Question 16

Congress is organized most importantly in two ways: By committee structure and by?

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vote of the states' legislatures.

regional vote in the Electoral College.

Congressional districts.

party affiliation.

seniority.

17. What procedure currently provides for filling the office of the vice presidency if the vice president were to die in office, resign from office, or be removed from office?

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Twenty-Fifth Amendment

Appointment by a panel of four members of the US Supreme Court if the Court is in session; otherwise, the president pro tempore of the Senate fills the role of the vice-president in both the Senate and in the president's administration until a new vice-president can be appointed by the four-person panel of Supreme Court justices once the Court is in session

Appointment by the Senate under its advice and consent power

Under Article II, the office remains vacant until the next presidential election

Twenty-Second Amendment

18.

Who is the current Vice-President of the United States?

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Mitch McConnell

Joe Biden

Kamala Harris

Mike Pence

Orrin Hatch 19. Only the U.S. Senate has the authority to

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regulate the operations of the District of Columbia.

issue patents and copyrights.

approve major presidential appointments in the executive branch.

declare war.

introduce revenue bills. 25.

As stated in the Constitution, where do articles of impeachment originate?

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with the President

in the U.S. Supreme Court

either house of Congress

the House of Representatives

the Senate 26.

The officer in the Senate with the power to control the flow of legislation and, in general, to run the chamber (in essence, the functional head of the Senate) is the

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president pro tempore.

speaker.

majority leader.

president of the Senate.

minority leader.

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