Exam 9: The Congress

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A) a vote is held immediately in both houses of Congress on whether the bill should become law.
B) it cannot make changes in the wording of the bill.
C) it usually goes to a specialized subcommittee for hearings, revisions, and approval.
D) it immediately goes to the other house of Congress.
E) the committee must work with the President to report or table the legislation.

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A) Filibusters were rare.
B) Recently, filibusters could start without senators having to make any speeches.
C) Senators threaten to filibuster almost every significant piece of legislation that comes before the Senate.
D) A new rule has been made to mandate that sixty Senators support major pieces of legislation, because of constant filibuster threats.
E) Senators like filibusters, and do not want to abolish the practice.

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A) conducted at the national level by the federal government.
B) conducted at the local level by municipal governments.
C) decentralized and conducted by individual state governments.
D) not subject to any national statutes.
E) not mentioned anywhere in the Constitution.

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A) The interests of constituents in a specific district may be at odds with the demands of national policy.
B) The laws they make might be what their constituents want.
C) Trading votes might be useful in getting constituents what they need.
D) The House often helps the Senate members meet the needs of constituents.
E) The President often meddles in the affairs of individual states or House districts.

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A) lawyers.
B) educators.
C) businesspersons.
D) lobbyists.
E) clergy.

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A) originate appropriations bills.
B) write a compromise bill, if the House and Senate bills contain different provisions.
C) set the rules of debate for a bill.
D) determine the committee path of a bill.
E) override a presidential veto.

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A) voting to support the party platform at the national convention.
B) attempting to convince the general public that congresspersons should vote the party line.
C) passing information down from the leadership to party members and ensuring that members cast their votes on important issues.
D) gathering research information.
E) pressuring them to take positions popular among the party rank-and-file.

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A) may make any allegations in connection with official duties and normally not be sued for defamation.
B) cannot be arrested for misdemeanors while Congress is in session.
C) must agree to public debates with announced opponents during the campaign.
D) cannot engage in foreign diplomacy without the approval of the administration.
E) cannot be served with parking tickets issued within the District of Columbia.

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A) logrolling.
B) personal work for constituents.
C) lawmaking.
D) oversight.
E) an enumerated power.

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A) the allocation of seats in the House to each state after each census.
B) the redrawing of district boundaries within each state.
C) a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities.
D) altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states.
E) an illegal method used by parties to gain political advantage.

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A) House members tend to filibuster.
B) the Senate acts on legislation far more quickly than the House.
C) more formal rules are needed to govern how Congress operates.
D) House members invoke cloture more often.
E) a constitutional amendment has been proposed to decrease the size of the House and to increase the number in the Senate.

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A) report all legislation to the president.
B) deliver the bill to the White House.
C) provide opposition to the president pro tempore of the Senate.
D) foster cohesion among party members.
E) preside over meetings of the House of Representatives.

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A) enforce the laws.
B) make laws.
C) impeach high government officials.
D) use its oversight power.
E) decide whether or not laws are constitutional.

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A) the use of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill.
B) an attempt to persuade others to vote for a particular bill in return for a favor at a later date.
C) used in the House to force a standing committee to release a bill.
D) a method used by the Speaker of the House to promote the majority party's legislation.
E) a technique that is unique to the House.

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A) delegates.
B) trustees.
C) constituents.
D) representatives.
E) members.

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