12. Draw Conclusions What role does a conference committee play in the process of making law? Why is it important that such a committee exists in the legislative
branch?

When the House and the Senate have passed different versions of a bill, a conference committe is needed to draft a bill that both houses can exist.  It's important so that they can compromise and move forward.

Explanation:

d is the best answer for this question.

the answer to fill in the blank in this question would be the word resource, it is defined as the money, material or people (since human resource is a very valuable good) that a company or a person has at disposition (meaning they can use the resource as they see fit), to be able to complete a task or achieve a goal.