The most powerful person in the Senate is the

a. vice president of the United States, who serves as president of the Senate.
b. majority leader.
c. president of the United States.
d. chair of the Rules Committee.
e. Speaker.


b. majority leader.

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A) Experimentation B) Modern psychology C) Qualitative research D) Biology Fill in the blank with the correct answer.

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The only constitutional duty of the vice president is

a. advising the president on matters of foreign policy. b. casting a tie-breaking vote in the house of representatives. c. nominating Supreme Court justices. d. presiding over the Senate. e. selecting presidential electors.

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Which statement about the Congress Party is INCORRECT?

a. It was the dominant party until the late 1960s in large part because it grew out of the independence movement. b. Its ideological stance has varied over the years, but it is generally known today as a centrist secular party. c. It has been fairly centralized since the term of Indira Gandhi. d. It has been the dominant party in every coalition government. e. It is associated with the Nehru–Gandhi dynasty.

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Res publica, the name given to their government by the Roman people, means government "of the people."

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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