Question 1

When people talk about the "third house of Congress," they are talking about ________ committees.

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Question 2

Descriptive representation concerns the ability of legislators to act upon policies desired by their constituents.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

The founders created a _________ legislative body.

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A)   two-house
B)   one-house
C)   three-house
D)   unicameral
E)   multicameral

Question 4

Select committees are

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A)   the important committees on which most members want to serve.
B)   temporary committees.
C)   permanent committees.
D)   made up of members from both the House and the Senate.
E)   committees that resolves differences between House and Senate versions of a bill.

Question 5

When members of Congress provide federal dollars to their home district in the form of contracts and subsidies, it is referred to as

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A)   pork.
B)   casework.
C)   franking.
D)   log-rolling.
E)   beef.

Question 6

Who among the following have been Speakers of the House?

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A)   Tip O'Neill
B)   Jim Wright
C)   Tom Foley
D)   Newt Gingrich
E)   All of the above

Question 7

The provision that gives Congress broad powers to legislate beyond its enumerated powers is called the

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A)   elastic clause.
B)   bill of attainder.
C)   supremacy clause.
D)   ex-post facto law.
E)   line-item veto.

Question 8

The constitutional presiding officer of the U.S. Senate is the ________.

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Question 9

How does a bill become a law?

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In the United States, the process by whi...

Question 10

Figure 11.4 is clear that

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A)   members of both houses of Congress are regularly challenged through competitive races for their seats.
B)   Senators are reelected at a higher rate, on average, as members of the House of Representatives.
C)   Senators are reelected at the same rate, on average, as members of the House of Representatives.
D)   members of the House have a higher reelection rate, on average, than Senators.
E)   neither set of incumbents for both house of Congress have a measurable advantage.

Question 11

Evaluate the dynamics and consequences of the 2006 congressional elections. What issue dominated the election? Who won and why?

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The 2006 congressional elections were si...

Question 12

Members of Congress, and even Congress as a whole, vote in conformity with public opinion about two-thirds of the time.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Congressional power is detailed in

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A)   Article I of the Constitution.
B)   Article II of the Constitution.
C)   Article III of the Constitution.
D)   Article IV of the Constitution.
E)   Article VI of the Constitution.

Question 14

When members of Congress help constituents solve problems with the bureaucracy, it is known as

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A)   casework.
B)   patronage.
C)   pork barrel politics.
D)   franking privilege.
E)   leverage.

Question 15

Due to the short Congressional term, there are very few "safe" seats and most are contested at each election.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Create a scenario in which you are a member of Congress. Which district do you represent? What are the features of this district, including ideology, issues of importance, and the district's primary means of economy? How do each of these factors influence which committees you will try to get on, what casework you will do, and what else you will do to ensure your reelection by adequately representing your constituents?

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As a member of Congress, I represent the...

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT a standing committee in the US Senate

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A)   Budget and Finance
B)   Transportation
C)   Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment
D)   Veterans' Affairs
E)   Foreign Relations

Question 18

What kind of committee reconciles differences between House and Senate versions of the same bill?

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A)   Select
B)   Standing
C)   Joint
D)   Conference
E)   Executive

Question 19

Conference committees

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A)   are among the important standing committees of Congress.
B)   handle hearings on bills that are too technical for the select committees.
C)   are elected by vote of the House and Senate.
D)   reconcile conflicting versions of a bill in the House and Senate.
E)   involve key members of the White House.

Question 20

The norm of ________ requires that lawmakers, particularly in the House of Representatives, become specialists in some area or areas of policy and defer to the judgment of other specialists on most bills.

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