Question 1

Fenno (1978) refers to the style of activities Members of Congress engage in while signaling that they are still representative of their community values as

Accepted Answer

A)  Class style 
B)  Home style 
C)  Behavioral style 
D)  Social style 
A)  Class style 
B)  Home style 
C)  Behavioral style 
D)  Social style

Question 2

Franking is

Accepted Answer

A)  Sending mail that involves official business without postage 
B)  Eating hot dogs on a regular basis 
C)  Using taxpayer dollars to send out reelection materials 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Sending mail that involves official business without postage 
B)  Eating hot dogs on a regular basis 
C)  Using taxpayer dollars to send out reelection materials 
D)  None of the above

Question 3

About what percentage of members of Congress are lawyers?

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  40% 
C)  50% 
D)  75% 
A)  20% 
B)  40% 
C)  50% 
D)  75%

Question 4

The U.S. Congress has _____ chamber(s)

Accepted Answer

A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four 
A)  One 
B)  Two 
C)  Three 
D)  Four

Question 5

Members of Congress can hire up to ______ staff.

Accepted Answer

A)  12 
B)  18 
C)  24 
D)  8 
A)  12 
B)  18 
C)  24 
D)  8

Question 6

Consider a controversial issue Congress has recently grappled with. Which theoretical model do you think does a better job of explaining the choices made by members of Congress?

Accepted Answer

When considering a controversial issue t

Question 7

The filibuster in the Senate

Accepted Answer

A)  Is exercised exclusively by marathon debate on the Senate floor 
B)  Is regularly challenged by out-party members of Congress 
C)  Can be overridden by exercising the "nuclear option" 
D)  Is a long-standing Senate tradition that will never be overturned 
A)  Is exercised exclusively by marathon debate on the Senate floor 
B)  Is regularly challenged by out-party members of Congress 
C)  Can be overridden by exercising the "nuclear option" 
D)  Is a long-standing Senate tradition that will never be overturned

Question 8

Congress's major purposes include

Accepted Answer

A)  Representing different interests 
B)  Fostering deliberative, careful lawmaking 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b 
A)  Representing different interests 
B)  Fostering deliberative, careful lawmaking 
C)  Both a and b 
D)  Neither a nor b

Question 9

Americans generally don't like Congress, but they like their representatives.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In the nineteenth century it was common for Representatives to serve more than 10 years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Standing committees

Accepted Answer

A)  Are permanent panels 
B)  Research proposed legislation 
C)  Revise proposed legislation for debate on the floor 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Are permanent panels 
B)  Research proposed legislation 
C)  Revise proposed legislation for debate on the floor 
D)  All of the above

Question 12

The president is expected to take the lead in initiating policy proposals.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Representation is a complex relationship that involves responding to constituent need and demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

According to Hibbing (1991), the longer a legislator is in Congress, the _______ attention s/he pays to constituent needs and demands.

Accepted Answer

A)  Less 
B)  More 
C)  Same 
D)  It depends 
A)  Less 
B)  More 
C)  Same 
D)  It depends

Question 15

Why are so many legislators lawyers?

Accepted Answer

A)  They have strong argumentation skills 
B)  The have the time to become members of Congress 
C)  They seek the power of being in Congress 
D)  All of these 
A)  They have strong argumentation skills 
B)  The have the time to become members of Congress 
C)  They seek the power of being in Congress 
D)  All of these

Question 16

Rational choice theory provides all the following models for understanding congressional behavior EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  The distributive model 
B)  The partisan model 
C)  The informational model 
D)  The patriotic model 
A)  The distributive model 
B)  The partisan model 
C)  The informational model 
D)  The patriotic model

Question 17

Secondary functions of Congress include all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  Increasing their own visibility through perks 
B)  Seating and disciplining members 
C)  Helping select leaders in the executive branch 
D)  Impeaching and trying executive and judicial officials 
A)  Increasing their own visibility through perks 
B)  Seating and disciplining members 
C)  Helping select leaders in the executive branch 
D)  Impeaching and trying executive and judicial officials

Question 18

Fenno (1978) found _____ concentric circles of constituencies with varying needs.

Accepted Answer

A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  No 
A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  No

Question 19

The main competitors to lawyers for congressional seats are

Accepted Answer

A)  Agriculturalists 
B)  Business persons 
C)  Educators 
D)  Scientists 
A)  Agriculturalists 
B)  Business persons 
C)  Educators 
D)  Scientists

Question 20

According the Alexis de Tocqueville, the U.S. Congress is vulgar in that it focuses on what is popular, rather than what has significant merit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Fenno (1978) refers to the style of activities Members of Congress engage in while signaling that they are still representative of their community values as

Franking is

About what percentage of members of Congress are lawyers?

The U.S. Congress has _____ chamber(s)

Members of Congress can hire up to ______ staff.

Consider a controversial issue Congress has recently grappled with. Which theoretical model do you think does a better job of explaining the choices made by members of Congress?

The filibuster in the Senate

Congress's major purposes include

Americans generally don't like Congress, but they like their representatives.

In the nineteenth century it was common for Representatives to serve more than 10 years.

Standing committees

The president is expected to take the lead in initiating policy proposals.

Representation is a complex relationship that involves responding to constituent need and demands.

According to Hibbing (1991), the longer a legislator is in Congress, the _______ attention s/he pays to constituent needs and demands.

Why are so many legislators lawyers?

Rational choice theory provides all the following models for understanding congressional behavior EXCEPT

Secondary functions of Congress include all of the following EXCEPT

Fenno (1978) found _____ concentric circles of constituencies with varying needs.

The main competitors to lawyers for congressional seats are

According the Alexis de Tocqueville, the U.S. Congress is vulgar in that it focuses on what is popular, rather than what has significant merit.

The Basics of Democracy

The American Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

The Mass Media and Politics

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Elections

Political Participation and Voting Behavior

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Federal Judiciary

Core Democratic Principles and Public Policy

Filters

Exam 12: Congress

Fenno (1978) refers to the style of activities Members of Congress engage in while signaling that they are still representative of their community values as

Franking is

About what percentage of members of Congress are lawyers?

The U.S. Congress has _____ chamber(s)

Members of Congress can hire up to ______ staff.

Consider a controversial issue Congress has recently grappled with. Which theoretical model do you think does a better job of explaining the choices made by members of Congress?

The filibuster in the Senate

Congress's major purposes include

Americans generally don't like Congress, but they like their representatives.

In the nineteenth century it was common for Representatives to serve more than 10 years.

Standing committees

The president is expected to take the lead in initiating policy proposals.

Representation is a complex relationship that involves responding to constituent need and demands.

According to Hibbing (1991), the longer a legislator is in Congress, the _______ attention s/he pays to constituent needs and demands.

Why are so many legislators lawyers?

Rational choice theory provides all the following models for understanding congressional behavior EXCEPT

Secondary functions of Congress include all of the following EXCEPT

Fenno (1978) found _____ concentric circles of constituencies with varying needs.

The main competitors to lawyers for congressional seats are

According the Alexis de Tocqueville, the U.S. Congress is vulgar in that it focuses on what is popular, rather than what has significant merit.

The Basics of Democracy

The American Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Interest Groups

Political Parties

The Mass Media and Politics

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Elections

Political Participation and Voting Behavior

The Presidency

The Bureaucracy

The Federal Judiciary

Core Democratic Principles and Public Policy

Filters