Exam 12: Congress

The _________ Act of 1965 prohibited states and political subdivisions from denying or abridging "the right of any citizen of the United States to vote on account of race or color."

Which early Speaker of the House implemented a set of procedural changes that strengthened the power of the majority part over the minority party?

The highest-ranking minority party member in the House of Representatives is the _________, and his or her main responsibility is crafting the minority party's position on an issue and serving as the public spokesperson for the party.

The House of Representatives is subject to _________, which is the redrawing of the boundaries of congressional districts in a state to make them approximately equal in population size.

What are earmarks? Should earmarks be banned from the federal funding process? Why or why not?

Because the Framers knew that the country would grow, they required a __________ of the population every ten years, after which the number of congressional districts in each state would be adjusted to reflect population changes.

Congress's power to authorize refers to

An agreement among all one hundred senators on how a bill or presidential nomination will be debated, changed, and voted on is called a(n)

What is the difference between a representative who acts as a trustee and one who acts as a delegate?

Congress has used the necessary and proper clause to do all of the following EXCEPT

How have the powers of Congress increased? Why did they increase?

What is the only formal congressional leadership position in the Constitution? Discuss the role of this individual.

Explain redistricting and how gerrymandering occurs during the redistricting process .

Since 1959, when Hawaii and Alaska joined the union, the Senate has had _________ members.

The mode of election for the Senate was changed with the ratification of the _________ Amendment.

When the party that controls Congress is NOT the party of the president, this is referred to as

Committee chairs decide which bills receive hearings and which go on to _________, a meeting in which committee members write the version of the bill that they send to the entire chamber for a vote.

Constituents can best express approval or disapproval of the job their representatives are doing through

Until 1914, the mode of election for the _________ was indirect: citizens voted for members of their state legislatures, who then selected these individuals.

An extended debate in the Senate which is designed to delay or even prevent a bill's passage is referred to as a(n)