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.
answer
president pro tempore
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A _______ is when one party controls the House and another party controls the Senate.
answer
divided government
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The Senate has ________ senators. The House has _________ representatives.
answer
100
435
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The _____ branch of government can create, alter, or repeal laws.
answer
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
answer
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
answer
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 ____.
answer
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
answer
ambassador
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Which of the following allowed citizens to elect senators to Congress?
First Amendment
Nineteenth Amendment
Seventeenth Amendment
Tenth Amendment
answer
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
answer
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 _____.
answer
Article I
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