The use of rules in the House of Representatives

a. specifies when, how long, and under what procedures a bill will be considered.
b. specifies how members must conduct themselves during debates in the chamber.
c. has grown increasingly open in recent years as the majority party tried to encourage more amendments to pass bipartisan legislation.
d. is under the control of the party leadership, and rank-and-file members have no means for expressing their concerns.


a. specifies when, how long, and under what procedures a bill will be considered.

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a. Head campaign fundraiser. b. Legislator-in chief. c. Wise head of a complicated modern bureaucracy. d. Visionary leader.

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Immanuel Kant b. Theodore Roosevelt c. Woodrow Wilson d. John Locke

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