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Government 7.1 (legislation)
Test Description: Legislative terms
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) What is step two of the appropriations process?
A
Authorization Bill
B
Authentication Bill
C
Apportionment Bill
D
Appropriations Bill
2) Who is hired by interest groups to try to persuade congressmen?
A
lobbyists
B
logrollers
C
caseworkers
D
political parties
3) What is a congressional rule passed for one house of congress only called?
A
authorization bill
B
simple resolution
C
appropriations bill
D
joint resolution
4) Where do tax bills go in the HOUSE?
A
Ways and Means Committee
B
Budget Committee
C
Committee on Finance
D
Rules Committee
5) What is a proposed law that sets up a federal program before money is spent called?
A
Apportionment Bill
B
Authentication Bill
C
Appropriations Bill
D
Authorization Bill
6) What is step ONE of the appropriations process?
A
Appropriations Bill
B
Authorization Bill
C
Authentication Bill
D
Apportionment Bill
7) What are laws that bring federal projects or federal funding to a Congressman's constituency called?
A
simple resolution
B
riders
C
Constituent Legislation
D
Pork-Barrel Legislation
8) What is the term for the minimum number of congressmen needed for a vote to take place?
A
quorum
B
filibuster
C
quotient
D
rider
9) Senate has few rules during floor debates. Because of this, what can happen?
A
Ex Post Facto Laws
B
Gridlock
C
Filibuster
D
Pork-Barrel
10) Who is hired by congressmen to help constituents with problems?
A
logrollers
B
caseworkers
C
caseworkers
D
lobbyists
11) What is step one of the lawmaking process?
A
floor action
B
committee
C
presidential action
D
introduction
12) If riders are not allowed to be added to a bill during debate, then what has been established?
A
house rule
B
closed rule
C
open rule
D
cloture rule
13) What is the method of voting for one lawmaker's bill if they vote for yours called?
A
pocket vetoing
B
pork barreling
C
filibuster
D
logrolling
14) What is a long speech intended to stall a bill at the end of a session in the Senate called?
A
logrolling
B
pocket veto
C
lobbying
D
Filibuster
15) Where do tax bills go in the SENATE?
A
Rules Committee
B
Budget Committee
C
Ways and Means Committee
D
Committee on Finance
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