legislation legislation barrel" legislation helps the reelection chances of a member of Congress because such B. helps the member of Congress gives the member of Congress national standing and coverage on of her district. national television news C. attracts campaign contribution from ideological political action committees (PACs) district D. arevents other candidates from claiming that the member of Congress is too liberal for his or her E. requires the member of Congress to travel extensively 35. A method used to "talk a bill to death" through non-stop debate is called a __ A. filibuster D. pigeonhole B.cloture E. junket C. veto 36. What happens to a bill that doesn't pass both chambers of Congress in identical form? A. it is considered engrossed B. it usually goes to a conference committee who iron out the differences C. it is considered dead and must be reintroduced again to be considered D. nothing, a bill does not have to pass both chambers of Congress in identical form 37. An example of a discretionary item in the federal budget is A. interest on the public debt C. Social security payments B. spending on national parks D. veteran's pensions 38. Which of the following is NOT true about debates in the House? A. members do not hav e to speak about only the bill up for a vote B. no one on the floor may speak more than an hour without unanimous consent to speak for a longer time C. at any time a member may demand a vote on the issue before the House D. Majority & Minority floor leaders generally decide in advance how they will spilt time debated on a bill E. all of the above are true about debates in the House 39. You need how many members of the Senate to enact the cloture rule? A. 3/5 of full Senate (60 members) B. 1/2 of full Senate (50 members) C. 3/4 of full Senate (75 members) D. 1/4 of full Senate (25 members) E. by unanimous consent