Special sessions of the U.S. Congress can be called by the .
A) executive branch
B) legislative branch
C) federal court
D) supreme court

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Special sessions of the U.S. Congress can only be called by the executive branch, specifically the President of the United States. This is outlined in the U.S. Constitution in Article II, Section 3: "he may, on extraordinary Occasions, convene both Houses, or either of them, and in Case of Disagreement between them, with Respect to the Time of Adjournment, he may adjourn them to such Time as he shall think proper."

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