Passing the Federal Budget Often Requires Cooperation Between Democrats and Republicans

question 52

Multiple Choice

Passing the federal budget often requires cooperation between Democrats and Republicans in Congress because the

• A)House of Representatives must approve the budget with a unanimous vote (435 out of 435 votes), and rarely does one party hold all 435 seats.
• B)House of Representatives must approve the budget with a supermajority vote (335 out of 435 votes), and rarely does one party hold 335 seats.
• C)Senate must approve the budget with a unanimous vote (100 out of 100 votes), and rarely does one party hold all 100 seats.
• D)Senate must approve the budget with a supermajority vote (60 out of 100 votes), and rarely does one party hold 60 seats.

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Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, usually the mean, indicating the precision of an estimate.

Standard Error

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