What major committee in the House can report a bill directly to the floor without going through the Rules Committee?

Power that the Texas governor lacks is

a. pocket veto. b. line-item veto. c. reduction veto. d. directive authority. e. Both options A and C are true.

Most of the hard work of considering legislative alternatives and drafting legislation occurs ______.

a. at the discretion of the executive branch b. within congressional standing committees c. only after the Supreme Court reviews it d. on the floor of both chambers e. strictly among the parties’ leadership