Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. Barbour and Wright claim that partisanship is a relatively recent development in American politics.
2. The founders believed that the House of Representatives and Senate should serve the same functions in the American political system.
3. The majority party in each house of Congress has more members in that chamber than does any other party.
4. Congress can override a presidential veto if a two-thirds majority of both houses vote to do so.
5. The Constitution mandates that candidates who wish to run for the House of Representatives must live in the districts that they intend to serve.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. FALSE
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