A) are called infrequently because they are very expensive.
b) are called frequently because the legislature is unable to complete all of its required business in the allotted 140 days of its regular sessions.
c) can only be called to deal with issues related to passing a budget.
d) can only be called by a joint resolution passed by both the House and the Senate.

In what ways did the compromise of 1850 and the kansas-nebraska act of 1854 differ from the missouri compromise? both compromises used the established 36°30′ parallel to determine if territories would become free or slave states. both compromises used the mason-dixon line to determine if the territories would become free or slave states. both compromises let territories use popular sovereignty to determine if they would become free or slave states. both compromises only granted congress the power to determine if territories would become free or slave states.