Question 1

Explain the different types of committees and their functions.

Accepted Answer

There are several different types of com

Question 2

The necessary and proper clause

Accepted Answer

A)  has expanded the role of the national government relative to the states. 
B)  has increased the powers of the state governments at the expense of Congress' powers. 
C)  was in the original Constitution, but was eliminated as a consequence of the Twenty-seventh Amendment. 
D)  has served to limit the expansion of national authority. 
E)  is located in the Constitution in the text of the Tenth Amendment. 
A)  has expanded the role of the national government relative to the states. 
B)  has increased the powers of the state governments at the expense of Congress' powers. 
C)  was in the original Constitution, but was eliminated as a consequence of the Twenty-seventh Amendment. 
D)  has served to limit the expansion of national authority. 
E)  is located in the Constitution in the text of the Tenth Amendment.

Question 3

Redistricting is

Accepted Answer

A)  the allocation of seats in the House to each state after each census. 
B)  the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations. 
C)  a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities. 
D)  altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states. 
E)  normally a bipartisan exercise. 
A)  the allocation of seats in the House to each state after each census. 
B)  the redrawing of district boundaries within each state to ensure equal district populations. 
C)  a court order to hold new elections because of voting irregularities. 
D)  altering a legislative formula that apportions spending among the states. 
E)  normally a bipartisan exercise.

Question 4

Minority-majority districts

Accepted Answer

A)  are unconstitutional. 
B)  were allowed after the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
C)  are districts in which a racial minority is the majority of the voting population. 
D)  decrease the voting power of minority groups. 
E)  Options B and C are true. 
A)  are unconstitutional. 
B)  were allowed after the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 
C)  are districts in which a racial minority is the majority of the voting population. 
D)  decrease the voting power of minority groups. 
E)  Options B and C are true.

Question 5

If congressional races were more competitive

Accepted Answer

A)  there would be greater turnover in each election year. 
B)  incumbents would need to spend more to retain their seats. 
C)  new members might result in the loss to those with experience on important issues. 
D)  those elected might be less partisan because in order to win, they would need a broad appeal to all types of voters. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  there would be greater turnover in each election year. 
B)  incumbents would need to spend more to retain their seats. 
C)  new members might result in the loss to those with experience on important issues. 
D)  those elected might be less partisan because in order to win, they would need a broad appeal to all types of voters. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 6

If a Congressional district is challenged based on evidence that the lines were drawn as a racial gerrymander,

Accepted Answer

A)  the U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
B)  the U.S. House of Representatives will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
C)  the U.S. Senate will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
D)  a review committee created every two years by the President will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  the U.S. Supreme Court will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
B)  the U.S. House of Representatives will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
C)  the U.S. Senate will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
D)  a review committee created every two years by the President will determine whether the evidence is sufficient to order the district lines to be redrawn. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 7

All of the following are true of bicameralism $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  it establishes two bodies in the legislature. 
B)  the Framers wished to balance the interests and the numerical superiority of the common citizens with the property interests of the less numerous landowners, bankers, and merchants. 
C)  it provided for House members to be directly elected by the people. 
D)  it set up different ways to amend the Constitution. 
E)  originally, senators were to be chosen by elected representatives in the state legislatures who would more likely be members of the elite. 
A)  it establishes two bodies in the legislature. 
B)  the Framers wished to balance the interests and the numerical superiority of the common citizens with the property interests of the less numerous landowners, bankers, and merchants. 
C)  it provided for House members to be directly elected by the people. 
D)  it set up different ways to amend the Constitution. 
E)  originally, senators were to be chosen by elected representatives in the state legislatures who would more likely be members of the elite.

Question 8

Explain the causes of the increase in the federal deficit during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

Accepted Answer

There were several factors that contribu

Question 9

The most powerful person in the House of Representatives is the

Accepted Answer

A)  president of the House. 
B)  majority leader. 
C)  president pro tempore. 
D)  Speaker of the House. 
E)  chief whip. 
A)  president of the House. 
B)  majority leader. 
C)  president pro tempore. 
D)  Speaker of the House. 
E)  chief whip.

