0
Yes they can. In l989 they passed a a secret referendum to give themselves an annual pay raise whether they voted on it or not, it is automatic.
Wiki User
∙ 13y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the House of Representatives?
this website does not give you the answer
What type of legislature has two branches?
A legislature with two branches is a legislature that consists of two groups, both of which must agree before a law can be passed. The US Congress is an example of a Legislative assembly with two branches. One branch, or house, is the US Senate; the other is the US House of Representatives.
What are 2 ways the president get elected?
A president is elected by the electoral college (which is chosen by the votes of citizens). If no one candidate receives more than half of the votes, as can happen if there are more than two candidates, the House of Representatives chooses the President. The related link give more details.
Members of Congress may give themselves a pay raise during the current session of Congress.?
False
How did the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan each propose to structure the new national legislature?
The framers made a compromise so that one house in the legislature would give all states an equal vote while the other house would be determined by the population of a state. It is called the Great Compromise of 1787.
What authority does the constitution give to the house of representatives?
aanamutta
What are the strengths and weaknesses of the House of Representatives?
this website does not give you the answer
Every state has how many represenatives?
Each state has a different number of representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. The number is based on the population of the state, with a minimum of one representative per state.
How do you raise a beaver?
Give it dog food and much love. it raises itself depending on who's girls box your talking about
Who is Michigan's representative right now in 2016?
Representatives are by district so Michigan has a number of them. If you give the district number a name or names of Representatives can be provided. To give you an example I am in California and we have 55 members in the House. My district is the 16th and one man is elected to that district.
What is the value of 1 to any power?
When you raise a number to any power x, you multiply it by itself x times. Because 1 times anything is itself, multiplying 1 by itself any number of times will still give you 1.
How did slavery relate to the issue of population when trying to decide how many representatives each state would get in the new congress?
The South at the time had many slaves. The amount of Representatives in the House ofRepresentatives is decided by the population of the state. They wanted them to count slaves since it would give them a better position in the House.
How many representatives are there from NJ?
I think like 13. I'm not really sure. Try wikipedia. Even though the website both have wiki doesn't mean they'll give u the same answers. Or you could try google. But overall I think NJ. has 13 representatives and i don't know how long.
Can you give me information about Hawaii's government?
Linda Lingle is the Governor of Hawaii. The Speaker of the Hawaii House of Representatives is Calvin Say. The Mayor of Honolulu is Mufi Hannemann.
What established that Puerto Rico's governor and upper house of the legislature would be appoined by representatives of the United States government?
This cannot be answered. You will have to give me some choices to choose from.
Who will be the new Minority Leader and Minority Whip in the House of Representatives?
House Democrats have elected Nancy Pelosi as Minority Leader and Steny Hoyer as Minority Whip for the 112th Congress (2011-2012, give or take a few days).
What is party leader?
Party whips is the name give to the representatives of parties in the house. The assistant leader of the party with the most number of members is called the deputy majority chief whip.
