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Gopo ch 12

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After the vice president, who is next in line to become president of the US?
a. press of the senate
b. pres pro tempore
c. speaker of the house
d. majority leader of the house
c. speaker of the house
which of the following does the seniority rule favor?
a. those with experience
b. those with new ideas
c. committee chairmen
d. new members
a. those with experience
which of the following statements about standing committees is true?
a. they exist in the House but not in the Senate
b. they all have about the same amount of influence
c. they have only recently been set up in Congress
d. they play a critical role in the lawmaking process
d. they play a critical role in the lawmaking process
which describes how a select committee may help congress?
a. conducts investigations
b. schedules debates
c. develops compromise bills
d. elects committee members
a. conducts investigations
which is a joint committee that finalizes a bill so it can go to the president?
a. select committee
b. subcommittee
c. standing committee
d. conference committee
d. conference committee
how can a bill be forced out of committee once it is pigeonholed?
a. by adding an amendment
b. by a request from the president
c. with a discharge petition
d. with a floor debate
c. with a discharge petition
why does the house have so many calendars and rules?
a. bc the Rules Committee controls the process
b. so supporters of the bill can get needed notes
c. bc of heavy travel schedules
d. bc of the huge workload of the House
d. bc of the huge workload of the House
Which is a limit on floor debate in the House of Representatives?
a. the bill may be pigeonholed
b. the house rules may be suspended
c. the speaker may demand a quorum
d. a member may demand a vote
d. a member may demand a vote
which allows congress to override a president's veto?
a. minority vote of each house
b. two-thirds vote of each house
c. voting for cloture
d. using the filibuster
b. two-thirds vote of each house
which type of committee is set up to handle issues of national importance?
a. joint committee
b. select committee
c. standing committee
d. annual committee
b. select committee
what does the house do with a bill after its first reading?
a. it is sent to the senate
b. it is sent to the executive branch
c. it is sent to the states
d. it is sent to the standing committee
d. it is sent to the standing committee
after a bill comes out of a standing committee, what is the next step in getting it to the floor of the house for consideration?
a. placing the bill on a calendar
b. getting the president's approval
c. announcing the bill to the press
d. forming a joint committee with the senate
a. placing the bill on a calendar
what makes opening day in the senate different from opening day in the house?
a. there are always more new senators
b. the house has a first-day filibuster
c. the senate is a continuous body
d. the house must hear the state of the union message
c. the senate is a continuous body
what are the titles of the presiding officers of the House and the senate?
a. house: floor leader; senate: majority whip
b. house: speaker of the House; senate: majority leader
c. House: president pro tempore; senate: pres of the senate
d. House: speaker of the House; senate: Pres of the senate
d. House: speaker of the House; senate: Pres of the senate
what do party whips do?
a. they assist the floor leaders
b. they supervise the floor leaders
c. they are the floor leaders
d. they assist the speaker of the house
a. they assist the floor leaders
which is an important factor in the selection of committee chairmen?
a. length of service in congress
b. ability to make speeches
c. past experience on the supreme court
d. desire to become the majority leader
a. length of service in congress
what is the purpose of the House Rules Committee?
a. to make up rules for ethical conduct
b. to check the behavior of House members
c. to control the flow of bills to the floor
d. to control the flow of bills to the senate
c. to control the flow of bills to the floor
the Senate Watergate Committee investigated a scandal surrounding pres Nixon in 1973. it is an example of which type of committee?
a. subcommittee
b. joint committee
c. select committee
d. standing committee
c. select committee
what are measures called that do not carry the force of law, apply only to one house, and do not require the president's signature?
a. bills
b. riders
c. joint resolutions
d. resolutions
d. resolutions
what happens to most bills that are referred to committees?
a. they are quickly approved
b. they are thoroughly debated
c. they are pigeonholed and die
d. they are revised several times
c. they are pigeonholed and die
senator Strom Thurmond help up the Civil Rights Act of 1957 by using what action?
a. filibuster
b. veto
c. pocket veto
d. cloture
a. filibuster
How does debate in the senate differ from debate in the house?
a. debate in the senate is strictly limited
b. debate in the senate is almost unlimited
c. a senator can speak only for five hours on each bill
d. a senator can speak only about the measure before the chamber
b. debate in the senate is almost unlimited
How can congress override a presidential veto?
a. by sending the bill to a new conference committee
b. by ignoring a president's veto for ten days
c. by getting the vice president to support the bill
d. by a two-thirds vote of the full membership of each house
d. by a two-thirds vote of the full membership of each house
the opening day of a new term of congress occurs in
a. january
b. march
c. june
d. november
a. january
a closed meeting of the members of each party in each house is called a
a. cabinet meeting
b. party caucus
c. committee meeting
d. quorum
b. party caucus
which rule provides that the most important posts will be held by those party members with the longest records of service in Congress?
