An important difference between the House and the Senate is the role of the ______ in the House legislative process, which has no equally powerful counterpart in the Senate.

So-called BRIC countries are characterized by their ___________:

A. geographic location B. political regimes C. economic development D. social values E. political ideology

Which Amendment to the Constitution gave voters the right to directly elect their Senators?

a. Fifteenth b. Seventeenth c. Nineteenth d. Twenty-second