Legislative Branch example #47226

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Who is the presiding officer of the Senate whenever the vice president is not present? the president speaker of the House president pro tempore ambassador to the U.N.
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president pro tempore
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A _______ is when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate.
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divided government
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The Senate has ________ senators. The House has _________ representatives.
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100 435
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The _____ branch of government can create, alter, or repeal laws.
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legislative
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Select the four agencies that are maintained by the legislative branch of the government. General Accounting Office Circuit Court Printing Office Library of Congress Congressional Budget Office Federal Penitentiary
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General Accounting Office Printing Office Library of Congress Congressional Budget Office
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The House and Senate have different responsibilities. Which of the following would the House be responsible for? Select all that apply. Confirm the ambassador to Russia Appoint a judge to the Supreme Court Ratify a treaty with a foreign country Initiate the impeachment process Levy taxes and determining how interstate shipping is regulated
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Initiate the impeachment process Levy taxes and determining how interstate shipping is regulated
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Members of the House of Representatives are elected by the different states on the basis of their population in the ____.
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most recent U.S. Census
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A diplomat who resides in the country where the diplomat is in communication is a(n) _____. Senator ambassador justice parliamentarian
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ambassador
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Which of the following allowed citizens to elect senators to Congress? First Amendment Nineteenth Amendment Seventeenth Amendment Tenth Amendment
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Seventeenth Amendment
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Which of the following are congressional powers? Select all that apply. coining money commanding the armed forces overriding a presidential veto making laws
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coining money commanding the armed forces overriding a presidential veto making laws
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This article of the Constitution gives the legislature its powers _____.
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Article I