Question

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ap government
unit 2 - interactions among branches of gover
the legislative branch assessment
questions 4&5 refer to the graph below.
percent of spending bills passed on time (on or before october 1) by congress for each fiscal year
source: congressional research service, 2017

1. in which year did congress pass all stand - alone appropriations (spending) bills on time?

a) 1977
b) 1980
c) 1993
d) 2012

1. which of the following statements is true based on the bar graph?

a) in 1981, 25 percent of stand - alone appropriations bills were passed on time.
b) from 2011 to 2016, no stand - alone appropriations bills were passed on time.
c) from 1989 to 1991, 100 percent of stand - alone appropriations bills were passed on time.
d) in 2017, 50 percent of stand - alone appropriations bills were passed on time.

1. a major difference between the house of representatives and the senate is that

a) filibusters are possible only in the house
b) revenue bills must originate in the senate
c) each state has equal representation in the house but not in the senate
d) there is unlimited debate in the senate but not in the house

Explanation:

• Question 3:
• Look at the bar graph. The bar reaching 100% (all bills passed on - time) is in 1977.
• Question 4:
• Option a: The graph does not have data for 1981.
• Option b: The graph shows that in 2017 (which is within 2011 - 2016 range if we consider the fiscal year cycle), there is a non - zero bar (though not 100%), so this is false.
• Option c: The bars for 1989 - 1991 do not reach 100%.
• Option d: The bar for 2017 is not 50% (it is less than 25%).
• Question 5:
• Option a: Filibusters are possible in the Senate, not the House.
• Option b: Revenue bills must originate in the House.
• Option c: Each state has equal representation in the Senate (2 senators per state), and representation in the House is based on population.
• Option d: The Senate has unlimited debate (due to the filibuster rule, though there are cloture rules to end it), while the House has rules that limit debate.

Answer:

• Question 3: a) 1977
• Question 4: None of the options are correct based on the graph (but if we assume a mis - labeling and go by the graph's data interpretation rules, there is an error in the question's options as presented).
• Question 5: d) there is unlimited debate in the Senate but not in the House