Chapter 6 Practice Test

Three types of House floor rules are

• open, closed and modified

• flexible, ordered and obsolete

After legislation is passed by both houses of Congress, the prsident can

• sign it, veto it, keep it for 10 days without signing it or pocket veto it

• sign it, veto it, return it to Congress or ask the Senate to revise it

The majority power in Congress uses referral power as a method of controlling

• the president

• legislation

• local laws

Conference committees are

• temporary committees that try to reach a compromise between Senate and House versions of a bill

• Senate committees that focus on public policy conference

A bill that is "privileged" may

• break all the House rules

• go to the floor at any time

Which of the following people are permitted to suggest ideas for a bill?

• attorneys and judges only

• interest groups, citizens, the president, and others

Following markup, proposed legislation must have

• full committee approval before it can move to the Senate or House

• the Speaker's signature

A cloture puts an end to a filibuster because it sets a limit for

• votes

• discussion

The vice president's only critical role in Congress is to

• break tie votes

• prepare reports for the president

Which of the following committees makes the rules that determine conditions for debate and amendment of a House bill?

• Ruling House committee

• House Rule Committee