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