Question 1

A bicameral legislature is one that has

Accepted Answer

A)  laws forbidding private hearings or conferences. 
B)  two chambers or houses. 
C)  authority to overrule state governments. 
D)  a prime minister. 
E)  equal representation for each state. 
A)  laws forbidding private hearings or conferences. 
B)  two chambers or houses. 
C)  authority to overrule state governments. 
D)  a prime minister. 
E)  equal representation for each state.

Question 2

The Senate's constitutional power of advice and consent extends to which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  the president's power to make treaties with foreign nations 
B)  the president's power to make executive agreements 
C)  the president's power to issue executive orders 
D)  the president's power to issue pardons 
E)  all federal court decisions regarding the separation of powers 
A)  the president's power to make treaties with foreign nations 
B)  the president's power to make executive agreements 
C)  the president's power to issue executive orders 
D)  the president's power to issue pardons 
E)  all federal court decisions regarding the separation of powers

Question 3

One problem with the delegate model of representation is that

Accepted Answer

A)  few people are well informed about all political issues. 
B)  members of Congress may not bring back enough pork-barrel projects. 
C)  representatives may be excessively deferential to the executive branch in the area of national security. 
D)  it does not account for the role of the federal judiciary. 
E)  it fails to address the important role that congressional committees play in the legislative process. 
A)  few people are well informed about all political issues. 
B)  members of Congress may not bring back enough pork-barrel projects. 
C)  representatives may be excessively deferential to the executive branch in the area of national security. 
D)  it does not account for the role of the federal judiciary. 
E)  it fails to address the important role that congressional committees play in the legislative process.

Question 4

The "sophomore surge" refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the fact that many members of Congress lose their re-election campaigns after their second term in office. 
B)  the tendency for college students to intern with their local members of Congress during the summer between their sophomore and junior years in college. 
C)  the fact that most members of Congress leave office after serving only two years. 
D)  the fact that many college sophomores choose to vote in midterm congressional elections but not in presidential elections. 
E)  the tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when seeking future terms in office. 
A)  the fact that many members of Congress lose their re-election campaigns after their second term in office. 
B)  the tendency for college students to intern with their local members of Congress during the summer between their sophomore and junior years in college. 
C)  the fact that most members of Congress leave office after serving only two years. 
D)  the fact that many college sophomores choose to vote in midterm congressional elections but not in presidential elections. 
E)  the tendency for candidates to win a higher percentage of the vote when seeking future terms in office.

Question 5

The number of seats in Congress changes as the population of the United States changes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following is not a resource congressional party leaders have at their disposal to secure the unity and cooperation of their members?

Accepted Answer

A)  committee assignments 
B)  access to the floor 
C)  constituency service 
D)  access to leadership PACs 
E)  the whip system 
A)  committee assignments 
B)  access to the floor 
C)  constituency service 
D)  access to leadership PACs 
E)  the whip system

Question 7

According to the text,which of the following is not an important influence on the legislative agenda of Congress?

Accepted Answer

A)  constituents 
B)  lobbyists 
C)  the president 
D)  the federal courts 
E)  party leadership 
A)  constituents 
B)  lobbyists 
C)  the president 
D)  the federal courts 
E)  party leadership

Question 8

A filibuster is a parliamentary device found in the Senate but not the House.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A bicameral legislature is one that has

The Senate's constitutional power of advice and consent extends to which of the following?

One problem with the delegate model of representation is that

The "sophomore surge" refers to

The number of seats in Congress changes as the population of the United States changes.

Which of the following is not a resource congressional party leaders have at their disposal to secure the unity and cooperation of their members?

According to the text,which of the following is not an important influence on the legislative agenda of Congress?

A filibuster is a parliamentary device found in the Senate but not the House.

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Exam 12: Congress

A bicameral legislature is one that has

The Senate's constitutional power of advice and consent extends to which of the following?

One problem with the delegate model of representation is that

The "sophomore surge" refers to

The number of seats in Congress changes as the population of the United States changes.

Which of the following is not a resource congressional party leaders have at their disposal to secure the unity and cooperation of their members?

According to the text,which of the following is not an important influence on the legislative agenda of Congress?

A filibuster is a parliamentary device found in the Senate but not the House.

American Political Culture

The Founding and the Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion

The Media

Political Participation and Voting

Political Parties

Campaigns and Elections

Groups and Interests

The Presidency

Bureaucracy in a Democracy

The Federal Courts

Government and the Economy

Social Policy

Foreign Policy and Democracy

Filters