Gatekeeping Power Is ________

question 2

Multiple Choice

Gatekeeping power is ________.

• A)a statutory or constitutional restriction on the number of terms in office a state legislator may serve
• B)the power exercised by committees to prevent proposals from being considered or passed by the entire chamber
• C)an attempt to influence the decisions of public officials, especially legislators, and the policies they enact
• D)the action of a state legislature or other body in redrawing legislative electoral district lines
• E)the authorized power of a president to reject legislation passed by the Congress

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Definitions:

Tectonic Plate

A massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, part of the Earth's lithosphere, which moves over the asthenosphere.

Hot Spot

A region with significant volcanic activity due to a mantle plume or other geological features.

Molten Rock

Molten rock, also known as magma (beneath the earth's surface) or lava (on the earth's surface), is a hot, fluid state of rocks that have melted due to high temperatures within the Earth.

Giant Arthropods

Large, extinct or extant invertebrates within the arthropod phylum, such as some ancient insects or land-dwelling crustaceans.