a. seniority rule
b. the party discipline
c. the Cloture Rule
d. the rule of law
a. seniority rule
which of the following statements about standing committees is true?
a. they exist in the house but not in the senate
b. all of them are equal in terms of influence and prominence
c. they have only recently been set up in congress
d. they play a critical role in the lawmaking process
d. they play a critical role in the lawmaking process
which kind of committee is the House Rules Committee?
a. select committee
b. subcommittee
c. standing committee
d. conference committee
c. standing committee
which is an important characteristic of a joint committee?
a. the public is invited to participate
b. it has both house and senate members
c. the president sits in on the meetings
d. governors sit in on the meetings
b. it has both house and senate members
which of the following would be an example of a public bill?
a. an increase in the minimum wage
b. granting citizenship to an individual who is not eligible through normal channels
c. compensation for crop losses in Iowa
d. an award for a veteran
a. an increase in the minimum wage
The Rules Committee can effectively kill a bill by
a. not granting it a rule
b. granting it a rule
c. placing it on the Discharge Calendar
d. not placing it on the Discharge Calendar
a. not granting it a rule
what is the most common method for taking floor votes in the house?
a. voice vote
b. standing vote
c. a roll-call vote
d. teller vote
a. voice vote
what is the purpose of a conference committee?
a. to limit debate on a bill
b. to introduce a new bill
c. to add new material to a bill
d. to develop a compromise bill
d. to develop a compromise bill
Congress begins a new term in january of
a. every year
b. every fourth year
c. every odd-numbered year
d. every even-numbered year
c. every odd-numbered year
which party officer serves as the senate's presiding officer in the vice president's absence?
a. majority whip
b. speaker of the house
c. senate majority leader
d. president pro tempore
d. president pro tempore
why is the House Rules Committee so powerful?
a. it decides whether or not a bill will get a vote by the full House
b. it determines which bills will be sent to the senate
c. it assigns committee chairmanships to senior house members
d. it interprets the rules for conducting business in the house
a. it decides whether or not a bill will get a vote by the full House
which type of committee is set up for a specific purpose and for a limited time?
a. joint committee
b. select committee
c. standing committee
d. annual committee
b. select committee
when a house standing committee reports a bill, what is the next step in getting the bill to the floor of the house for consideration?
a. placing the bill on a calendar
b. getting the president's approval
c. announcing the bill to the press
d. forming a joint committee with the senate
a. placing the bill on a calendar
who can introduce a bill in the senate?
a. only members of the majority party
b. only the senate majority leader
c. only the chairs of committees that studied the bill
d. only senators who have been formally recognized for the purpose
d. only senators who have been formally recognized for the purpose
what makes the first-day session of a new term in the senate so different compared to the house?
a. there are always more new senators
b. the house has a first-day filibuster
c. the senate is a continuous body
d. the house must hear the state of the union message
c. the senate is a continuous body
what does the minority whip do?
a. assists the minority leader
b. supervises the minority leader
c. assists the speaker of the house
d. assists the majority whip
a. assists the minority leader
how are committee chairmen chosen?
a. by the majority party caucus, based on seniority
b. by a vote of the full House or Senate membership
c. by presidential appointment, based on party loyalty
d. by a vote of the committee members
a. by the majority party caucus, based on seniority
why are committee chairmen important in the legislative process?
a. they are better at fundraising than the rest of the committee
b. they are able to get more money for projects in their states
c. they have a major say in which bills the committee will consider
d. they can force their party caucus to support a bill
c. they have a major say in which bills the committee will consider
before proposing a new bill, house members will often
a. add riders to it
b. seek cosponsors
c. keep the idea secret
d. draft a joint resolution
b. seek cosponsors
how can a majority of members of the house force a bill to the floor that has been buried in committee?
a. add a rider to the bill
b. file a discharge petition
c. make a joint resolution
d. get the president's support
b. file a discharge petition
when a bill in the house has been approved at second reading, it is engrossed, which means it is
a. printed in its final form
b. sent to the president of the senate
c. sent to the president for approval
d. signed by the speaker of the house
a. printed in its final form
before they can be sent on tot he president for approval, measures that survive the legislative process in both houses must
a. be set aside for at least 60 days
b. be sent to a conference committee
c. pass both houses in identical form
d. be approved by a majority of voters
c. pass both houses in identical form
how can congress override a presidential veto?
a. by sending the bill back to the conference committee
b. by ignoring the President's veto for ten days
c. by getting the vice president to support the bill
d. with a two-thirds vote for the full membership of each house
d. with a two-thirds vote for the full membership of each house
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