AP GOV - Unit 2 Review Questions

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of Congress and the Presidency? Options: Congress has greater control over Judicial Appointments, Congress has greater control over Budgetary Policy, Congress has greater control over the Bureaucracy, Congress has greater control over military leadership

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Congress has greater control over Budgetary Policy

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Which of the following is an accurate comparison of the Presidency and Congress? The President has greater control over Foreign Policy, The President has greater control over ratifying treaties, The President has greater control over Fiscal Policy, The President has greater control over Cabinet Appointments

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The President has greater control over Cabinet Appointments

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Congress has...

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Power of the Purse

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Which house of Congress is more formal, and has stricter rules over debate?

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The House of Representatives

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A committee chair in the House of Representatives is always...

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a member of the majority party in the chamber

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Which of the following statements about motions for cloture is true? They are applied only to budget appropriation bills., They are applied to bills that failed in the previous session of Congress., They force a bill out of committee so that the full House can vote on it., They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote.

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They are used by senators to end a filibuster and bring a bill to a vote.

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The practice in Congress whereby Representative A promises to vote for Representative B’s legislation, provided that Representative B will support Representative A’s legislation, is referred to as...

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logrolling

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Nominations to the Supreme Court must be approved by a...

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simple majority vote in the Senate only

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The power of the Rules Committee in the House of Representatives rests on its authority to...

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place a bill on the legislative calendar, limit time for debate and determine the type of amendments allowed

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Which of the following scenarios is an example of the trustee model of representation? Options: Congress passes a bill allocating money to clean up nuclear waste sites after a wave of large-scale peaceful protests. The NAACP leadership sends representatives to Washington to lobby for changes to the Voting Rights Act. A presidential candidate advocates using an executive order to increase the minimum wage for federal contractors. A member of Congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt.

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A member of Congress votes to close a popular tax loophole based on the belief that the money would be better spent paying down the national debt.