Which of the following statements about rules of debate on legislation is true? I. In the House, any member who wishes to speak about a particular issue is given a specific amount of time to talk by the Speaker. II. In the House, once debate is closed, final conversation can occur in a specific amount of time before the vote is called. III. In the Senate, a member may keep discussing a bill after debate is closed to keep it from coming up for a vote. IV. Three-fifths of the Senate must vote to decide to close debate for a legislative matter.
a. Statements I, II, and III
b. Statements II and III
c. Statements I and II
d. Statements I, III, and IV
Question -2-Which of the following is false about the Rules Committee?
a. There is a Rules Committee in the Senate.
b. There is a Rules Committee in the House of Representatives.
c. The Rules Committee decides whether and when a bill comes up for a full vote.
d. The Rules Committee decides on the conditions for debate of the bill.
Question -3-What are two of the options the president has when a bill has been sent to the White House?
a. To sign or to table
b. To veto or to send it for judicial review
c. To sign or to veto
d. To veto or to send it back to committee
Question -4-For a bill to become a proposed law, it must be approved by
a. a majority of the members of the house where the bill originated and signed by the president.
b. a majority of members of both the House and Senate and signed by the president.
c. all the congressional committees of the house where it originated and signed by the president.
d. all of the members of the house where the bill originated and signed by the president.
Question -5-If a bill is tabled, it means that
a. the committee will vote on it in seven days.
b. it has passed through the committee process.
c. the committee has sent the bill for markup.
d. the committee will consider it at a later time, if at all.
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