9.
what are some criticisms of the seniority rule in congress?

a. it ignores ability and also means that a committee head often comes from a state or district in which one party regularly wins the seat.
b. it provides a predictable schedule governing the retirement of members of the house and the senate and the vacating of their seats.
c. it controls the selection of the floor leaders for each party in both chambers.
d. it dictates the order in which members of each chamber will be recognized by the presiding officer to participate in debates on legislation.

10.
what is the role of conference committees in the legislative process?

a. to resolve the differences between house and senate versions of a bill
b. to write and present bills for debate
c. to handle particular subjects and content
d. to meet with the president before he approves a bill

11.
the department of defense is responsible for which of the following? ((there are two answers for this question btw, don`t forget that x3 ))

a. declaring war
b. advising the president
c. the armed forces
d. creating foreign policy

“his 1863 emancipation proclamation . . freed confederate slaves but scholars still debate whether it rested on any firm constitutional foundation.”
12.

a. it increased the influence of the legislative branch.
b. it caused the voters to elect a democratic congress.
c. it allowed slaves to vote during the american civil war.
d. it expanded the power and scope of the executive office.

Which of the following was a characteristic of government proposed by the new jersey plan? it denied congress the ability to levy taxes. it based representation on population rather than keeping states equal regardless of size. it denied congress the ability to regulate trade. it preserved an executive committee rather than adopting a singular president.

30 ! seneca falls: common ground by andrea brecheen the seneca falls convention of 1848 was the single-most important event of the early women's suffrage movement. the suffrage movement grew out of centuries of shameful and unfair treatment of women. at the time of the convention, women did not have the right to vote or serve on juries, and many women were unable to inherit property. in the decades leading up to the convention, a small group of women began to rebel against these injustices. suffrage originated from women's participation in the anti-slavery and temperance movements. the seneca falls convention was the first conference dedicated to women's rights. the convention was organized by two female abolitionists, elizabeth cady stanton and lucretia mott. lucretia mott was an eloquent quaker social reformer. mott had previously been denied the right to speak at an anti-slavery conference in london after the men voted to exclude women from participating. unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education. at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age. coming together to support the suffrage movement, mott and stanton organized the convention in seneca falls, ny in july of 1848. during the six-day meeting, stanton presented the declaration of sentiments, a document she based on the declaration of independence. in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, "we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal." the declaration included a list of grievances detailing the treatment of women. the declaration was signed by sixty-eight women and thirty-two men. following the convention, in 1848 the new york state assembly passed the married women's act. this act protected property that women brought into or earned during marriage. read the passage. which sentence best represents a fact about elizabeth cady stanton detailed in the text? a "unlike many women of her time, elizabeth cady stanton received a formal education." b "in the declaration, she so elegantly wrote, 'we hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men and women are created equal.'" c "stanton rightly believed it should the law should be changed to make it easier for women to get divorces and keep their access to their children." d "at the age of 16, stanton studied mathematics, latin, and greek, demonstrating her keen abilities by mastering the subjects alongside boys of her own age."

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