A discharge petition is used by the House to :

A discharge petition is used by the House to
 
  A) make revisions and additions to a bill before it is voted on.
  B) get a bill that is stalled in committee onto the floor.
  C) amend a bill that has already passed one house but not the other.
  D) override a presidential veto.
  E) amend a bill in a manner that will make it quite unpopular.

Question -2-

__________ are provisions that direct the federal government to fund specific projects.
 
  A) Earmarks
  B) Pork barrels
  C) Vetos
  D) Tellers
  E) Clotures

Question -3-

What type of resolution requires approval by both houses and a presidential signature?
 
  A) a simple resolution
  B) a complex resolution
  C) a concurrent resolution
  D) a joint resolution
  E) an amendment resolution

Question -4-

Which of the following statements about revenue bills is TRUE?
 
  A) They must originate in the House.
  B) They must originate in the Senate.
  C) They must originate with the president.
  D) They can originate in either the House or the Senate.
  E) They must originate in the Senate Finance Committee.

Question -5-

A concurrent resolution passed by Congress seeks to
 
  A) censor executive branch officials.
  B) make significant policy decisions.
  C) settle housekeeping and procedural matters that affect both houses.
  D) propose constitutional amendments.
  E) reorganize committees in one house.