Chapter 5 Chapter Exam

. Which of the following is NOT a mandate from the Constitution regarding the legislative process?

Each chamber must be divided into committee to consider legislation

Identical bills must be passed with majority support in each chamber

The president must sign bills into law

Presidential vetoes can be overridden with 2/3 support in each chamber

. If the president has a policy idea that he wants to see become law, what is the first thing he should do?

Have the Vice President introduce a bill in the Senate

Introduce a bill in the House of Representatives

Lobby a friendly member of Congress to introduce a bill on his behalf

Jointly introduce a bill in the House of Representatives and the Senate

. Which of the following are requirements for a bill to be introduced?

It must have at least one cosponsor

It must be formatted properly by the Office of Legislative Counsel

It must bear a member's signature

Both b and c

. How do the chambers of Congress adopt committee jurisdiction guidelines?

They are adopted at the start of each Congress

They continue from the previous Congress

A joint resolution, negotiated by party leaders in both chambers, is adopted first in the House and then in Senate

Both a and b

. Giving a floor speech after introducing a bill serves what main purpose?

It is required by rules in both chambers and serves little purpose

It signals the member is serious about the bill and increases its chance of passage

It allows agency heads to plan ahead since the bill will likely become law within a few days

It allows the member to call their own panel of witnesses if the bill is brought up in committee

. How can a member influence what committee a bill they introduce is assigned to?

Use specific legal language in the bill to influence which committee has jurisdiction

Use a point of inquiry to direct the parliamentarian which committee to assign the bill to

Earn the support of a committee chair who can make a motion on the floor to accept the bill

Earn the support of the president who can decide which committee the bill is assigned to

. Amendments in committee require how much support to be adopted into a bill?

A majority of the committee

A majority of the committee's subcommittee chairs

2/3 of the committee

A majority of the majority party's members

. If a bill is reported from a subcommittee what comes next?

The bill moves to the floor, but only if party leaders support it

The full committee votes on the bill immediately as amended in the subcommittee

The same process is repeated in the full committee

None of the above

. The House Rules Committee passes special rules, which can do what?

Determine who is allowed to offer amendments on the floor

Determine who is allowed to vote on the floor

Determine who controls debate time on the floor

Both a and c

. If a member is not satisfied with the presiding officer's determination of who won a voice vote what type of vote tends to follow?

Teller vote

Standing vote

Cloture vote

A second voice vote

. If the Senate Majority Leader wants to bring a bill to the floor, what does he need to do to determine the rules for debate?

Instruct the Rules Committee what he would like the terms of debate to be

Submit a simple resolution to the floor that lays out the terms of the debate

Negotiate a unanimous consent agreement

Make a motion on the floor to suspend the rules thus allowing him to stipulate his preferred terms

. If a senator threatens to filibuster a bill what can be done to ensure a bill has the chance to pass?

Invoke cloture to end debate

Negotiate a unanimous consent agreement without the objecting member

Appeal to the Rules Committee to make filibusters out of order for a given legislative day

Nothing, the filibuster is an unfettered tool of obstruction

. After a bill makes its way through both chambers there is a conference committee to reconcile differences between the two versions passed. How many days does the presiding officers have to appoint conferees before the bill is automatically sent to the president?

5 days

30 days

90 days

None of the above

. Which of the following is NOT a power of a conference committee?

Alteration of language in the bills

Removal of language in the bills

Directly sending the reconciled bill to the president once they conclude

Taking a recess and negotiating in private

. If a member has acted egregiously and the members of Congress want to expel that member, what type of legislation will they use?

Private bill

Simple resolution

Joint resolution

Concurrent resolution

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