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To Kill a Bill

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Bill is introduced: No one will sponsor the bill

a)

True

b)

False

2.

House Floor Debate: Subcommittee members vote no

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Speaker's Office forwards the bill to committee: HR Chairperson bottle-up the bill

a)

True

b)

False

4.

HR Sub-committee votes: Sub-committee members vote no

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The "majority of the majority" rule is also known as the _____ Rule.

a)

Hastert

b)

Discharge

c)

Pelosi

d)

Pro Temp

6.

Bill is introduced in the Senate: the Vice President votes no

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Which of the following would NOT kill a bill while the Senate Floor Debate is held..

a)

Filibuster

b)

Vice President tables the bill

c)

Riders are added and support fails

d)

Senators vote no

8.

When both houses of Congress meet to discuss different versions of the same bill, it is called a ____ committee.

a)

Joint

b)

Conference

c)

Select

d)

Special

9.

If a bill is sent to the president with less than ____ days left in the Congressional session, he can use the pocket veto to kill a bill.

a)

10

b)

12

c)

15

d)

7

10.

When a president objects to a bill and formally refuses to sign it into law, that is called a ____.

a)

Veto

b)

Filibuster

c)

Cloture

d)

Rider

11.

If the president refuses to sign a bill, Congress can override his decision.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

To pass a bill that has been rejected by the President, Congress must have a ____ vote to pass it into law.

a)

3/5

b)

2/3

c)

Simple Majority

d)

(Impossible)

13.

According to Senator Ted Cruz, people ain't got no time for what?

a)

Obamacare

b)

Q-Anon

c)

Student Debt Relief

d)

The Green New Deal

14.

Senator Ted Cruz read The Cat in the Hat during his famous filibuster.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

The filibuster was created to protect the minority party in the House.

a)

True

b)

False