Identify a true statement about the Senate.
A) The Senate has the power of advice and consent on presidential appointments and treaties.
B) Senate members are chosen from local districts for two-year terms by popular vote.
C) The Senate originates bills for raising revenues.
D) Senate members have less prestige and media attention than House members.
E) The Senate has local or narrow leadership.
Question -2-Identify a true statement about the Speaker of the House.
A) The Speaker cannot ignore a member who wishes to speak.
B) The Speaker can interpret the outcome of most of the votes taken.
C) The Speaker can choose to vote on all the bills.
D) The Speaker is the leader of the minority party.
E) The Speaker can choose to vote while presiding over the House.
Question -3-_____ is the second part of the budgeting process in which Congress determines how many dollars will actually be spent in a given year on a particular government activity.
A) Entitlement
B) Authorization
C) Appropriation
D) Adjudication
E) Apportionment
Question -4-_____, a self-governing possession of the United States, is represented by a nonvoting resident commissioner.
A) Puerto Rico
B) New Mexico
C) Delaware
D) Vermont
E) New Jersey
Question -5-If, by choosing to vote, the Speaker of the House creates a tie, _____.
A) voting will take place again
B) the president pro tempore will be asked to cast a vote
C) the Speaker's vote will be considered invalid
D) whips will decide how to break the tie
E) the proposal will be defeated
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