1.in which one of these situations is congress most likely to propose a joint resolution instead of a public bill? a. appropriating funds for a new national park b. raising taxes to expand medicare services c. amending the constitution to guarantee equal rights for women d. expressing support for world malaria day 2. if the chairman of the house committee on ways and means opposes a bill to increase the federal tax on gasoline, what can this representative do to stall the bill when it comes before the committee? a. refer it to the select revenue measures subcommittee b. refuse to report the bill c. report a committee bill d. hold a public hearing on the bill 3. which is the best calendar for a bill to place a new statue of president abraham lincoln in front of the u. s. national archives? a. the union calendar b. the discharge calendar c. the corrections calendar d. the private calendar 4. what kind of session should the house call to consider a bill to fund construction of a new dam, which the president has threatened to veto? what kind of vote should be taken? a. a committee of the whole; a quorum call b. a full session; an up or down vote c. a committee of the whole; a voice vote d. a full session; a record vote 5. which of these statements best explains the reason a senator who opposes a president's nominee for the supreme court would start a filibuster? a. the filibuster will require quorum calls and other measures to block a vote. b. a vote for cloture will be required before a vote on confirmation, delaying a decision. c. the filibuster will ensure that members of the minority party air their opposition to the nominee. d. the filibuster will prevent the president from addressing the senate about the nominee. 7. the house and the senate each pass a different version of a bill to fund a new visitor center at a national park. what action is a conference committee likely to take? a. create a compromise bill and resubmit it to the house and the senate b. send the bill back for modifications to the standing committee in each chamber that first handled the measure c. vote that the next session of congress reconsider the bill d. pigeonhole the bill by taking no action on it 8. why did the supreme court rule against the line item veto act of 1996? a. the president has no constitutional authority to sign bills regarding federal spending. b. the president's veto power does not apply to appropriations bills. c. it was unconstitutional for congress to send an appropriations bill to the president. d. the court decided it was unconstitutional for the president to veto individual parts of a bill. 9. why might the house and senate ping-pong a bill instead of sending it to a conference committee? a. a conference committee is more likely to turn the bill into an omnibus measure than ping-pong. b. ping-pong is a faster way to resolve differences than a conference committee. c. the bill is more likely to reach a final vote in ping-pong than in a conference committee. d. the majority party in each chamber has more leverage in ping-pong than in a conference committee.