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Which of the following marks up bills in each house?
standing committee
conference committee
rules committee
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Which of the following has members from both the House and the Senate?
standing committee
conference committee
rules committee
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Who can propose a bill to Congress?
members of Congress
Congress members or the president
President
just the Speaker of the House
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the slate of proposals and issues that representatives think it is worthwhile to consider and act on
filibuster
mandate
legislative agenda
executive order
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Revenue bills . . .
must begin in the House of Representatives
must begin in the Senate
can begin in either the House or the Senate
can only be introduced by the president
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a permanent committee with a specialty to research and that votes on bills
standing committee
conference committee
rules committee
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Who determines which House committee receives which bill?
Vice President
Party Whip
House Minority Leader
Speaker of the House
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Determines the calendar for the House Floor and the rules of debate for each bill
standing committee
conference committee
rules committee
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The House uses the germane rule. This means that . . .
members of the House can only speak for one minute when debating a bill
amendments made to a bill on the floor must be related to the content of the bill
House members may not speak to the public about a bill while it is open for debate
a 2/3 vote is needed to end debate
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An amendment not related to the topic of a bill is called, a(n) -
hearing
mark up
veto
rider