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PLS 101 EXAM 2 MISSOURI STATE 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Article 1 of the Constitution - (answers)Make up of the senate and congress
Reapportionment - (answers)Redistribution of representatives among the states,
based on population change. The House is reapportioned after each census.
Why incumbents tend to be reelected - (answers)they tend to be reelected because
they are well known by the public while the opposing candidate is unknown and
therefore we don't know what we are getting.
Gerrymandering - (answers)redrawing a congressional district to intentionally
benefit one political party
The process of how bills become laws - (answers)1. Bill is introduced and
assigned to a committee, which refers to the appropriate... subcommittee
2. subcommittee members study the bill, hold hearings, and debate provisions. If a
bill is approved, it goes to the... full committee
3. Full committee considers the bill. If the bill is approved in some form, it goes to
the... Rules committee (senate does not have rules committee)
4. Rules committee (not in senate) issues a rule to govern debate on the floor. sends
it to the... Full House/Senate
5. Full House/Senate debates the bill and may amend it. If the bill passes and is in a
form different from the Senate/House version, it must go to a... Conference
Committee
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6. Conference Committee of senators and representatives meets to reconcile
differences between bills. When an agreement is reached, a compromise bill is sent
back to both the... Full House/Senate
7. House/Senate votes on the conference committee bill. If it passes in both houses,
it goes to the... President
8. President signs or vetoes the bill. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds
majority vote in both house and senate.
Appropriations Committee - (answers)Committees of Congress that decide which
of the programs passed by the authorization committees will actually be funded
Veto - (answers)The president's disapproval of a bill that has been passed by both
houses of Congress. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in each
house.
pocket veto - (answers)If Congress adjourns during the 10 days the president has
to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, the bill is considered vetoed
without the president's signature
standing committee - (answers)a permanent congressional committee that
specializes in a particular policy area
select committee - (answers)A temporary congressional committee created for a
specific purpose and disbanded after that purpose is fulfilled.
joint committee - (answers)a committee made up of members of both the House
and the Senate
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conference committee - (answers)A temporary committee created to work out
differences between the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of
legislation.
filibuster - (answers)a delaying tactic, used in the Senate, that involves
speechmaking to prevent action on a piece of legislation
Minority Leader of the House - (answers)The party leader elected by members of
the minority party in the House.
Majority Leader of the House - (answers)elected by members of the majority party
to foster cohesion and to act as a spokesperson for the majority party
Minority Leader of the Senate - (answers)The elected leader of the minority party
in the Senate
Majority Leader of the Senate - (answers)elected by members of the majority
party to foster cohesion and to act as a spokesperson for the majority party
Speaker of the House - (answers)An office mandated by the Constitution. The
Speaker is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal
powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office
become vacant.
President of the Senate - (answers)Vice President
PLS 101 EXAM 2 MISSOURI STATE 2024 ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY
GRADED A+
Article 1 of the Constitution - (answers)Make up of the senate and congress
Reapportionment - (answers)Redistribution of representatives among the states,
based on population change. The House is reapportioned after each census.
Why incumbents tend to be reelected - (answers)they tend to be reelected because
they are well known by the public while the opposing candidate is unknown and
therefore we don't know what we are getting.
Gerrymandering - (answers)redrawing a congressional district to intentionally
benefit one political party
The process of how bills become laws - (answers)1. Bill is introduced and
assigned to a committee, which refers to the appropriate... subcommittee
2. subcommittee members study the bill, hold hearings, and debate provisions. If a
bill is approved, it goes to the... full committee
3. Full committee considers the bill. If the bill is approved in some form, it goes to
the... Rules committee (senate does not have rules committee)
4. Rules committee (not in senate) issues a rule to govern debate on the floor. sends
it to the... Full House/Senate
5. Full House/Senate debates the bill and may amend it. If the bill passes and is in a
form different from the Senate/House version, it must go to a... Conference
Committee
, 2
6. Conference Committee of senators and representatives meets to reconcile
differences between bills. When an agreement is reached, a compromise bill is sent
back to both the... Full House/Senate
7. House/Senate votes on the conference committee bill. If it passes in both houses,
it goes to the... President
8. President signs or vetoes the bill. Congress can override a veto by two-thirds
majority vote in both house and senate.
Appropriations Committee - (answers)Committees of Congress that decide which
of the programs passed by the authorization committees will actually be funded
Veto - (answers)The president's disapproval of a bill that has been passed by both
houses of Congress. Congress can override a veto with a two-thirds vote in each
house.
pocket veto - (answers)If Congress adjourns during the 10 days the president has
to consider a bill passed by both houses of Congress, the bill is considered vetoed
without the president's signature
standing committee - (answers)a permanent congressional committee that
specializes in a particular policy area
select committee - (answers)A temporary congressional committee created for a
specific purpose and disbanded after that purpose is fulfilled.
joint committee - (answers)a committee made up of members of both the House
and the Senate
, 3
conference committee - (answers)A temporary committee created to work out
differences between the House and Senate versions of a specific piece of
legislation.
filibuster - (answers)a delaying tactic, used in the Senate, that involves
speechmaking to prevent action on a piece of legislation
Minority Leader of the House - (answers)The party leader elected by members of
the minority party in the House.
Majority Leader of the House - (answers)elected by members of the majority party
to foster cohesion and to act as a spokesperson for the majority party
Minority Leader of the Senate - (answers)The elected leader of the minority party
in the Senate
Majority Leader of the Senate - (answers)elected by members of the majority
party to foster cohesion and to act as a spokesperson for the majority party
Speaker of the House - (answers)An office mandated by the Constitution. The
Speaker is chosen in practice by the majority party, has both formal and informal
powers, and is second in line to succeed to the presidency should that office
become vacant.
President of the Senate - (answers)Vice President
