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6. members of the house are appointed by judges
- false, they are elected by the people
- true
7. (senate power) confirmation power
- confirms appointments
- contacts the president
- passes laws
8. gate keeping authority
- keeping the chairs decisions private
- chair choosing to act on a bill
- election of the chair
9. the 17th amendment meant that senators....
- were able to be a senator for life
- were elected by the people
- were able to make laws
10. the house deals with any law in relation to....
- trade
- taxes
- the president
11. HOR + Senate are divided into committees....
- to make decision making better
- to make them more effective
- to make them work together
12. the houses power over taxes is called....
- the power of the purse
- the power of the coin
- financial responsibility
13. Senate members have to be ___ years old
14. there are joint committees that consist of members of both houses
15. senate does not have the power to impeach the president
16. House of representative have the right to impeach the president and other government officials
17. House of Representative members have to be ___ years old
18. senate has the power to ratify treaties
19. a two house legislature is classed as ...
- bicameral
- bipartisan
- collective legislature