The job of a conference committee is to
A) originate appropriations bills.
B) reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill.
C) set the rules of debate for a bill.
D) determine the committee path of a bill.
E) override a presidential veto.
B
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The practice of people objecting to the citing of an unwanted hazardous waste site in their neighborhood is sometimes called:
A. RCRA. B. ENSCO. C. NAFTA. D. NIMBY.
How do power-based explanations for the existence of international organizations differ from problem-based explanations?
a. Power-based explanations are rooted in pacifism; problem-based explanations are rooted in militarism. b. Power-based explanations emphasize control and constraint; problem-based explanations emphasize cooperation. c. Power-based explanations focus on regionalism; problem-based explanations focus on globalism. d. Power-based explanations center on absolutism; problem-based explanations center on relativism.
Which of the following developments illustrates the gradual democratization of the Constitution?
What will be an ideal response?
Cloture is ______.
a. a vote to end a Senate filibuster b. the process of restricting debate in the House c. a petition to force a bill out of committee d. the end of a congressional term e. the extension of a filibuster by vote