This is a fast-track procedure for considering bills and resolutions in the House; debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments are in order, and a two-thirds majority is required for passage
A) Priority consideration
B) Expedited review
C) Suspension of the rules
D) Backdoor consideration
E) Cloture
C
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The modern presidency, characterized by the presence of a great deal of power even in the absence of a large personality or a national crisis, came into being with the presidency of
A. Grover Cleveland. B. Franklin Roosevelt. C. Woodrow Wilson. D. Theodore Roosevelt. E. William Taft.
Since 1980, how have women generally behaved differently from men in presidential election voting?
A) Women have turned out at substantially higher rates than men. B) Women have turned out at substantially lower rates than men. C) Women have been more supportive of Republican candidates than have men. D) Women have been more supportive of Democratic candidates than have men. E) Women are more likely to split their tickets when Democrats are the incumbents.
Which agency has the job of investigating the claims of bureaucracy whistleblowers?
a. the Merit Systems Protection Board b. the Office of Management and Budget c. the Government Accountability Office d. the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform
All of the following were factors that led Texans to declare independence from Mexico, EXCEPT
A) annexation to the United States. B) Anglo attitudes of racial superiority. C) anger over Mexico's abolition of slavery. D) a desire for unrestricted trade with the United States.