AP Gov Midterm

Anarchy is a type of government in which one leader rules by force.

• True

• False

Governments often provide services that are designed to increase public safety.

• True

• False

In order to protect the new government, the founding fathers placed:

• many representatives in Congress

• many hurdles in the legislative process

• many committees in the legislative process

• many sections into bills

The legislative process starts with the:

• debates over bills on the floor of Congress

• creation of a bill in committee

• drafting of the bill in the Senate

• introduction of the bill in either the House or the Senate

During the legislative process, collecting information about a bill is a job for:

• congressional staff

• enclaves

• subcommittees

• pollsters

The House Rules Committee has the power to:

• make the Senate vote on a bill

• stop a bill before it gets to committee

• determine how long a debate will last on a bill

• force all representatives to vote on a bill

Placing a           on a piece of legislation is one way individual senators are able to stop or slow a bill

• fast track

• hold

• committee

Filibusters are used to delay a bill because a senator refuses to:

• vote

• participate in debate

• stop talking

• review the committee report

If a president decides to use the ____ power against a bill, it goes back to Congress

• oversight

• inaction

• rejection

• veto

Jefferson (and John Locke) believed that governments derive their powers from 

• God, the creator

• The consent of the governed

• The laws of nature

• The King of Great Britain