Chapter 7 Chapter Exam

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. Committees have existed since the first session of Congress. During the earliest years of Congress every bill passed through which committee?

Rules Committee correct incorrect

Committee on Floor Procedure correct incorrect

Standing Speaker's Committee correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. Both chambers of Congress developed standing committee systems by what year?

1825 correct incorrect

1818 correct incorrect

1800 correct incorrect

1779 correct incorrect

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. Which of the following was NOT a norm developed during the Textbook Congress that favored committee chairs?

New committee members were treated as apprentices until they acquired expertise correct incorrect

Committee members were expected to designate one staffer from their offices to serve the chair of their primary committee correct incorrect

Committee members were expected to concentrate on issues that came before their committees and disengage from issues before other committees correct incorrect

Committee members were expected to be available for hours of committee work at the will of the chair correct incorrect

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. When does the Senate establish committee jurisdictions?

At the start of each session correct incorrect

As one of its first actions upon convening a new congress correct incorrect

As one of its final actions before concluding their work for the year correct incorrect

Jurisdictions continue from one congress to the next unless explicitly amended correct incorrect

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. Political scientists agree that committees help members accomplish not only Mayhew's proximate goal of reelection but also other goals developed by Fenno by allowing them to do which of the following?

Support policies constituents support correct incorrect

Gain influence among their peers by becoming experts in a policy area correct incorrect

Gain funds for district projects correct incorrect

All of the above correct incorrect

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. Before new federal programs can be established the program must be funded by the Appropriations Committees. But, before the program can be funded, what must first occur?

New revenue must be generated correct incorrect

Approval from the president must be obtained correct incorrect

The program must be authorized correct incorrect

Public polling must be conducted correct incorrect

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. Bills regarding raising revenue must originate in the House and those bills are generally delegated to which committee?

Ways and Means correct incorrect

Finance correct incorrect

Budget correct incorrect

Taxation and Oversight correct incorrect

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. A hurricane has struck the coast of Florida and members of Congress are itching to take action. Senator Gilmore has decided to submit a supplemental budget request to fund relief efforts. Which committee has jurisdiction over such requests?

Senate Finance Committee correct incorrect

Senate Budget Committee correct incorrect

Senate Rules Committee correct incorrect

None of the above correct incorrect

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. What happens if a rule, sent to the floor by the House Rules Committee, is defeated on the floor?

It is sent back to the Rules Committee along with its accompanying bill and can be taken up again at the discretion of the Rules Committee correct incorrect

It is sent back to the Rules Committee along with its accompanying bill and cannot be taken up again until the next Congress correct incorrect

It is sent back to the Rules Committee along with its accompanying bill and it can only be taken up again with 2/3 support of the House correct incorrect

The bill it was directing debate on dies unless the Speaker of the House immediately raises a point of order correct incorrect

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. Which of the following is NOT true of Ethics Committees?

Equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats serve on the committees correct incorrect

Staffers are nonpartisan correct incorrect

Decisions by the committees are recommendations to their full chamber, which retains the responsibility of taking any real action correct incorrect

Deliberations are public correct incorrect

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. Select Committees deal with issues that do not neatly fall into existing standing committee jurisdictions. Who decides when these committees formed?

Speaker of the House or Senate Majority Leader correct incorrect

Committee chairs are permitted to vote on whether or not a given bill should be referred to a new select committee correct incorrect

Each chamber decides what issues deserve a select committee correct incorrect

Party leaders confer and vote to decide whether a select committee should form correct incorrect

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. How were term limits for committee chairs adopted?

Speaker Gingrich threatened to expel any member who served longer than the term he prescribed to them correct incorrect

Democrats adopted them in 2008 and Republicans retained them in 2010 and beyond correct incorrect

Republicans adopted them in 1995 and Democrats initially retained them correct incorrect

They were adopted by proclamation on the floor in 1990 correct incorrect

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. Who decides committee assignments?

The entire party membership votes on the appointments correct incorrect

Elected party leaders correct incorrect

A committee of party members adjusted for regional representation correct incorrect

Committee chairs from the previous congress correct incorrect

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. Unlike in the House, committees dealing with what types of issues tend to be more prestigious in the Senate?

Foreign affairs correct incorrect

Taxation correct incorrect

Military and defense issues correct incorrect

Both a and c correct incorrect

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. If a bill makes it to the floor and debate begins, who is in charge of managing the floor time?

Committee Chair correct incorrect

Ranking Member correct incorrect

Subcommittee Chair correct incorrect

Both a and b correct incorrect