Govt Review.

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Members of the house serve a term of

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two years

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Members of the senate serve a term of

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six years

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What national offices were originally elected by the state legislatures

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U.S. Senate

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According to the Constitution, who has the power to declare war

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The Congress

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What provides the best constitutional basis for the expansion of congressional powers beyond those which are specifically listed in the Constitution

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the necessary and proper clause

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According to the constitution, Article I, section 3., who has the sole power to try all impeachments

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the U.S. Senate

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The specific grounds for impeachment, as listed in the Constitution, are

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treason, bribery, high crimes, and misdemeanors

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what presidents have been impeached by the House

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Johnson and clinton

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After a president appoints Supreme Court Justices, they must be approved in order to take office

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by the Senate

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When a member of Congress (or his/her staff) intervenes on behalf of a constituent to attempt to resolve a problem with the executive branch bureaucracy, this is best known as

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casework

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Legislators who view their representatives role as a "trustee" are most likely

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to do what they ( the representative) perceive is best by following their own judgment.

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Legislators who view their representative role as a "delegate" are most likely to

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follow their constituents' wishes closely

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Legislators who view their representative role as "politico" are most likely to

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follow both the delegate and trustee views of representation

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According to the authors, on an issue of great concern to their constituents, representatives will most likely vote as

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delegates

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The most powerful position in the House is

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the speaker

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When comparing the leadership positions of the two houses of Congress, which office is considered to be the most powerful position overall in it's day to day operations?

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The presiding officer of the Senate

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Ceremony and symbolism aside, in it's daily operations, which is the most powerful position in the U.S. Senate

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the majority leader

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Where is most of the actual detail work of legislating conducted

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standing committees

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The complexity of the procedure for enacting a law gives the advantage to a bill's

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executive and legislative branch opponents

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If a Senate wanted to stop a filibuster on the floor, what is necessary

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cloture

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If a senator wanted to block a bill, he/she would most likely use what tatics

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filibuster

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When a bill passes the House and Senate in substantially different forms, the differences are resolved in

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a conference committee

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A bill is passed to the president for action. Congress goes out of session on the seventh day. On the tenth day, Congress is still out of session, and the president has not signed or vetoed the bill. what has happened to the bill?

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It has become pocket vetoed

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a bill is passed to the president for action. Ten days later, Congress is still in session (has not adjourned) and the president has not signed or vetoed the bill. What happens to the bill

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it becomes law

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When taken, which of the following actions by the president leaves the Congress with the least possibility of a bill becoming law

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pocket veto

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The War Powers Act of 1973, taken as a whole, is be understood to a limitation upon

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the President's war powers

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Prior to an amendments, under the Constitution, the president's term of office was

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for a period of four years, without limit on the number of terms a president may serve

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According to the Constitution, the term impeachment refers to

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the actual bringing of charges against a public official requiring a simple majority vote of the House of Representative

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According to the Presidential Succession Act of 1947, who would succeed the president if you had a circumstance where both the president and vice president died simultaneously

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The Speaker of The House

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Should a vacancy occur in the office of the vice president, the Twenty-fifth amendment directs the

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President to appoint a new vice president, subject to confirmation by the Congress

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Which body has the authority to give consent to a president's appointments such as ambassador or judge

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Senate

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Under the constitution and precedent, who has the power to make treaties?

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the president

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Should a president want to enter into a secret and highly sensitive arrangement with a foreign nation, and not want to seek senate approval, he should

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enter into an executive agreement with that nation

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Presidential vetoes

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may be overridden by the Congress with a two-thirds vote majority.

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The War Powers Act of 1973, when taken as a whole is best understood to be a limitation upon

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the presidents war powers

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On constitutionally proper way the president may check the power of the federal judiciary is by

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granting pardons for convicted defendants

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Powers of the president that can be derived or inferred from specific powers in the Constitution are best known as

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inherent powers