govtest

Question 1

standing committees

Answer 1

permanent bodies that continue from one Congress to the next

Question 2

select committees

Answer 2

special panels formed for a specific purpose and for a limited time

Question 3

joint committees

Answer 3

include members from both houses

Question 4

conference committees

Answer 4

resolve differences between house and senate versions of a bill

Question 5

war powers resolution

Answer 5

• response to presidential actions during the Vietnam War

- requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of deploying troops

Question 6

soft money

Answer 6

unregulated donations to political parties for party-building expenses such as grassroots activities and generic party advertising

Question 7

527 group

Answer 7

tax exempt group to influence the political process

Question 8

line item veto

Answer 8

president must accept or reject an entire bill, cannot veto a portion of a bill

Question 9

monetary policy

Answer 9

refers to money supply and interest rates

Question 10

fiscal policy

Answer 10

taxing and spending policies

Question 11

writ of certiorari

Answer 11

order by the court directing a lower court to send up the record in a given case for its review

Question 12

rule of four

Answer 12

for a case to be heard on appeal, four of the nine judges must agree to hear the case

Question 13

writ of habeas corpus

Answer 13

court order directing that a prisoner be brought before a court and that court officers show cause why the prisoner should not be released.

Question 14

bills of attainder

Answer 14

provides the punishment of a person without a court trial

Question 15

ex post facto laws

Answer 15

law applied to an act committed before the law was enacted