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What is step two of the appropriations process?
a) Appropriations Bill
b) Authorization Bill
c) Authentication Bill
d) Apportionment Bill

Who is hired by interest groups to try to persuade congressmen?
a) lobbyists
b) caseworkers
c) political parties
d) logrollers

What is a congressional rule passed for one house of congress only called?
a) simple resolution
b) joint resolution
c) appropriations bill
d) authorization bill

Where do tax bills go in the HOUSE?
a) Committee on Finance
b) Ways and Means Committee
c) Budget Committee
d) Rules Committee

What is a proposed law that sets up a federal program before money is spent called?
a) Appropriations Bill
b) Authorization Bill
c) Authentication Bill
d) Apportionment Bill

What is step ONE of the appropriations process?
a) Appropriations Bill
b) Authorization Bill
c) Authentication Bill
d) Apportionment Bill

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

What is the term for the minimum number of congressmen needed for a vote to take place?
a) rider
b) filibuster
c) quorum
d) quotient

Senate has few rules during floor debates. Because of this, what can happen?
a) Gridlock
b) Pork-Barrel
c) Filibuster
d) Ex Post Facto Laws

Who is hired by congressmen to help constituents with problems?
a) lobbyists
b) caseworkers
c) caseworkers
d) logrollers

What is step one of the lawmaking process?
a) introduction
b) committee
c) floor action
d) presidential action

If riders are not allowed to be added to a bill during debate, then what has been established?
a) house rule
b) open rule
c) closed rule
d) cloture rule

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

What is a long speech intended to stall a bill at the end of a session in the Senate called?
a) pocket veto
b) lobbying
c) logrolling
d) Filibuster

Where do tax bills go in the SENATE?
a) Committee on Finance
b) Ways and Means Committee
c) Budget Committee
d) Rules Committee

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