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jwb375

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Which statement about the U.S. legislative process is NOT correct?
 
  a. For a bill to become a law, it must first be reviewed by the relevant committee in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, although in reality, few bills get such a hearing.
  b. Only a bill that has received support from the relevant committee can be debated in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
  c. Debate of a bill can be limited on the floor of the Senate by the Rules Committee.
 d. For a bill to become a law, it must be passed in the same form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate before being sent to the president.
  e. The House and Senate leadership are central to deciding which bills receive hearings.

Question 2

Dillon's Rule established in 1868 that local governments may exercise only those powers
 
  a. expressly granted to them by the state.
  b. clearly implied by the explicit powers.
  c. absolutely essential to the declared objectives and purposes of the local government.
  d. All of these choices.



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Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

d



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