US Government Unit 2

Which group tends to vote in favour of business?

• Democrats

• lobbyists

• PACs

• Republicans

Which group tends to support social welfare programs?

• Democrats

• Republicans

• lobbyists

• PACs

What are proposed laws that authorize spending money called?

• private bills

• public bills

• appropriation bills

• writs of habeas corpus

Which legislative staff member's job is to run the lawmaker's office, supervise the lawmaker's schedule, and give advice on political matters?

• legislative assistant

• administrative assistant

• caseworker

• committee staffer

How can Congress override a Presidential veto of a bill that they passed?

• by a majority vote of 75% in the Senate

• by a majority vote of 75% in the House of Representatives

• by a majority vote of 60% in each house of Congress

• by a 2/3 majority vote in each house of Congress

To stop a filibuster, for what must three-fifths of the Senate vote?

• cloture

• censure

• a census

• a quorum

Which of the following are a source of federal money and jobs?

• taxes

• lobbyists

• federal grants and contracts

• PACs

What type of bills deal with individual people or places?

• public bills

• private bills

• revenue bills

• appropriation bills

Which type of power provides Congress the authority to call a joint session to count the Electoral College votes for a new president and vice president?

• non-legislative

• legislative

• concurrent

• executive privilege

Which term describes a legal order that a person appear or produce requested documents?

• charge of contempt

• subpoena

• pork-barrel legislation

• amnesty