Chapter 7

Question 0

Private Bill

Answer 0

Only benefits a particular group or entity

Question 1

Types of Bills

Answer 1

Private Bills and Public Bills

Question 2

Public Bill

Answer 2

Affects public policy concerning duties and rights of the entire population

Question 3

Types of Resolutions

Answer 3

Simple, joint, concurrent

Question 4

Earmarks

Answer 4

Part of a bill that specify the purpose of funding

Question 5

Rider

Answer 5

a provision in a bill about a separate subject matter

Question 6

Simple Resolution

Answer 6

Affects one house

Question 7

Joint Resolution

Answer 7

Affects both houses and if signed by the president has the effect of a law

Question 8

Concurrent Resolution

Answer 8

Matters that require both houses for Congressional opinion or administrative matters

Question 9

Approximately how many bills become a law?

Answer 9

10%

Question 10

Where do revenue bills start according to the constitution?

Answer 10

In the House of Representatives

Question 11

Closed Rule

Answer 11

Forbids members of the House of Representatives from amending tax bills from the floor

Question 12

Authorization Bill

Answer 12

Federal program and how much money will be spent

Question 13

Appropriations Bill

Answer 13

When the money that has been authorized is actually provided by Congress

Question 14

Uncontrollable Expendentures

Answer 14

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid,

Question 15

Social Security

Answer 15

For 65+ & disabled

Question 16

Medicare

Answer 16

For 65+

Question 17

Medicaid

Answer 17

For the impoverished

Question 18

Entitlements

Answer 18

Social programs that entitle certain populations to programs or monetary benefits

Question 19

Staffers

Answer 19

Control the daily meetings and research that lawmakers rely on for making decisions

Question 20

Order of Influence

Answer 20

Concerns of their votes
Their party’s position
The president’s position
Special interest groups

Question 21

How often do lawmakers tend to vote with their party?

Answer 21

70% of the time

Question 22

How does the President influence Congress?

Answer 22

Through political speeches and television appearances and by supporting lawmakers legislative goals,the president can influence future loyalty

Question 23

Lobbyist

Answer 23

Special interest groups

Question 24

Lobbying

Answer 24

The efforts of lobbyist to influence Congress

Question 25

PAC(Political Action Committee)

Answer 25

Political fund raising organization who support lawmakers that agree with their views

Question 26

Casework

Answer 26

Helping constituents with problems

Question 27

Lawmakers that only handle problems of Constituents

Answer 27

Caseworkers

Question 28

Why work on casework

Answer 28

Gets lawmakers re-elected
Allows Congress to monitor the performance of the Executive branch
Provides a way of he average citizen to deal with a huge national government

Question 29

Pork-Barrel Legislation

Answer 29

Appropriation money that supports local federal projects

Question 30

Logrolling

Answer 30

When to or more lawmakers agree to support each other’s bills

Question 31

Lawmakers do not vote on grants and federal contracts but

Answer 31

They do try to influence agency decisions

Question 32

How do lawmakers advise constituents on how to apply and qualify for federal money?

Answer 32

They assign staffers to become experts on grants and contracts.