Which of the following is not a method for introducing a bill in congress? a) a member of the house drops the bill into a hopper b) a member of the senate reads the bill from the floor c) a sponsor introduces a bill in the house or senate d) the president makes an announcement in a press conference

A bill is a an idea that can come from any person but that unlike other forms of legislation like joint resolutions they are proposed to affect not the general public or the legislation at large, but rather resolve issues in specific cases. A bill can be private, in which instance it only affects an organization or a person in particular, or it can be a general bill, which affects the public at large. A bill can, as said before, be proposed by anyone. However, in order for it to be processed, it must be sponsored by a member of Congress, be it a Senator or House Representative and the House must be in session. Bills can be introduced either at the House or Senate by the sponsor(s). If it happens at the House, the bill is placed into a box known as the hopper on the Speaker´s platform. If it is otherwise introduced in the Senate, it must be either placed on the desk of the presiding officer or it must be formally introduced on the Senate´s  Floor. This is why the only thing that never happens when introducing a bill in Congress is that the president may make an announcement in a press conference. Correct answer is therefore D.

the first historical instance of china engaging in internationalism was during the han dynasty.[1] at the start of the han dynasty, the huns in the north were attacking the frontiers of han and trying to obtain riches. emperor wu of han wanted to gain an alliance with a country called dayuezhi so the two countries could join together and fight against the huns.[2] to obtain this alliance, emperor wu sent zhang qian to the west to establish economic and cultural connections.[2] history records that during the han dynasty there were four primary avenues of contact between china and europe. they included the northern land route, the central land route, the southern sea route, and the far southern sea route.[1] the most famous of these routes is the central land route, or the classical silk road, comprising a network of roads stretching from northwest china to the ports of syria and the black sea, which passed through the oasis of the turkestans and northern persia.[1] the silk road was significant for chinese emperors because it provided dominance over central asia by developing resources and provided new markets for the export of china's most valuable resources.[1]