Political Science 101- Introduction to American Politics » Spring 2021 » Chapter 12 Video Quiz

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Question #1
Watch the news clip to answer the following questions. https://stg-util.wwnorton.com/jwplayer2/iframe.html?playerid=vid1544564009446&playertype=video&skin=default&aspectratio=16:9&stretching=uniform&file=s3.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.college.public/Political_Science/AmGov_Videos/2019/Congress.mp4&seekTime=0&videoimg=s3.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.college.public/Political_Science/AmGov_Videos/2019/Congress.jpg&showCC=1&videocaption=s3.amazonaws.com/wwnorton.college.public/Political_Science/AmGov_Videos/2019/Congress.vtt (Links to an external site.) Or click here to watch the video at ABC News. https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/video/federal-government-shut-senators-fail-pass-spending-bill-52482052 (Links to an external site.) Which issue did Democratic senators demand be included in the spending bill?
A.   funding for the U.S.-Mexico border wall
B.   short-term spending agreement
C.   protection for undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children
D.   children’s health insurance
Question #2
During the government shutdown, Republicans held the majority in the Senate but had fewer than 60 votes. What prevented them from passing the spending bill?
A.   Spending bills must have a two-thirds majority to be passed.
B.   President Trump argued that the bill must be bipartisan, or he would veto it.
C.   President Trump was unable to convince Senate Republicans to compromise, so Republicans pulled the bill.
D.   Democrats refused to proceed with the bill, and since it takes 60 votes to invoke cloture and stop debate, they could filibuster the bill to stop its passage.
Question #3
Suppose Republicans and Democrats in the Senate had agreed to a compromise bill that included some of what both parties wanted but that this bill now differed from the spending bill passed by the House. What would have to happen for the compromise bill to become law?
A.   Nothing; Senate bills take precedence over House bills, so the Senate bill would go to the President.
B.   The Senate bill would have to go back to the House, and the House would have to vote again to accept the Senate’s changes.
C.   The Supreme Court would need to intervene to determine which changes are constitutional and which are not.
D.   President Trump would need to sign the bill he preferred; the original House bill, or the compromise Senate bill.

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