How does the bill of rights limit congress's powers?
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What are 10 powers granted to congress under the articles?
They gave Congress the power to request money from the states...
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Which part of congress OS more representative to the people?
The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two parts...
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Which woman became the first to be elected in both Houses of Congress?
In winning the September 13, 1948, election, Margaret Chase S...
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What are the foreign policy powers of Congress?
Congress can make foreign policy through: resolutions and pol...
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What role did congress play during reconstruction?
There are an overwhelming number of tasks the national legisl...
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What proposals did Kennedy make but never had the chance to guide through Congress in 1963?
The most famous proposals was pulling all troops from Vietnam...
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What are 10 powers granted to congress under the articles?
They gave Congress the power to request money from the states...
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Which part of congress OS more representative to the people?
The House of Representatives and the Senate are the two parts...
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What reform proposals did Kennedy make that were rejected by a conservative congress?
JFK was the 35th president of the USA. His proposal for tax d...
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Congress exercises Congressional oversight of the bureaucracy...
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What role did congress play during reconstruction?
There are an overwhelming number of tasks the national legisl...
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Who in congress is the only person that can call a special session?
The Constitution gives the president the authority to recall ...
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What is 112th leadership in congress?
John Boehner (R-OH) is Speaker of the House, Majority Leader ...
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Connecticut Compromise served the interests of both large and...
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How many representives are there in Congress?
There are 535 Members of Congress: 435 Representatives in the...
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What type of message did Thomas Jefferson send to Congress?
On 7 June 1776 Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write a documen...
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What is the congress of Vienna?
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of Eur...
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What must congress members do in the role of servant to their constituents?
The most important responsibility of Congress is that of maki...
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Congress is the name for the 2 bodies of the US government th...
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How many senators are there in congress?
There are 100 Senators. There are two Senators from each stat...
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What type of message did Thomas Jefferson send to Congress?
On 7 June 1776 Thomas Jefferson was chosen to write a documen...
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What is the congress of Vienna?
The Congress of Vienna was a conference of ambassadors of Eur...
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How many senators are there in congress?
There are 100 Senators. There are two Senators from each stat...
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Which institution was created be congress in an attempt to prevent bank failures in 1913?
There is a whole wiki page on it
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What are the duties of congress?
Duties of congress are: direct the census, choose its officer...
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What major issues did Nixon believe the President and Congress should be focusing?
Nixon believed that the President and Congress' entire focus ...
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What address is given by the president to the congress?
Called the "Inaugural Address". The new President talks about...
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What are five things congress cant do?
Congress cannot establish a government supported or sponsored...
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What 2 major divisions of federal courts has congress created?
During the single district period Congress created divisions ...
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What is considered a support agency for the US Congress?
There are multiple agencies that support Congress, which incl...
About Congress
The United States Congress is the bicameral, two house, legislature of the United States of America. It is made up of the 100 member Senate and 435 member House of Representatives. The House of Representatives is considered the ''lower house,'' while the Senate is deemed the ''upper house.'' The current Congress is the 112th.

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