Exam 7: Congress

The job of confirming presidential appointments belongs to the ______.

The legislative agenda is influenced strongly by all of the following EXCEPT this:

Strategic politicians are ______.

______ refers to a congressional committee's monitoring of the executive branch and of government agencies to ensure they are acting as Congress intends.

Many of the efforts by states to create majority-minority districts ______.

The two major roles of members of Congress are ______.

Which of the following is NOT one of the checks and balances that Congress can use in relation to the executive branch?

The slate of proposals and issues that members of Congress think is worthwhile to consider and act on is called the _______.

Define racial gerrymandering,and explain its current legal status.

The greatest importance of standing committees is that they ______.

The primary responsibility for gathering information,taking testimony,and revising legislation in Congress falls to ______.

The process of redrawing congressional districts to match population shifts in states with more than one representative is called ______.

All of the following powers can be exercised only by the Senate EXCEPT this one:

Discuss the clash between representation,partisanship,and lawmaking.What tension exists between these functions for our representatives and senators,and what effect does this have on how the public views Congress? What effect does it have on how our government functions?

All of the following contribute to congressional independence and power in the legislative process EXCEPT this:

The number of representatives with voting privileges in the House of Representatives is currently set at ______ members.

The founders created the congressional decision-making process to be ______.

Policy entrepreneurship is defined as the ______.

The job of confirming presidential appointments belongs to the ______.

In recent years,the filibuster has ______.