AP GOPO Fall Final Exam (Units 1 & 2)

After a bill is introduced in the House of Representatives, what is the next step in the legislative process?

• The bill is referred to a committee.

• The bill is introduced in the Senate because both houses of Congress must consider all proposed legislation.

• The majority-party caucus votes whether or not to support the bill.

• The bill dies unless a committee chair decides to "mark-up" the bill.

A major difference between the House of Representatives and the Senate is that:

• Filibusters are possible only in the House

• Revenue bills must originate in the Senate.

• Judicial nominations originate in a House committee.

• There is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House.

To which of the following congressional committees would a proposal to reform the national income-tax system initially be sent?

• House Appropriations Committee

• House Ways and Means Committee

• House Budget Committee

• Senate Budget Committee

All of the following are ways that the legislative branch can check the powers of the executive branch EXCEPT:

• Congress may override a presidential veto.

• Congress may pass a law declaring a presidential action unconstitutional

• The Senate may refuse to approve a presidential appointment.

• Congress may remove the president through its impeachment and conviction powers.

Which of the following powers do Congress and the president share over agencies and departments in the federal bureaucracy?

• the power to influence budgets

• the power to issue executive orders

• the power to sign executive agreements

• the power to hold oversight hearings

When independent regulatory agencies make rules, enforce those rules, and adjudicate disputes arising under those rules, they risk violating the constitutional concept of…

• Equal protection of the laws.

• Federal supremacy.

• Separation of powers.

• Due process of law.

Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a…

• Two-thirds vote in the House of Representatives only.

• Simple majority vote in the Senate only.

• Two-thirds vote in both the House of Representatives and the

  Senate.

• Simple majority vote in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Which of the following is true about the pocket veto?

• It may be overridden by a two-thirds vote in Congress.

• It occurs when the President takes no action on a bill for ten days during which Congress is adjourned.

• It is used to strike down a provision of a bill that the President finds disagreeable.

• It is used when the President expects to reach a compromise with Congress about how a bill should be modified.

Which of the following actions by a congressional representative is an example of “pork barreling”?

• Misusing campaign contributions.

• Directing federal funds into the representative’s district through legislation.

• Accepting money from a political action committee (PAC).

• Attempting to kill a bill with unacceptable amendments.

All of the following make it difficult for presidents to control the actions of federal agencies EXCEPT:

• The civil service system.

• Issue networks (iron triangles).

• Bureaucratic inertia.

• The appointment of cabinet heads.