Topic 4.5-4.6 Review

How many votes are needed to grant cloture?

• 50 votes
• 75 votes
• 45 votes
• 60 votes

Which of the following is NOT an action a committee can take after researching a bill?

• Report the bill favorably

• Send the bill directly to the Senate

• Refuse to report the bill

• Drastically rewrite the bill and present this new bill instead

What does it mean to grant a bill a “special rule”?

• To automatically pass the bill without debate
• To schedule the bill to be considered under a set of specific procedures or conditions

• To allow the bill to be considered without any restrictions
• To require unanimous consent for the bill to be considered

If a bill passes its committee in the House, where does it go next?

• Back to the same committee for further review
• Full chamber for consideration and voting
• To the president for approval
• To the House Rules Committee for scheduling

Why would a senator use the filibuster?

• To encourage bipartisan cooperation
• To delay or block a vote on a bill

• To speed up the passing of a bill
• To ensure a quick decision on a bill

What happens if the President does not sign a bill within 10 days?

• The bill automatically becomes a law after 10 days regardless of whether Congress is in session or not
• The bill is sent back to the House of Representatives for further review
• The bill is immediately vetoed by the President
• The bill becomes law without the President's signature (if Congress is still in session)

Where is a bill sent once it has passed a majority vote in both the House AND Senate?

• To the House

• To a conference committee

• to the Senate

• To the President

Who introduces a bill for debate in the House? Who introduces a bill for debate in the Senate?

• Speaker of the House; Majority Leader

• Speaker of the House; President of the Senate

• Majority Leader; Minority Leader

• Majority Leader; President of the Senate

What does it mean if a bill is "pigeonholed"?

• The bill has been set aside and forgotten to die in committee

• The bill has been passed into law immediately
• The bill has been signed by the president
• The bill has been thoroughly debated and discussed

Why is debate in the House so highly structured?

• The House needs to prevent the filibuster

• The House is so large that many rules are needed to keep order and maintain efficiency

• The House is so small that many rules are needed to keep order and maintain efficiency

• The Speaker of the House wants debate to be chaotic and passionate