed to the senate it needs a certain number of votes. the whip organizes votes by members within each party
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submission, hearing, debate, vote
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the process of a bill passing through the house
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what happens when a bill is first introduced in the house?
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the bill is assigned to a committee, who looks into it and recommends changes.
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435
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the number of members in the house of representatives
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speaker of the house
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has the power to lead the majority party caucus and control the agenda
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two years
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the length of a representative's term of office
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what role does the house of representatives have in the impeachment process?
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it brings charges against an official to remove the person from office