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How often are elections held for the House of Representatives

The H.O.R. holds electiions every two years.

For whom do senators and representatives work

Senators and Representatives work for the U.S. Congress and the people who elect them.

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

An executive order

Some states elect their representatives at-large which means

The representatives are elected from one district that covers the whole state

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.

The framers of the constitution created a bicameral legislature made up of-

The senate and house

The first session of a congress session begins

In january of odd-numbered years

How many members of the Senate have been expelled 15 10 20 5

15

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

It goes to Committee.

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