AP Gov Unit 2 Review #2

The Constitution states that all revenue bills must originate in

• The House of Representatives

• Senate

• The White House

• The Supreme Court

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CCSS.RI.9-10.9

When a bill passes the House and the Senate in different versions, the bill is resolved by which of the following types of committee?

• Select

• Standing

• Conference

• Rules

Congressional legislative powers include all of the following EXCEPT

• pardoning felons

• approving treaties

• appropriating funds

• passing federal laws

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Which of the following statements about motions for cloture is true?

• They force a bill out of committee so that the full House can vote on it.

• They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress

• They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress

• They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vot

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CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Much of the steady increase in federal government expenditures since 1960 has been caused

• increases in entitlement programs

• the growth of the United States trade imbalance

• higher interest rates caused by an increase in the discount rate

• the decrease in tax revenue

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CCSS.RI.9-10.2

CCSS.RI.9-10.8

Since the 1970’s, Presidents have made use of executive orders at an increasing rate because executive orders

• are rarely defeated in Congress

• are noncontroversial measures that can be easily implemented

• avoid judicial review

• do not need to be passed by Congress

The largest source of federal revenue is the

• capital gains tax

• social security tax

• property tax

• income tax

Which of the following situations is an example of the president using the bully pulpit as a tool for agenda setting?

• President Clinton invoking executive privilege in resisting a subpoena by the United States Senate during the Whitewater investigation

• President Bush issuing a signing statement in the Detainee Treatment Act of 2005 that considerably weakened its provisions

• President Obama issuing an executive order delaying the deportation of at least five million undocumented immigrants

• President Reagan delivering a televised address urging a reduction in federal taxes

Which of the following is a check on the President's power by Congress?

• the House approves Presidential appointments

• The senate can override a veto with a majority vote

• Senate approves judicial appointments

• The Senate can pass articles of impeachment

Executive agreements have been cited as evidence that

• modern presidents often try to avoid legislative checks and balances on their authority

• the executive branch has become too large and bureaucratic

• presidents have less power in handling foreign policy than in handling domestic policy

• interest groups have too much power in the contemporary governmental system

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CCSS.RI.9-10.6

CCSS.RI.9-10.8