What are some criticisms of the seniority rule in Congress?
AIt ignores ability and also means that a committee head often comes from a state or district in which one party regularly wins the seat.
BIt provides a predictable schedule governing the retirement of members of the House and the Senate and the vacating of their seats.
CIt controls the selection of the floor leaders for each party in both chambers.
DIt dictates the order in which members of each chamber will be recognized by the presiding officer to participate in debates on legislation.
What is the role of conference committees in the legislative process?
Ato resolve the differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
Bto write and present bills for debate
Cto handle particular subjects and content
Dto meet with the president before he approves a bill
The Department of Defense is responsible for which of the following? ((There are two answers for this question btw, don`t forget that X3 ))
Adeclaring war
Badvising the president
Cthe armed forces
Dcreating foreign policy
“His 1863 Emancipation Proclamation . . . freed Confederate slaves but scholars still debate whether it rested on any firm constitutional foundation.”
AIt increased the influence of the legislative branch.
BIt caused the voters to elect a Democratic Congress.
CIt allowed slaves to vote during the American Civil War.
DIt expanded the power and scope of the executive office.
AIt ignores ability and also means that a committee head often comes from a state or district in which one party regularly wins the seat.
BIt provides a predictable schedule governing the retirement of members of the House and the Senate and the vacating of their seats.
CIt controls the selection of the floor leaders for each party in both chambers.
DIt dictates the order in which members of each chamber will be recognized by the presiding officer to participate in debates on legislation.
Ato resolve the differences between House and Senate versions of a bill
Bto write and present bills for debate
Cto handle particular subjects and content
Dto meet with the president before he approves a bill
Adeclaring war
Badvising the president
Cthe armed forces
Dcreating foreign policy
AIt increased the influence of the legislative branch.
BIt caused the voters to elect a Democratic Congress.
CIt allowed slaves to vote during the American Civil War.
DIt expanded the power and scope of the executive office.
