Question 1

The constitution mandates which of the following aspects of the legislative process?

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Question 2

How can Congress override a presidential veto?

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Congress can override a presidential veto with a two-thirds majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Question 3

If the president has a policy idea that he wants to see become law, what is the first thing he should do?

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The president cannot directly introduce legislation; he must work with a member of Congress to sponsor and introduce the bill.

Question 4

Which of the following are requirements for a bill to be introduced?

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Question 5

A member who signs on to a bill after it is formally introduced is known as what?

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A member who signs on to a bill after it is formally introduced is known as a cosponsor.

Question 6

Who decides which committee a bill is assigned to after it is introduced?

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The Parliamentarian advises on the assignment of bills to appropriate committees based on subject matter and jurisdiction.

Question 7

Which of the following is a nonpartisan office?

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Question 8

Members sometimes give a floor speech after introducing a bill. What purpose does this speech serve?

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A floor speech after introducing a bill serves to signal the member's seriousness about the bill, potentially increasing its visibility and chance of passage by drawing attention to its importance and rallying support.

Question 9

How can a member influence what committee a bill they introduce is assigned to?

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Members can influence the committee assignment by using specific legal language that aligns the bill with the jurisdiction of a particular committee.

Question 10

Getting the committee chair's support for a bill is critical because the chair has the ability to do what?

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The committee chair has the power to refer the bill to a subcommittee, which is a crucial step in the legislative process.

Question 11

Amendments in committee require how much support to be adopted into a bill?

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Amendments in committee typically require a majority of the committee members to support them in order to be adopted into a bill.

Question 12

Which of the following most accurately characterizes the committee phase of the Textbook Congress' legislative process?

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In the committee phase of the legislative process, many bills are never given a hearing, as committees have the power to decide which bills move forward.

Question 13

What is a markup?

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A markup is the process by which a congressional committee or subcommittee debates, amends, and rewrites proposed legislation.

Question 14

Which committee in the House is in charge of deciding which amendments are in order on the floor during debate?

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The Rules Committee in the House of Representatives is responsible for determining which amendments are allowed to be debated on the floor.

Question 15

The Constitution grants broad authority to Congress in determining its legislative process. Which of the following is Congress NOT able to do?

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The Constitution sets specific requirements for legislative processes, such as the need for a two-thirds majority to override a presidential veto and the role of the Speaker of the House. Congress cannot unilaterally change these constitutional provisions.

Question 16

The House Rules Committee usually has _______ the members from the majority party.

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The House Rules Committee typically has twice the number of members from the majority party compared to the minority party, reflecting the majority party's control over the legislative agenda.

Question 17

What procedural tactic might the minority party use as a last-ditch effort to change a bill?

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A Motion to Recommit is a procedural tactic used by the minority party in the House of Representatives to send a bill back to committee with instructions to amend it, often used as a last-ditch effort to change a bill.

Question 18

In the House, how are the rules, which dictate the order that bills come up for debate on the floor, adopted?

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The rules in the House are adopted with majority support at the start of each new Congress. This process allows the House to set its procedures and guidelines for the legislative session.

Question 19

What does a modified closed rule in the House do?

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A modified closed rule allows certain parts of a bill to be amended while restricting amendments to other parts, thus opening some sections to changes while closing others.

Question 20

What type of special rule in the House permits any member to offer any germane amendment to any part of the bill?

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An Open Rule allows any member of the House to offer any germane amendment to any part of the bill.

Quiz 5: The Legislative Process