In what year was jeanette rankin elected as the first woman in congress?
a. 1880
b. 1916
c. 1920
d. 1940 user: who is the most powerful member of the house of representatives?
a. speaker of the house
b. house minority leader
c. vice president
d. house majority leader

Which of the following statements about the economic consequences of the civil war is not accurate. a. inflation caused prices to rise by 80% in the north. b. because southern farms cannot process enough food for everyone in the south the union navy allowed food shipments from britain. c. to pay for all of the food supplies and arrangements that were necessary for the union army congress instituted an income tax. d. business boomed in the north as factories and farms always had a market for their products.