Question

exam no. 2 - chapters 6 - 9

1. whether they work for interest groups, trade associations, or large corporations, ____________ are employed to provide information to legislators, committees, and their staffs.
2. true or false: the standards by which the supreme court justices decide to grant or deny review are highly personalized and necessarily discretionary?

a) true
b) false

1. ____________ are organized by interest groups are an important source of most members campaign funding.
2. true or false: the united states supreme court held that the cruel and unusual punishment clause is not applicable to the use of punishment for disciplinary purposes in the public school.

a) true
b) false

1. true or false: the house committee on rules, in the senate, plays a major role in the senates law - making process.

a) true
b) false

1. a ____________ signed by a majority of the house membership can force bills out of a house committee.

Explanation:

1. Lobbyists are known for providing information to legislators etc.
2. Supreme - Court Justices' decisions on granting or denying review do have a high degree of personalization and discretion.
3. Political action committees (PACs) organized by interest groups are major sources of campaign funding.
4. The cruel and unusual punishment clause has been held to have some applicability in public - school disciplinary cases.
5. The House Committee on Rules is mainly relevant to the House's law - making process, not the Senate's.
6. A discharge petition can be used to force a bill out of a House committee when signed by a majority of House members.

Answer:

1. Lobbyists
2. a. True
3. Political action committees (PACs)
4. b. False
5. b. False
6. Discharge petition