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- 4. the floor leader of the party that holds the minority of seats in each house is the
- 6. are similar to bills and when passed, have the force of law
- 8. the constitution makes the vice president
- 9. Citizens of one country become Citizens of another through a process
- 10. divisions of standing committees that do most of the committees
- 14. is an attempt to "talk to death"
- 16. if congress adjourns its session within 10 days of submitting a bill
- 17. a few days or even a few weeks after the third of January
- 18. general agreement
- 19. the agents of the people who elected them
- 20. is the exclusive rights of an author to reproduce
- 23. the drawing of legislative districts for partisan advantage
- 26. that is they are buried;they die in committee
- 27. majority of seats in each house of congress is known as
- 28. that is lying under oath
- 29. this is particularly so because the speaker of both the elected presiding officer
- 32. sometimes called special committees. are panels set up for some specific purpose
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- 1. refuse to sign the bill measure must then be returned to the house
- 2. or president protem for short
- 3. well over 90 percent of those members of the house who seek reelection do so successfully
- 5. grants a person the sole right to manufacture use or sell
- 7. to accuse bring charges.The senate has the sole power
- 11. believe that each question the face must be decided on its merits
- 12. in all four instances that is it returned a verdict of not guilty
- 13. limiting debate the rule is not in regular
- 15. the people and interests the senators representative
- 21. that they owe their first allegiance to their political party
- 22. Congress is that period of time during which each year they assembles
- 24. the Constitution provides that the total number of seats in the House of Representatives shall be
- 25. or suspends until its next session
- 30. is a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house
- 31. Each congress lasts for two years