AP Gov Congress Test

5 Written Questions

1. House requires 218 votes that forces a bill out of committee, only 24 passed in the last 100 years
2. relevant to subject under consideration
3. can break ties in Senate only
4. Senate
   6 yr. terms
   broader interests
   stars of party/ntnl. attention
   
   House
   2 year terms
   only significant leaders know
   Narrower interests and specialization
5. provision added to a piece of legislation that in not germane to bills purpose

5 Matching Questions

1. Powers of Congress
2. Speaker of the House
3. Ways and Means Committee
4. Packing
5. Cranking

1. a leader of the house, picked by majority every 2 years
2. b house, starts all revenue bills
3. c concentrating like minded voters into one district to minimize power in other districts
4. d spreading like minded voters across several districts to dilute voting power
5. e Article One, Section Eight in the Constitution

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. making sure members are there to vote
   1. Mark-Up
   2. Packing
   3. Rider
   4. Whips
2. traditional where they say yea or nay after their names
   1. Division Vote
   2. Teller Vote
   3. Roll Call Vote
   4. Voice Vote
3. 1964, eliminated literacy tests and poll taxes
   1. Minority Leader
   2. Voting Rights Act
   3. Voice Vote
   4. Vice President
4. party without majority, both houses
   1. Rider
   2. Voice Vote
   3. Majority Leader
   4. Minority Leader
5. Speaker can send bill to a second committee after it is done in the first
   1. Sequential referral
   2. Majority Leader
   3. Christmas Tree Bill
   4. Multiple Referral

5 True/False Questions

1. Logroll → voting for legislation you would normally be opposed to in order to gain votes for a different bill you support, trading votes

   True        False

2. Mark-Up → period in committees where changes and negotiations get done

   True        False

3. Christmas Tree Bill → when a bill has a lot of riders

   True        False

4. Voice Vote → members pass between tellers who record vote yes or no

   True        False

5. Division Vote → members say yea or nay

   True        False