AP Govt Unit 2

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

A president can often encourage legislation by:

• appealing to the public

• working with congressional staff

• appealing to committees

• presenting an executive order

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

• congressional staff

• enclaves

• subcommittees

• pollsters

After hearing from experts on a bill, committee members are given an opportunity to:

• decide if they are going to vote

• mark up a bill with their suggestions

• debate on a bill

• cross-examine experts

While discharge petitions are rarely successful, they can:

• cause committees to pick new leaders

• stop committees from tabling bills

• force a committee to act on a bill

• make Congress vote on the bill

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

• vote

• participate in debate

• stop talking

• review the committee report

A          _ is an action that can stop a filibuster and requires a three-fifths vote

• unanimous consent agreement

• discharge petition

• cloture

• termination

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

• oversight

• inaction

• rejection

• veto

A body of voters that are represented by members of Congress is a:

• constituency

• district

• region

• division