Chapter 6 Key Concepts Quiz

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. After the norms of regular order began to fade away members were left with the process known as irregular order, which is best defined as which of the following?

Processes that highlight the importance of fundraising and primarily serving corporate interests correct incorrect

Processes that emphasize reciprocity among members correct incorrect

Processes that emphasize efficiency and centralized power around majority party leaders correct incorrect

Processes that emphasize the importance of order, committees, and issue expertise correct incorrect

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. Which Supreme Court case struck down the malapportioned districts by instituting a one person, one vote standard.

Wesberry v. Sanders correct incorrect

Baker v. Carr correct incorrect

Citizens United v. FEC correct incorrect

Buckley v. Valeo correct incorrect

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. Joint referral is best defined as which of the following?

When a bill is referred to two different committees at the same time correct incorrect

When a bill is referred to one committee and then a second committee after a specified time period correct incorrect

When different parts of the bill are referred to different committees correct incorrect

When a bill is referred to one House committee and one Senate committee at the same time correct incorrect

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. Multiple referral takes many forms, which of the following describes the referral wherein a bill is sent to one committee, which is given a specified amount of time to work on the bill, and then goes to a second committee where the process repeats.

Sequential correct incorrect

Joint correct incorrect

Split correct incorrect

Long-Term correct incorrect

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. If a committee refuses to act on a bill individual members do not have many options, but they can always use which irregular order tactic to send their bill directly to the floor?

Continuing resolution correct incorrect

Hold correct incorrect

King of the Hill rule correct incorrect

Discharge Petition correct incorrect

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. Which of the following describes a legislative strategy that involves many disparate parts of an agreement joining in a common legislative vehicle?

Commissions correct incorrect

Omnibus bill correct incorrect

Fast-track authority correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. What is a continuing resolution used for?

To fund federal programs and agencies if Congress fails to appropriate new money before the start of the fiscal year correct incorrect

To allow the alternative with the highest number of votes, so long as it is at least a majority, to be considered passed by the House correct incorrect

To dislodge a bill from a committee uninterested in advancing it correct incorrect

To refer a bill to one committee, which is given a specified amount of time to work it, and then refer the bill to a second committee where the process repeats correct incorrect

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. In Congress, gangs are defined as which of the following?

Official groups of members and nonmembers who meet to investigate particular problems and are sometimes empowered to write legislation correct incorrect

Group composed of negotiators from the House and Senate tasked with reconciling differences in the same bill passed by both chambers correct incorrect

Informal groups formed by members as a bottom-up approach to solving policy problems correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Official groups of members and nonmembers who meet to investigate particular problems and are sometimes empowered to write legislation are known as what?

Gangs correct incorrect

Committees correct incorrect

Commissions correct incorrect

Squads correct incorrect

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. King of the Hill rules do which of the following?

States that the last alternative to receive a majority vote, even if it does not receive the greatest number of votes, is the alternative that is considered passed by the House correct incorrect

Allows the executive branch to negotiate trade agreements that Congress must approve or reject in total correct incorrect

States that the alternative with the highest number of votes, so long as it is at least a majority, is the alternative that is considered passed by the House correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. _______________ rules state that the alternative with the highest number of votes, so long as it is at least a majority, is the alternative that is considered passed by the House.

King of the Hill correct incorrect

Majority Assurance correct incorrect

Speaker's correct incorrect

Queen of the Hill correct incorrect

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. When this type of rule is adopted it not only sets the parameters for floor debate of a bill, but it also allows some other action to be taken. What is the name of this rule?

Self-executing rule correct incorrect

Double rule correct incorrect

Sequential rule correct incorrect

Speaker's rule correct incorrect

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. Fast-Track Authority does which of the following?

Authorizes additional funding for members of Congress to travel abroad to trade negotiations correct incorrect

Allows the executive branch to negotiate trade agreements that Congress must approve or reject in total correct incorrect

Allows party leaders to expedite legislation already passed by the other chamber of Congress correct incorrect

Both a and b correct incorrect

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. Senators can notify their party leadership of their intention to object to a unanimous consent agreement by using which of these procedural tactics?

Filibuster correct incorrect

Cloture correct incorrect

Hold correct incorrect

Discharge Petition correct incorrect

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. By filling the amendment tree the Senator Majority Leader is doing what?

Negotiating which amendments will be approved for an upcoming unanimous consent agreement correct incorrect

Using his privileged access to any committee hearing to offer an amendment during the committee process correct incorrect

Submitting amendments on behalf of his colleagues when they cannot attend a session correct incorrect

Offering the maximum number of amendments to a bill to disallow other senators from amending it correct incorrect