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How can a bill become a law without the signature of the President? |
If the house and senate override the president’s veto through a two-thirds majority |
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If a proposed bill doesn’t get voted out of committee to go back to the House and Senate, the bill has ________ in committee. |
died |
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In 2013, Democratic Senate leader Harry Reid mobilized his party to alter the filibuster rule, creating what is known as |
the nuclear option |
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In the 2013 Supreme Court case of Shelby County v Holder, the court ruled that |
a section of the Voting Rights Act requiring that the Justice Department approve certain redistricting plans was unconstitutional. |
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in the House, the Democrats’ Steering and Policy Committee is responsible in part for |
assigning new legislators to committees |
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In the Senate, ______ can be used to kill a bill through long floor debate unless three-fifths of the Senate vote for _______. |
filibuster;cloture |
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In the Senate, the allocation of floor time for members is influenced by |
ranking committee members |
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Members of Congress are MOST likely to listen to the interest groups that |
are connected to the constituents in those members’ districts |
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Of all the influences that maintain the clarity of party lines in Congress which is probably the MOST important? |
the influence of the presidency |
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Presidential power to make treaties and appoint top executive officers, ambassadors, and federal judges is subject to |
the Senate’s advice and consent power |
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Term limits for congress are advocated by some because they believe that their effect would |
allow new faces matching America’s demographic makeup to win elections more frequently without facing an incumbency advantage |
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The MOST important arenas of congressional policy making are |
standing committees |
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The _______ Committee in the House of Representatives allots the time for House debate and decides to what extent amendments to the bill can be proposed from the floor |
Rules |
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The chief presiding officer of the House of Representatives and the most important party figure in the House is known as the |
Speaker of the House |
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The president pro tempore in the Senate is _____ the majority and minority leaders |
less powerful than |
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The process occurring after every decennial census that allocates congressional seats among the 50 states is known as |
appointment |
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The process of realigning election districts and redistributing legislative representatives every 10 years to reflect shifts in population or in response to legal challenge is known as |
redistricting |
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The use of the filibuster and cloture in the U.S. Senate |
has increased to record highs |
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What trend has been observed in the congressional oversight power in recent years? |
the power has been used as a tool of partisan politics |
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Which of the following is an accurate description of the makeup or characteristic of caucuses? |
groups of senators or the representatives who share certain opinions, interests, or social characteristics |
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Which type of legislation specifies a project to be funded within a particular district to help a legislature with re-election even though that project is likely not essential? |
pork-barrel |
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_______ Committees are usually temporary legislative committees set up to highlight or investigate a particular issue or to address an issue not within the jurisdiction of existing committees. |
Select |
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________ representation occurs when a representative is held accountable to a constituency if he or she fails to represent that constituency properly, especially when the representative differs from his or her constituents’ demographic characteristics |
Agency |
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________ is the formal charge by the House of Representatives that a government official has committed "treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors." |
Impeachment |
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