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OABPOS1041 Quiz 6

OAB POS1041 Lesson 6: Congress and the Legislative Branch Part II

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In the current House of Representatives, the minority party is the Republican Party
Match each of the committee types below to its associated function. You must get all of the answers correct to earn any points for this question. The information that you need to answer this question correctly is located on Slides 2-4 of the Congress & the Legislative Branch lecture (Part 2).
Standing committees in Congress are temporary, set up only for special purposes. False
Standing committees exist in the House of Representatives but not in the Senate. False
Whichever party has a majority in each of the houses of Congress, that party will control EVERY committee in that chamber. True
The function of a subcommittee can be best described as An area of further specialization within the committee structure
In the current Senate, all committees and subcommittees are dominated by Democrats. False
The most powerful person on a congressional committee is the chairperson
The chairperson of every committee in the current House of Representatives is a Democrat
ALL bills are considered FIRST in the House of Representatives before moving to the Senate for consideration. False
A member of Congress who introduces a bill is known as the bill's sponsor
When considering bills and other matters, congressional committees never allow members of the public to attend any committee meetings. False
The process of changing, amending, or adding items to a bill in committee is called markup
The length of time a bill can be debated on the floor is limited in the ________, but unlimited in the _________. House, Senate
In the current House of Representatives, if every Republican votes in favor of passing a bill, but every Democrat votes against it, then that bill will fail. True
If there is a 50-50 tie vote in the Senate on a bill in the current Congress, which party is ultimately going to prevail? Republican
A vote on a bill in the Senate can be prevented by a tactic known as a filibuster
A Senate filibuster is the act of engaging in unlimited debate on a bill
The number of votes required to successfully pass a motion to invoke cloture and cut off unlimited debate (ending a filibuster) in the Senate is [a]. Enter your answer as a numeral (e.g., 42) The information that you need to answer this question correctly is located in Step #15 of the "How a Bill Becomes a Law" supplement.
If two different versions of a bill get passed in the House and Senate, then the bills must go ___________ to work out the differences and establish a uniform version of the bill before it can go to the president for consideration. to a conference committee
If the president vetoes a bill passed by Congress, then Congress can override the veto with a _______ vote in _______ and the bill will become law against the president's wishes. two-thirds majority; both houses of Congress
Designate the correct order of the steps below in the process of how a bill becomes a law, assigning #1 to the step that occurs FIRST in the process and #8 to the step that occurs LAST. All of the steps must be arranged in the exact order in which they oc The information that you need to answer this question correctly is located in Steps 1-22 of the "How a Bill Becomes a Law" supplement.
In the House of Representatives, if 197 out of 199 Republicans vote in favor of a bill, and 22 out of 235 Democrats vote in favor of it, will the bill pass or fail? Pass
Spending items in bills that are "earmarked" for special projects in the states or districts of certain members of Congress are referred to as "pork," which is disliked by many because these types of spending items are considered to be wasteful government spending
A bipartisan bill is one that is supported by members of both parties
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