If a committee agrees to a “markup session” for a bill, this means that a. committees are going to approve the bill and send it to the president for signing b. committees are going to amend the proposed bill c. the president is going to sign the bill in a ceremony with its sponsors d. a committee is sending it back down to a subcommittee for approval select the best answer from the choices provided

Generally speaking, if a committee agrees to a “markup session” for a bill, this means that "committees are going to amend the proposed bill" since the bill has been deemed in need of improvement. So It's  B

the answer is c. many americans held nativist or racist views

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