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Chapter 12: Congress in action
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A closed meeting of the members of each party in each house is called a
party caucus.
a majority of the full membership of the House
quorum
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?
placing the bill on a calendar
After the Vice President, who is next in line to become President of the United States?
Speaker of the House
assistant floor leader in the House or Senate
whip
Before proposing a new bill, House members will often
seek cosponsors.
Bills for raising revenue must originate in the
House of Representatives.
closed meeting of a party's House or Senate members
party caucus
closed meeting that deals with party organization
party caucus
Congress begins a new term in January of
every odd-numbered year.
Congress can override a President's veto by
a two-thirds vote of each house.
Congress comes together in which of the following?
every odd-numbered year
custom of granting top posts to members with the longest records of service
seniority rule
giving top jobs to those who have served the longest
seniority rule
How are committee chairmen chosen?
by the majority party caucus, based on seniority
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Which do you think is worse: An innocent person being punished or a guilty person going free? Explain your answer.
US GOVERNMENT
What can you conclude from the numbers of bills submitted and the numbers of bills passed in Congress?
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Understand the role of limited government in the protection of individual rights. Write a paragraph that describes the events in 1734 surrounding Governor William Cosby of New York and editor Peter Zenger of the New York Weekly Journal and how these events had an impact on the role of government in protecting individual rights. Consider such things as: colonists being upset with Governor William Cosby; the arrest of newspaper editor Peter Zenger; court rulings and implications on individual rights protection. Why were the events involving Governor William Cosby and editor Peter Zenger influential in enforcing protection of individual rights by governments and courts?
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Draw Conclusions Why is democracy the political system of the U.S. government?
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That period of time during which, each year, Congress assembles and conducts business
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What resulted from the Three-Fifths compromise?
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: A provision that governs consideration of a bill by the house of representatives by specifying how the bill is to be debated and amended
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What body decides if laws or policies violate constitutional freedoms?