Legislative Process
Who determines if amendments to a bill are germane in the House?
Speaker of the House
What are the essential filters of Congress?
Committees
Approximately what portion of regular vetoes have been overruled by Congress since 1945?
1/10
Who do executive orders apply to?
The federal bureaucracy and the military
How much has Red Sea container traffic dropped by following the attacks by the Houthis?
90%
How often do discharge petitions fail?
>9/10 of the time
What is it called when a bill is ignored and not scheduled for the next step in the legislative process?
Pigeon-holing
How many times have US troops been sent overseas in combat operations since 1973?
138 times
What is an example of an executive agreement that got overturned by the next President?
JCPOA (Iran Nuclear Deal)
What Ukrainian town was recently captured by Russia?
Vuhledar
What are amendments called in the Senate when they are unrelated to the bill?
Rider Amendments
What is it called when a small number of Senators attempt to kill a bill by stalling the vote until it can no longer be passed.
Filibuster
When does executive privilege apply?
When an official is called in to testify under oath before Congress, the information asked of them is a matter of national security, and was talked about between the official and the President
How are appointments to official positions and federal judges confirmed?
Simple majority vote in the Senate
How many nuclear reactors does Iran have?
10
What is it called when any member of the House of Representatives can propose amendments to a bill?
Open rule of debate
What limits are there on Congress member’s speech during debates?
None- there are no limits
What percentage of high level officials were removed during Trump’s first year?
35%
How many times has Vice Presidents become President after the President died?
8 times
Approximately what portion of Ukraine’s coal and gas fired generation power was taken out?
80%
All money must be what by Congress before it can be spent?
Appropriated
What are the 3 parts of the Iron Triangle?
Congress, Interest Groups, Bureaucracy
What are 3 laws that passed after the President vetoed them?
Clean Water Act, Cable TV Act, War Powers Act, Anti-Apartheid Act, NDAA
Which member of the House lost reelection in 1830 because of his vote against the Indian Removal Act?
David Crockett
Name 5 countries that have sailed through the Taiwan Strait to confirm it as international waters.
US, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Germany