Identify a Difference Between the House of Representatives and the Senate

question 35

Multiple Choice

Identify a difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• A) House members are chosen from the entire state, whereas the Senate members are chosen from local districts. 
• B) The House has only 100 members, whereas the Senate has 435 voting members. 
• C) The House has fewer rules and restrictions, whereas the Senate has formal rules. 
• D) The House permits extended debate, whereas the Senate permits limited debate. 
• E) The House is characterized by local or narrow leadership, whereas the Senate is characterized by national leadership.

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Definitions:

Sensorimotor Period

In Piaget’s theory, the period of cognitive development from birth to about 2 years, in which the child has not yet achieved object permanence.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias that makes an individual unable to understand or assume any perspective other than their own.

A-not-B Effect

A cognitive phenomenon observed in infants where they repeatedly reach for an object at a place (A) where it was previously found, even after seeing it moved to a new location (B).

Perseverates

The repetition of a particular response (such as a word, phrase, or gesture) despite the absence or cessation of a stimulus.