Congress (Video 2)

The president wants Congress to pass a new tax to help raise funds for a high-speed transcontinental train. Which of the following is the first step in the process of passing the bill?

A member of the House must introduce the bill to the House floor

Which of the following is a consequence of holds applied to a bill in the Senate?

A senator can slow down the legislative process

Which of the following statements is most consistent with the cartoon's message?

As entitlement costs grow, discretionary spending has to decrease unless tax revenues increase or Congress permits the budget deficit to increase

Based on the information in the pie charts, which of the following is the most likely implication of entitlement and discretionary spending as a portion of the federal budget?

As entitlement costs grow, discretionary spending opportunities will decrease

Which of the following statements explains how the structural differences between the House and Senate affect the policymaking process?

Because members of the House have shorter term lengths, they are more likely to be influenced by demands from their constituents

Which of the following programs would fall under the discretionary spending portion of the pie chart?

Defense spending

Which of the following accurately summarizes the information presented in the pie charts? (sorry I cant add pictures)

Entitlement spending has steadily become a larger portion of the federal budget

Which of the following statements best explains how rule differences in the House of Representatives and the Senate can affect the policymaking process?

Even though the House may pass a bill, the Senate can kill the bill with a filibuster

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the structure and function of the House of Representatives and the Senate?

House of Representatives: Responsible for proposing all tax bills Senate: Responsible for ratifying all treaties

Which of the following statements best explains an advantage the majority party in the House of Representatives has in lawmaking?

It can assign bills to committees

Pork barrel legislation is best defined as which of the following?

Laws that include federally-funded local projects that benefit a specific district

Senator Jon Snow has proposed a bill to increase funds to the military to fight the White Walkers threatening to invade the North. He hasn't received enough support to get the bill to pass, so he reaches out to Senator Daenerys Targaryen for her support. She agrees to support his bill as long as Senator Snow supports her legislation that allows public schools to teach High Valyrian as an elective language. This is an example of which of the following?

Logrolling

Congress member Chidi Anagonye has proposed an Agriculture Appropriations bill that would fund important agricultural food programs and food services. While the bill was in committee, Congress member Eleanor Shellstrop added an amendment to the bill that would send $250,000 to her district in Arizona for an Arizona Fried Shrimp Institute. She says she will only vote for the bill if it includes the funds for her district. This is an example of which of the following?

Pork barrel legislation

Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the roles of President of the Senate and Speaker of the House?

President of the Senate: Casts a vote only if there is a tie Speaker of the House: Assigns legislation to committees

The majority party in the Senate wants to vote on a bill that would change requirements for granting citizenship, but a member of the minority party has the floor and continues to debate the bill. Which of the following may a senator of the majority party do to stop debate on the bill?

Propose a cloture vote

Which of the following describes the role of the House Rules Committee?

Schedules and manages the flow of legislation on the floor

Representative Siddiqui introduces a bill that would reform campaign finance in the House of Representatives. After the bill is assigned a number, which of the following describes the next step of the lawmaking process?

The Speaker of the House assigns the bill to a relevant committee