Exam 11: The Congress

Which of the following requirements must be met by a state in drawing congressional district boundaries?

Which of the following is true of the senatorial holds?

Opponents of racial gerrymandering argue that race-based districting is unconstitutional because it violates the _____ clause.

A senator from Sagenia is in favor of environmental regulations that forbid industries from disposing chemical wastes in rivers, despite the fact that many companies in Sagenia might come under scrutiny for the violation of such regulations. This scenario illustrates the _____ taken by Congress members.

Which of the following is a true statement about the House of Representatives and the Senate?

The Homeland Security Committee is an example of a _____ in Congress.

Under the House rules, the only time the Speaker of the House must vote is when:

If the president decides to veto a bill, Congress cannot get the bill enacted into law.

The Senate brings a bill to the floor by:

Which of the following is a spending provision inserted into legislation that benefits only a small number of people?

Since on legislative issues, there are times when members of Congress are very attentive to the wishes of the party leadership. This is an example of the _________ of representation. A) social-mirror view B) trustee view C) instructed-delegate view D) partisan view

Which of the following is a requirement that must be met by a person in order to be elected to the Senate ?

The Constitution provides for the _________ of House seats among the states on the basis of their respective populations. A) appropriation B) apportionment C) filibustering D) cloture

Appropriations must never exceed the authorized amounts, but they can be less.

Which of the following statements is true of the advice and consent powers of the Senate?

Once cloture is invoked, each senator may speak on a bill for no more than one hour before a vote is taken and a final vote must take place within _________ hours. A) seventy-five B) one hundred C) two hundred D) fifty

Which of the following is an oversight body for the U.S. Congress?

In any year in which the federal government spends more than it takes in, _____.

Appropriation is the first part of the budgeting process .

Under which of the following programs are Social Security benefits provided to people?