In the Senate, a prospective bill is assigned to a committee by the chamber's presiding officer, either the vice president or the ________________, who is the most senior member of the majority party
Fill in the blanks with correct word
president pro tempore
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What will be an ideal response?
The process of legislators trading votes on pieces of legislation of unconcern to them in order to get votes from those legislators on issues that matter to their district is called
a. trade-offs. b. logrolling. c. log-splitting. d. scratching-the-back. e. gerrymandering.
The USA Patriot Act modifies the law for grand jury hearings by
A) allowing investigators to exchange information obtained in such proceedings. B) requiring oaths of allegiance by grand jury members. C) limiting the number of such proceedings in a given year. D) allowing hearsay in such proceedings. E) changing hearsay requirements.
The Federal Election Campaign Act of 1972 limited contributions by individuals to no more than _____ in each primary or general election campaign for federal office
a. $1,000 b. $2,000 c. $5,000 d. $7,500 e. $10,000