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AveGali [126]
3 years ago
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Why is a system of committees necessary in Congress?

History
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adoni [48]3 years ago
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<span>2)Unlike a joint committee, a conference committee
-works out a compromise bill between the House and Senate versions of a bill.
-is composed of members of both houses.
-is set up to serve a temporary purpose.
-is investigative in nature.

3)When a bill is engrossed, it is
-printed in its final form.
-scheduled for debate on the House floor.
-put to a vote.
-sent to the president.

4)In both the House and Senate, a bill introduced by a member is next
-given a number.
-scheduled for floor debate.
-sent to a standing committee.
-sent to the president.

5)Through which process are states assigned the number of representatives they are entitled to after the census?
-gerrymandering
-reapportionment
-redaction
-redistricting

6)Drawing congressional district boundaries to the advantage of the party in power in the legislature is called which of the following?
-gerrymandering
-reapportionment
-redaction
-redistricting

7)What is the minimum age requirement for a candidate for the House of 
Representatives?
-18
-21
-25
-30

8)What is the minimum age requirement for a candidate for the Senate?
-18
-21
-25
-30

9)Who is the person next in line for the presidency after the vice president?
-majority leader of the Senate
-president of the Senate
-secretary of state
-Speaker of the House

10)Which of the following is the most powerful figure in the Senate?
-majority leader
-majority whip
-president
-president pro tempore

11)Which of the following is true statement about the power of Congress?
-Congress may overrule the Bill of Rights.
-Congress may pass any law necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated powers.
-Congress may overrule decisions by federal judges.
-Congress may override a presidential veto by a simple majority vote.

12)Who elects the president should the Electoral College fail to do so?
-Congress
-courts
-House of Representatives
-Senate

13)What is a congressional committee that deals with subjects on a continuing basis from one session to the next?
-conference committee
-joint committee
-select committee
-standing committee

14)When the president nominates a candidate for the Supreme Court, that nomination must be confirmed by which of the following?
-House of Representatives
-House of Representatives and the Senate
-Senate
-state legislatures

15)What is a committee that studies an issue for a limited time for some specific purpose?
-joint committee
-conference committee
-select committee
-standing committee

16)What is a resolution of Congress that has the force of law?
-concurrent resolution 
-joint resolution
-legal resolution
-simple resolution

17)Which describes the process of defeating a bill through the use of unlimited debate in the Senate?
-filibuster
-germane
-quorum
-table

18)What is an amendment to a bill in the Senate that has nothing to do with the subject for the bill?
-cloture
-filibuster
-germane
-rider

19)Which amendment changed the election of senators from state legislature to direct, popular vote?
-Sixteenth Amendment
-Seventeenth Amendment 
-Eighteenth Amendment
-Nineteenth Amendment

20)"Congress does not have an unlimited power to tax. As with all other powers, the taxing power must be used in accord with all other provisions of the Constitution."
Which one the following is an example of tax that would violate the Constitution?
-an increase in income taxed
-a tax on tobacco or alcohol
-tax on religious services
-a tax on parts of the interstate highway system</span>
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