Post Test: Branches and Levels of Government
(PLATO 100% 18/18)
Assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain
items. Who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill?
A. a Supreme Court justice
B. the president
C. the American people
D. a senator
E. a member of the House - Answer: E.
a member of the House
Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to
make laws?
A. A court declares a law unconstitutional.
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, B. The president vetoes a bill.
C. A bill dies in committee.
D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency.
E. The president appoints a federal justice. - Answer: B.
The president vetoes a bill.
Which action is an example of an implied power of Congress?
A. passing a tax law
B. establishing the Bank of the United States
C. fixing the standards of weights and measures
D. establishing post offices
E. declaring war - Answer: B.
establishing the Bank of the United States
What generally happens when the Senate and the House of Representatives pass different
versions of the same bill?
A. The president signs the version he prefers.
B. The two legislative bodies form a conference committee.
C. The Senate's version of the bill is sent to the president.
D. The bill goes back to each chamber's committee and restarts the legislative process.
E. The bill is put online so the citizens can vote on it. - Answer: B.
The two legislative bodies form a conference committee.
Under the 22nd Amendment, what is the maximum number of terms a president can be elected
to office?
A. one four-year term
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(PLATO 100% 18/18)
Assume that you are a member of a special interest group that wants to raise taxes on certain
items. Who would you present your idea to if you wanted it to be proposed as a bill?
A. a Supreme Court justice
B. the president
C. the American people
D. a senator
E. a member of the House - Answer: E.
a member of the House
Which is an example of the executive branch imposing a check on the legislature's power to
make laws?
A. A court declares a law unconstitutional.
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, B. The president vetoes a bill.
C. A bill dies in committee.
D. A member refuses to sponsor a bill written by an executive agency.
E. The president appoints a federal justice. - Answer: B.
The president vetoes a bill.
Which action is an example of an implied power of Congress?
A. passing a tax law
B. establishing the Bank of the United States
C. fixing the standards of weights and measures
D. establishing post offices
E. declaring war - Answer: B.
establishing the Bank of the United States
What generally happens when the Senate and the House of Representatives pass different
versions of the same bill?
A. The president signs the version he prefers.
B. The two legislative bodies form a conference committee.
C. The Senate's version of the bill is sent to the president.
D. The bill goes back to each chamber's committee and restarts the legislative process.
E. The bill is put online so the citizens can vote on it. - Answer: B.
The two legislative bodies form a conference committee.
Under the 22nd Amendment, what is the maximum number of terms a president can be elected
to office?
A. one four-year term
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