If you were interested in reading and helping to write legislation as a member of the Congressional staff, which of the following positions would you choose?
Which committee in the Senate oversees all branches of the United States’ military?
Using what you learned from the lesson, described a special session of Congress and a joint session of Congress.
What are the duties of person staff members in Congress, both as an administrative and legal staff and as a staff member in the field?
The following question refers to a hypothetical situation.You are a member of the House of Representatives, and you’ve just been chosen to be on the Ways and Means Committee. You come home and tell your family, and they look at you with blank stares. “So what does that mean?” they ask. Explain the privileges, restrictions, and duties of sitting on the Ways and Means Committee.
Senatorial elections are not held at the end of every six-year term. They are actually scattered over the six-year term so that not all Senators are up for re-election in the same year. How are Senatorial elections spread out?
On the news, a reporter says, “Though the bill passed the Upper House, the Lower House rejected it.” Which of the following BEST represents what the reporter means?
If the President of the United States were accused of accepting bribes while in office what power does Congress have to bring charges against him? What are the specific responsibilities of the House of Representatives and the Senate?
Summarize how the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan resulted in the Connecticut Compromise and describe the concept of a bicameral legislature.
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