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Following is true about the Speaker of the House?
A. Have the ability to exercise command authority through powers specified in Article II of the
Constitution in order to reduce transaction costs
B. Largely a ceremonial position
C. Elected by majority vote and serves as the majority party's leader and agent with the power to
appoint committees, make rules, and manage the legislative process
D. The senior most member of the chamber and is primarily responsible for presiding over floor debates
- correct answer ✔✔C. Elected by majority vote and serves as the majority party's leader and agent with
the power to appoint committees, make rules, and manage the legislative process
Which of the following is required for a congressional override of a presidential veto?
A. a simple majority vote in each chamber
B. a two-thirds vote in each chamber
C. a three-fifths vote in each chamber
D. a two-thirds vote in at least one chamber and a simple majority in the other - correct answer ✔✔B. a
two-thirds vote in each chamber
Committee assignments in Congress are ______.
A. irrelevant because the chair of a committee can override the appointments and remove any member
B. chosen by the majority party disregarding minority party input
C. determined entirely by chance through a series of randomized lists
D. made by party committees under firm control of senior party leaders and ratified by the party
membership - correct answer ✔✔D. made by party committees under firm control of senior party
leaders and ratified by the party membership
The Constitution sets the minimum age for House members at twenty-five years and the minimum age
for senators at thirty years.
, A. True
B. False - correct answer ✔✔A. True
Bill fails bc of a pocket veto, means?
A. Congress failed to give the president the constitutionally mandated 120 days to sign or veto the bill
B. While House passed it, Senate stuck it in a pocket, forgot about it, failed to send it to president
C. While Senate passed it, House stuck it in a pocket, forgot about it, failed to send it to president
D. Congress adjourned before 10 days elapsed after sending a bill to the president, the president
metaphorically stuck it in a pocket, forgot about it - correct answer ✔✔D. Congress adjourned before 10
days elapsed after sending a bill to the president, the president metaphorically stuck it in a pocket, forgot
about it
Floor debates in Congress?
A. Critical for determining outcomes of votes, most members try to keep an open mind about proposed
bills
B. For public consumption members can make arguments justifying their votes to constituents, guide
administrators & courts when interpreting legislation, & legitimizing policy choices
C. Public spectacles, members work hard to persuade their colleagues, many are undecided
D. Closed to public so members can engage in frank and honest conversations about the issues - correct
answer ✔✔B. For public consumption members can make arguments justifying their votes to
constituents, guide administrators & courts when interpreting legislation, & legitimizing policy choices
The qualifications for office for the Senate and the House of Representatives contained in the
Constitution differ by which of the following?
A. age and length of citizenship
B. length of residence in the state of representation
C. the limitations on numbers of consecutive terms members may serve
D. whether a felony conviction disqualifies a candidate - correct answer ✔✔A. age and length of
citizenship
Of the following statements what characterizes the relationship btw Congress members and their
districts?
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