Complex role of party leaders in the house

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QUESTION 1

1. Wich Republican has been specific in the outlining of their views concerning the war powers vote?

A. Rand Paul

B. Ted Cruz

C. Marco Rubio

QUESTION 2

1. Obama claims that the current mission is legally justified under the

A. 2004 authorization President George W. Bush used to start the Iraq war

B. 2002 authorization President George W. Bush used to start the Iraq war

C. 2000 authorization President George W. Bush used to start the Iraq war

QUESTION 3

1. The fall of __________ and the rise of Tom Delay and Dennis Hastert illustrate the complex role of party leaders in the House.

Newt Gingrich

Bob Livingston

Tom Delay

Dennis Hastert

QUESTION 4

1. The inflix of Nortehrn liberal DEmocrats to both the House of and Senate presented a challenge to conservicative dominance, and over time, the conflict between the liberal and conservative wings of the parties ______ party leadership.

weakened

strengthened

did not affect

QUESTION 5

1. "Republicans sought to link the upopularity of the Congress with the Demoicratic majority, and because of the way that the Democrats rode roughshod over Republicans in the House, they could effectively lay the blame ar the doorstep of the _________ party."

A. majority

B. minority

QUESTION 6

1. According to the text, Senate party leaders derrive their power from?

A. losing the public relations battle

B. winning the public relations battle

QUESTION 7

1. "Senators have available another- and, in some ways, even easier -way to bypass committee, one that does not require leadership acquiescence they can offer their legislation as an ________ to another bill on the floor."

A. amendment

B. edit

QUESTION 8

1. "Unlike the House, where floor scheduling is a task of the majority-party leadership alone, the Senate ______ function if the two leaders do not work together."

A. does not

B. can

C. cannot

D. does

QUESTION 9

1. According to the text, a _________ consent agreement provides dsome of the predicability that a special rule provides in the House.

A. partial

B. unanimous

QUESTION 10

1. According to the text, the purpose of a cloture rule is to give the Senate some way to end a __________filibuster- the use of extended debate to block or delay legislation.

A. fillibuster

B. debate

C. delay

QUESTION 11

1. How many senators does each state have?

A. three

B. four

C. two

D. one

QUESTION 12

1. Which of the following is not a step that a bill must take to become a law?

A. The governor of each state must sign off on the law.

B. The president must sign the bill into law.

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