When Congress sends a bill to the president within ten days of the end of its session and the president does not sign it into law, what results is ______.
a. franking
b. a pocket veto
c. cloture
d. the bill becoming law without the president’s signature
e. a filibuster
b. a pocket veto
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The first constitution of the United States created a __________ of independent states
A)confederation B)federation C)junto D)consortium
One of the powers that Congress had under the Articles of Confederation was the ability to ______.
A. declare war B. control interstate commerce C. set national tariff levels D. levy taxes directly
Conservative Republicans aided in the creation of numerous Tea Party organizations, though the Tea Party itself was not a product of the organized Republican Party
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Amendments to the Constitution, passed since the Bill of Rights, have generally focused upon
a. extending democratic election procedures and changing procedural deficiencies in the original Constitution. b. expanding the scope of individual freedoms from governmental power. c. expanding the power of the government to regulate the economy. d. limiting the power of special interests in the United States. e. reducing waste and inefficiency in government.