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The most powerful member of the Senate is

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The most powerful member of the Senate is

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the majority party leader.

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Which group within the Senate has the most power over legislation?

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the majority party

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Which statement correctly describes the Senate?

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It's the upper chamber of Congress and has one hundred members.

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Which Senate committee is equally staffed by both parties?

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the joint committee

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Which is the proper hierarchy of leadership roles in the Senate from lowest to highest?

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NOT majority whip, president pro tempore, majority leader, president of the Senate

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The role of the president pro tempore of the Senate is

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to act as a ceremonial role within the Senate.

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Read Vice President Aaron Burr's quote about the Senate. [The Senate] is a sanctuary; a citadel of law, of order, and of liberty; and it is here - it is here, in this exalted refuge; here, if anywhere, will resistance be made to the storms of political phrensy and the silent arts of corruption. What was Burr most likely saying about the Senate?

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The Senate is the stable, righteous, and reliable arm of government.

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Which describes a difference between the duties of House members and the duties of Senate members?

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Senate members represent state interests while House members represent district interests.

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Whose power in the Senate is equal to the power of the Speaker of the House?

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majority leader

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Which is the proper order of a bill becoming a law after it is introduced in the Senate?

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committee, debate, Senate approval, House approval, presidential action

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