The House Of Representatives

25 July 2022
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The number of representatives from a state could increase if the number of representatives from another state increased. the state's district population increased. the number of senators increased. the state population increased.
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the state population increased.
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How many members are there in the House of Representatives? 100 200 435 535
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435
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What is the hierarchy in the structure of the House? The members are at the top, and the floor leaders are at the bottom. The Speaker is at the top, and the members are at the bottom. The Speaker is at the top, and the whips are at the bottom. The floor leaders are at the top, and the members are at the bottom.
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The Speaker is at the top, and the members are at the bottom.
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How does the Speaker exert power over a committee? by preventing a committee from meeting by rejecting the findings of the committee by appointing the chair and a majority of the members by appointing the whip as a voting member of the committee
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by appointing the chair and a majority of the members
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What happens first when a bill is introduced in the House? The House votes to approve or reject the bill. Representatives debate the bill on the floor of the House. The Speaker decides whether the House will consider the bill. The bill is assigned to a committee, who looks into it and recommends changes.
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The bill is assigned to a committee, who looks into it and recommends changes.
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Which of the House's functions is the most important? electing a president in a deadlock impeaching a federal employee reviewing Senate tax bills creating laws
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not a
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To which duty of a House member does this quote most likely refer? to propose and draft state laws to hire and manage staff in Washington D.C. and in the district to meet with constituents in Washington D.C. and in the district to serve on committees in the House
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to meet with constituents in Washington D.C. and in the district
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Who in the House has the power to lead the caucus and control the agenda? the Majority Whip the Majority Floor Leader the Speaker of the House the Committee Chair
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the Speaker of the House
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How can the Senate limit the power of the House? by not sending bills to the House by not approving the House's bills by being the upper chamber by having six-year terms
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by not approving the House's bills
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Joint committees in the House are made up of how many members from each party? The number of members from each party is equal. The number of members from each party is decided by the Speaker. The majority party has one more than half of the members on the committee. The minority party has one-fourth the number of members as the majority party does.
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The number of members from each party is equal.