AP Go Po Ch 3 Reading Quiz

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The Legislative Branch

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Next 3 questions refer to the passage below.

We have before us one of the most important duties of the U.S. Senate and of the U.S. Congress, and that is to decide whether or not we will be involved with war. I think it is inexcusable that the debate over whether we involve the country in war, in another country's civil war, that this would be debated as part of a spending bill, and not as part of an independent, free-standing bill...I think it is a sad day for the U.S. Senate. It goes against our history. It goes against the history of the country.

--Senator Rand Paul, Senate Floor Speech, September 18, 2014

Which of the following statements best summarizes this excerpt from Senator Paul's speech? *

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The US should not become involved in another country's civil war

The president should not have war-making authority except in an emergency

The military intervention the US is considering needs a spending appropriation

The US Senate should decide on war-like action on its merits, not along with other legislation

Which power of Congress is Senator Paul probably most concerned about based on the passage? *

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Congress' power to tax and spend

The Senate's power to ratify treaties

The expressed power to declare war

The power to regulate interstate commerce

Which foreign policy reality might limit what the Senate can do this scenario? *

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The reserved powers clause requires House approval for military intervention

The president's power to declare war on foreign nations overrides the Senate's power to declare war

The Senate requires advice and consent power from the president to act in war

The War Powers Act gives the president freedom to act with the military for a limited time

Which of the following are standing committees in Congress?

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I. Ways and Means Committee

II. Congressional Campaign Committee

III. Committee on Committees

IV. House Judiciary Committee

I and II

I and III

I, II, and III

I and IV

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Which of the following shows the Framers' commitment to bicameralism? *

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different rules for the House and Senate

congressional oversight

advice and consent power

the powers delegated to Congress

The current Congress differs from prior generations in that *

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Congress is now less white and less male than it used to be

today individual members have less impact on lawmaking than they used to

Congress takes on fewer issues than it did in decades past

Congressmembers have fewer responsibilities than in years past

In which case did the Supreme Court first uphold Congress's commerce power? *

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Marbury v Madison

McCulloch v Maryland

Gibbons v Ogden

Dred Scott v Stanford

In what way did the Seventeenth Amendment broaden democracy? *

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It extended voting rights to women

It allowed citizens to alter the Electoral College

It gave citizens greater impact on lawmaking in the US Senate

It extended voting rights to African Americans

When the Senate Judiciary Committee passes a proposed crime bill by vote of 11 to 10, which of the following scenarios is most likely to follow? *

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The Supreme Court will review the bill for constitutionality

The full Senate will consider the bill

The House of Representatives will take up the bill

The president will sign the bill

All of the following typically enhance a congressional incumbent's chances at re-election EXCEPT *

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the franking privilege

regular press coverage

providing constituent services

a bad economy

The desire for congressional term limits has generated some controversy. Term limits do not exist now because *

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the Constitution does not provide for term limits

voters never vote an incumbent out of office

no state has ever wanted term limits for their members

the Supreme Court has never ruled on it

Which of the following committees is most likely to address a bill when the House and Senate both pass different versions of the same bill? *

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a standing committee

a select committee

rules committee

a conference committee

Which of the following is a responsibility of a party whip? *

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scheduling the legislative calendar

determining the rules for debate

encouraging partisan support for a bill

ruling on parliamentary procedure

getting members to also nae nae

The modern Congress is known for all of the following EXCEPT *

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harmonious relationships among the parties

partisanship and polarization

isolation from each party

scandal and investigation

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