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How many senators are serving in the senate today

100 senators

Why does California have many more house members than Wyoming

The number of members of the US House of Representatives is based on the population of each state. Since California has a larger population than Wyoming, California also had more house members than Wyoming.

An order the president gives based on the authority of the constitution is called

An executive order

When might the president ask congress to hold a special session

The president ask congress to hold a special session when the two houses cannot agree on a date to adjourn or in an emergency situation.

What is true of all indirect taxes collected by congress

They must be collected at the same rate across the country

What is the most likely explanation for a congressional district to change shape

Once every ten years, based on the results of the nationwide census, Congressional Districts are eligible to be re-drawn to coincide with population so that there is the "Equal Representation" in Congress required by the Constitution..

What is the goal of both direct and indirect lobbying

To influence public policy.

Which activity is helpful to both public officials and interest groups

working for the election of sympathetic public officials

What does it mean that the vice president is ''only a heartbeat away'' from the presidency

People say that the Vice President is "only a heartbeat away" from the presidency because the vice president is first in the order of succession. If the President's heart should stop beating, the Vice President takes over the office.
If the president dies or otherwise become incapacitated, the vice-president becomes president.

In deciding on a bicameral legislature the framers followed the example of

The British Parliament

When After a bill is introduced in the House and numbered what is the next step

It goes to Committee.

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