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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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How does the majority party in the House of Representivies exercise 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

For a piece of legislation to proceed to the Senate, it needs a certain number of votes. Whose job is it to organize votes by members within each party?

the whip

the floor leader

the caucus

the committee

What role does the House of Representative have in the impeachment process?

It forms a committee to hear complaints against an official.

It brings charges against an official to remove the person from office.

It holds a trial to present evidence against an official on the charges of impeachment.

It decides whether the official is guilty and should be removed from office.

What is the hierarchical structure of the House?

Members, floor leaders, whips, and the Speaker.

The Speaker, floor leaders, whips, and the members.

Whips, the Speaker, floor leaders, and members.

Floor leaders, the Speaker, whips, and members.

In the House, who has the power to lead the majority party caucus and control the agenda?

the Majority Whip

the Majority Floor Leader

the Speaker of the House

the Committee Chair

Based on its role as outlined in the US Constitution, which function is most commonly carried out by the House of Representatives?

electing a president in a deadlock

impeaching a federal employee

reviewing Senate tax bills

creating laws

Who speaks for the party and helps the party to agree?

Whips

Floor Leaders

At large representatives

Speaker of the House

The number of representatives from a state could increase if

the number of representatives from another state increased.

the number of districts in the state increased.

the number of senators increased.

the state population increased.

Read the quote from a member of the House.In order to do our job well, we spend a lot of time meeting with people who live in our states to tell them about what is happening in government and to listen to their ideas about how to improve life in our country.—Representative Mike HondaCalifornia District 17San Jose, CA

to propose and draft state laws

to hire and manage staff in Washington D.C.

to meet with constituents in the district

to serve on committees in the House

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