Question 1

Which of the following statements concerning power in Congress is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Speaker of the House has become more powerful in the past thirty years. 
B)  Committee chairs have become weaker in the past thirty years. 
C)  The Senate majority leader is much less powerful than the speaker of the House. 
D)  The Speaker's office gained power when the Republicans took control of the House in 1994. 
E)  Increasing bipartisanship has weakened the power of committee chairs. 
A)  The Speaker of the House has become more powerful in the past thirty years. 
B)  Committee chairs have become weaker in the past thirty years. 
C)  The Senate majority leader is much less powerful than the speaker of the House. 
D)  The Speaker's office gained power when the Republicans took control of the House in 1994. 
E)  Increasing bipartisanship has weakened the power of committee chairs.

Question 2

Congress finds it difficult to make policy that solves national problems because ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  constituents reward them for taking care of their individual interests 
B)  they are in debt to special interests 
C)  government is inefficient 
D)  they are too interested in scoring political points 
E)  they do not want the president to get credit for solving problems 
A)  constituents reward them for taking care of their individual interests 
B)  they are in debt to special interests 
C)  government is inefficient 
D)  they are too interested in scoring political points 
E)  they do not want the president to get credit for solving problems

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Congressional over watch 
B)  Congressional oversight 
C)  Congressional foresight 
D)  Congressional viewpoint 
A)  Congressional over watch 
B)  Congressional oversight 
C)  Congressional foresight 
D)  Congressional viewpoint

Question 4

Explain why the dual roles of members of Congress encourage citizens' love-hate relationship with Congress.

Accepted Answer

The dual functions of Congress,to repres

Which of the following statements concerning power in Congress is NOT true?

Congress finds it difficult to make policy that solves national problems because ______.

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

Explain why the dual roles of members of Congress encourage citizens' love-hate relationship with Congress.

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Exam 7: Congress

Which of the following statements concerning power in Congress is NOT true?

Congress finds it difficult to make policy that solves national problems because ______.

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

Explain why the dual roles of members of Congress encourage citizens' love-hate relationship with Congress.

Politics: Who Gets What, and How?

American Citizens and Political Culture

Politics of the American Founding

Federalism and the U.S.Constitution

Fundamental American Liberties

The Struggle for Equal Rights

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The American Legal System and the Courts

Public Opinion

Political Parties

Interest Groups

Voting, Campaigns, and Elections

The Media

Social and Environmental Policy

Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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