Congress Review 1 (Corrected)

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Which official holds a constitutionally required legislative office and is second in the order of presidential succession?

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Speaker of the House

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Which position is most akin (similar) to a Prime Minister? Options: Speaker of the House, Senate majority leader, President of the Senate, President Pro Tempore

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Speaker of the House

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Which best describes the trajectory of Speaker power over time? Options: strongest, weaker, stronger; weak, weaker, stronger; strongest, strong, weaker; consistently strong

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strongest, weaker, stronger

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________________________ are responsible for agenda-setting and shepherding legislation from beginning to final floor vote.

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Committees

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Which statement about committees is INCORRECT? Committee membership is generally divided evenly between the minority and majority party to ensure bills that make it to the floor have bipartisan support. Chamber leaders use committee assignments partly to reward loyal supporters of themselves and the party agenda. Getting the "right" committee assignment is important to legislators as a way to serve their constituencies and take credit for legislative achievements. The chair (presiding member) of a committee is almost always a member of the chamber's majority party.

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Committee membership is generally divided evenly between the minority and majority party to ensure bills that make it to the floor have bipartisan support.

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Which statement about the seniority system is INCORRECT? Committee chairs are able to cast proxy votes (votes on behalf of absent committee members). As a customary general rule, committee chairs are still typically the most senior majority party committee member. Due to a revolt by younger legislators in the 1970s, committee chairs are now subject to votes and chair term limits. During most of the 1900s the seniority system meant that the longest-tenured committee member from the majority party was committee chair by default.

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Committee chairs are able to cast proxy votes (votes on behalf of absent committee members).

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Which statement about congressional caucuses are INCORRECT? Options: There are only two caucuses in each chamber, independent legislators choose to caucus either with Republicans or Democrats., There are hundreds of caucuses organized around various specific interests., Caucuses are informal means of organizing legislators., Caucuses are quite similar to interest group lobbies.

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There are only two caucuses in each chamber, independent legislators choose to caucus either with Republicans or Democrats.

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Which type of congressional staff is most likely to perform casework?

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Personal staff

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In which chamber does a bill pass through a Rules Committee before going to the chamber's floor for debate?

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House

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Which type of committee is responsible for studying bills, revising bills, and holding hearings about bills?

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Subcommittee