Both the Senate and the House of Representatives have formal and informal qualifications for membership. 1:What is the main difference between formal and informal qualifications?
A:Formal qualifications are outlined in the Constitution.***
B:Formal qualifications do not have to be followed.
C:Informal qualifications include age and citizenship.
D:Informal qualifications are not political in nature.
2:What are some of the criticisms of seniority rule in Congress?
A:It ignores ability and also means that that a committee head often comes from a state or district in which one party regularly wins the seat.***
B:It provides a predictable schedule governing the retirement of members of the House and the Senate and the vacating their seats.
C:It controls the selection of the floor leaders for each party in both chambers.
D:It dictates the order in which members of each chamber will be recognized by the presiding officer to participate in debates on legislation.
3:What is the role of conference committees in the legislative process?
A:To resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of a bill.***
B:To write and present bills for debate.
C:To handle particular subjects and content.
D:To meet with the president before he approves a bill.
4:Which statement gives examples of how the types of jurisdiction are structured within the judicial branch of government?
A:Federal and state courts never hear the same case.
B:Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction in all federal matters.***
C:A court in which a case is first heard is said to have appellate jurisdiction.
D:A court that hears a case on appeal from a lower court has original jurisdiction over that case.
5:What criteria might a judge who abides by philosophy of judicial restraint use to decide a case?
A:The judge would consider previous court decisions on the topic but ultimately consider the current circumstances and changes in society.
B:The judge would not consider previous rulings but rely mainly on modern day circumstances and beliefs.
C:The judge would defer to the actions of the executive and legislative branches in deciding the case.
D:The judge would consider both the intent of the Framers who wrote the part of the Constitution in question and previous court decisions on the topic.***
Are these correct?
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