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The House of Representatives Answers

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How does the majority party in the House of Representivies exercise power over a committee?

A
by preventing a committee from meeting
B
by rejecting the findings of the committee
C
by appointing the chair and a majority of the members
D
by appointing the whip as a voting member of the committee
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How many members are there in the House of Representatives?

A
100
B
200
C
435
D
535
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Based on its role as outlined in the US Constitution, which function is most commonly carried out by the House of Representatives?

A
electing a president in a deadlock
B
impeaching a federal employee
C
reviewing Senate tax bills
D
creating laws
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The person who has the job of maintaining order in the House is the

S
Sergeant at Arms.
M
Majority Whip.
S
Speaker of the House.
P
President of the House.
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What is the last step in the lawmaking process?

A
The Senate has to approve it.
B
The president has to sign it.
C
The people have to vote on it.
D
The legislature has to veto it.
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Which of these is an exclusive power of the House of Representatives?

A
to amend a bill
B
to impeach a federal employee
C
to check the power of the president
D
to review a tax bill the Senate has proposed
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What role does the House of Representative have in the impeachment process?

A
It forms a committee to hear complaints against an official.
B
It brings charges against an official to remove the person from office.
C
It holds a trial to present evidence against an official on the charges of impeachment.
D
It decides whether the official is guilty and should be removed from office.
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What is the hierarchical structure of the House?

A
Members, floor leaders, whips, and the Speaker.
B
The Speaker, floor leaders, whips, and the members.
C
Whips, the Speaker, floor leaders, and members.
D
Floor leaders, the Speaker, whips, and members.
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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?

A
the whip
B
the floor leader
C
the caucus
D
the committee
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How can the Senate limit the power of the House?

b
by not sending bills to the House
b
by not approving the House’s bills
b
by being the upper chamber
b
by having six-year terms

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