WorksheetsTo Kill a Bill
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 4hrs 45mins
Bill is introduced: No one will sponsor the bill
True
False
House Floor Debate: Subcommittee members vote no
True
False
Speaker's Office forwards the bill to committee: HR Chairperson bottle-up the bill
True
False
HR Sub-committee votes: Sub-committee members vote no
True
False
The "majority of the majority" rule is also known as the _____ Rule.
Hastert
Discharge
Pelosi
Pro Temp
Bill is introduced in the Senate: the Vice President votes no
True
False
Which of the following would NOT kill a bill while the Senate Floor Debate is held..
Filibuster
Vice President tables the bill
Riders are added and support fails
Senators vote no
When both houses of Congress meet to discuss different versions of the same bill, it is called a ____ committee.
Joint
Conference
Select
Special
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.
10
12
15
7
When a president objects to a bill and formally refuses to sign it into law, that is called a ____.
Veto
Filibuster
Cloture
Rider
If the president refuses to sign a bill, Congress can override his decision.
True
False
To pass a bill that has been rejected by the President, Congress must have a ____ vote to pass it into law.
3/5
2/3
Simple Majority
(Impossible)
According to Senator Ted Cruz, people ain't got no time for what?
Obamacare
Q-Anon
Student Debt Relief
The Green New Deal
Senator Ted Cruz read The Cat in the Hat during his famous filibuster.
True
False
The filibuster was created to protect the minority party in the House.
True
False
