Question

13.
Select the best answer.

What is the purpose of cloture?

It allows the Speaker of the House to efficiently decide which bills should be given priority.

It provides a way for the Senate to work around a filibuster.

It is a system for selecting committee heads.

It is the process by which citizens provide input concerning bills.
14.
Select the best answer.

Which congressional committee is the most influential in the legislative process?

House Rules Committee

Subcommittee on Border, Maritime, and Global Counterterrorism

conference committee

House Finance Committee
15.
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The _____ Supreme Court decision established that notes issued under congressional authority were legal tender for payment of any debt.

Juilliard v. Greenman

Johnson v. Bank of Maryland

Tyler v. Austin

Illinois v. United States

Answer 1

13. It provides a way for the Senate to work around a filibuster.

14. House Rules Committee

15. Juilliard v. Greenman