Funds appropriated and distributed tied to a general policy target

Funds appropriated and distributed tied to a very specific policy target

No funds appropriated or distributed; simply a mandate to the state or local government

Funds appropriated to one purpose, but tied to the goal of another purpose

None of the answers are correct

A corresponding consequence of the ever-expansive nature of the national budget

Public concerns over executive branch corruption in the wake of the Watergate scandal

Increasing voter support for those Congress men and women who can claim to have played some part in corralling government expenditures through oversight

A necessity mandated by complications posed by the government’s physical enlargement

Congress can, in the absence of a constitutional amendment, expand or restrict the Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction

Congress can, in the absence of a constitutional amendment, expand or restrict the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction

The Supreme Court has both original and appellate jurisdiction

The Supreme Court’s original jurisdiction is fixed in the Constitution

The Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction can be removed by Congress

both the House and the Senate

the Senate

the House

a majority vote of congress

an agreement of senior members of congress

(1) Bill introduction; (2) Assignment to committee (and then Subcommittee, if applicable); (3) Rules committee creates a rule for the bill’s consideration; (4) the House floor votes on the bill

(1) Bill Introduction; (2) Rules committee creates a rule for the bill’s consideration; (3) Assignment to committee (and then Subcommittee, if applicable); (4) the House floor votes on the bill

(1) The Rules Committee alerts the Committee of the Whole that a new bill is to be considered; (2) the bill is introduced, under the Rule from the Rules Committee; (3) the House floor votes on the bill

None of these answers are correct

Bills for raising revenue must originate in the House of Representatives

Bills for raising revenue can originate in either the House of Representatives or the Senate

Bills for raising revenue must originate in the Senate

Bills for raising revenue can originate and be passed by either the House of Representatives or the Senate

Bills for raising revenue can be passed independently by either the House of Representatives or the Senate

None of these answers is correct.

Rules Committee

Conference Committee

Majority Leader

A two thirds majority of Congress voting to override the veto

A signed compromise between the Majority and Minority Leaders in both the House and Senate

A vote of three quarters of the state legislatures in favor of overriding the veto

A ruling by the Federal District Court of Washington D.C.

House of Representatives

Senate

Office of the Internal Revenue Service

Congressional Budget Office

House and Senate

Oversight committees

Select committees

Conference committees

Standing committees