How does a bill become a law? Make sure you identify each stage of the process where opponents of a bill could sidetrack or kill it.
What will be an ideal response?
See Figure 6.9.
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Constitutional revision that unfolds slowly by adding one amendment at a time, with each making a minor change is known as
A) comprehensive revision. B) piecemeal revision. C) itemized revision. D) line item revision. E) ad-hoc revision.
In 1998, the year of the Monica Lewinsky scandal, it was the first time since 1934 that
A) the president's party gained seats in Congress in a mid-term election. B) the president's party lost seats in Congress in a mid-term election. C) the party in opposition to the president gained seats after a presidential scandal. D) a reapportionment was called. E) bloc voting occurred in congressional elections.
Political parties
A) provide some campaign funding for members. B) are ignored by most members of Congress. C) are rarely successful in getting their members within Congress to vote along party lines. D) are more unified in America than they are in other democracies E) replaced the prior role of caucuses within the Congress
The first international conference on the environment was held in Mexico City, Mexico, in 1985
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.