true and false chapter 11

Appropriations Committee help determine the programs that will be funded, while authorization committees determine the amount of monies to be distributed

false

The House currently has 435 members, but this number increases every ten years with the taking of the census, as mandated by the Constitution.

false

the U.S. Constitution enumerates the powers of congress as specific and limited rather than implies

false

the attentive public is such a small minority that members of congress tend to ignore it in favor of the general public

false

the constitution stipulates that each house member must reside in the district he or she represnets

false

the level of party-line voting is the lowest its been in decades

false

the vast majority of bills receive a subcommittee hearing, but not full passage

false

Logrolling, or vote trading, was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court following the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

False

A rider is an addendum to a bill. It must be related to the bill, and intended to secure or defeat its passage.

false

"markup" refers to pencil marks left on a bill after a committee or subcommittee finishes modifying or amending it

true

In the face of inaction by House membership, a discharge petition signed by a majority can force a bill out of a committee and to the floor.

true

When the House and the Senate pass different versions of the same bill, it is sent to a conference committee to iron out differences between the versions before final passage by both houses

true

according to the "by the people" box, there is evidence that political posts on social media can change peoples opnions

true

the farmers purposely rigged congress to be ineffecient

true

there were suggestions after the 2012 elections that gerrymandering had helped republicans hold on to power in the house

true