Question 10

A temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose is a

Accepted Answer

A)  joint committee. 
B)  conference committee. 
C)  standing committee. 
D)  select committee. 
E)  rules committee. 
A)  joint committee. 
B)  conference committee. 
C)  standing committee. 
D)  select committee. 
E)  rules committee.

Question 11

The people that a legislator represents and spends considerable time and effort serving are called

Accepted Answer

A)  delegates. 
B)  trustees. 
C)  constituents. 
D)  representatives. 
E)  members. 
A)  delegates. 
B)  trustees. 
C)  constituents. 
D)  representatives. 
E)  members.

Question 12

The president of the Senate is

Accepted Answer

A)  an honorary position held by the most senior member of the majority party. 
B)  the vice president of the United States. 
C)  third in line to succeed the president. 
D)  selected by party leaders in the Senate. 
E)  the president of the United States. 
A)  an honorary position held by the most senior member of the majority party. 
B)  the vice president of the United States. 
C)  third in line to succeed the president. 
D)  selected by party leaders in the Senate. 
E)  the president of the United States.

Question 13

The job of a conference committee is to

Accepted Answer

A)  originate appropriations bills. 
B)  reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill. 
C)  set the rules of debate for a bill. 
D)  determine the committee path of a bill. 
E)  override a presidential veto. 
A)  originate appropriations bills. 
B)  reconcile House and Senate versions of a bill. 
C)  set the rules of debate for a bill. 
D)  determine the committee path of a bill. 
E)  override a presidential veto.

Question 14

The Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader

Accepted Answer

A)  influence committee assignments and schedule legislation for debate. 
B)  are elected to these constitutional jobs by the entire House and Senate. 
C)  are the longest-serving members of the Senate and House. 
D)  are symbolic positions. 
E)  All of the above are true. 
A)  influence committee assignments and schedule legislation for debate. 
B)  are elected to these constitutional jobs by the entire House and Senate. 
C)  are the longest-serving members of the Senate and House. 
D)  are symbolic positions. 
E)  All of the above are true.

Question 15

A legislator from Florida who votes, against her better judgment, to support subsidies for orange growers would be acting

Accepted Answer

A)  as a trustee. 
B)  as a logroller. 
C)  as an instructed delegate. 
D)  on what she believes is best for the entire society. 
E)  None of the above is true. 
A)  as a trustee. 
B)  as a logroller. 
C)  as an instructed delegate. 
D)  on what she believes is best for the entire society. 
E)  None of the above is true.

Question 16

The committee in the House that proposes time limitations on debate for bills is called the

Accepted Answer

A)  Debate Committee. 
B)  Rules Committee. 
C)  House Ways and Means Committee. 
D)  Debate and Censure Committee. 
E)  Issues Committee. 
A)  Debate Committee. 
B)  Rules Committee. 
C)  House Ways and Means Committee. 
D)  Debate and Censure Committee. 
E)  Issues Committee.

Question 17

In midterm congressional elections,

Accepted Answer

A)  voter turnout increases sharply. 
B)  the president's political party will usually gain seats in Congress. 
C)  voter turnout falls sharply. 
D)  the president's political party will be unaffected unless the president campaigns for congressional candidates. 
E)  incumbents are more likely to lose. 
A)  voter turnout increases sharply. 
B)  the president's political party will usually gain seats in Congress. 
C)  voter turnout falls sharply. 
D)  the president's political party will be unaffected unless the president campaigns for congressional candidates. 
E)  incumbents are more likely to lose.

Question 18

After being reported by a committee but before being sent to the House floor, bills are given to the _________, which defines the conditions under which the bills are to be considered by the House.

Accepted Answer

A)  select committee 
B)  joint committee 
C)  Rules Committee 
D)  determination committee 
E)  definitional committee 
A)  select committee 
B)  joint committee 
C)  Rules Committee 
D)  determination committee 
E)  definitional committee

Question 19

All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives are true $\bold{except}$

Accepted Answer

A)  the Speaker is elected by a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives every two years. 
B)  the Speaker must be an elected member of the House. 
C)  the Speaker presides over house meetings. 
D)  the Speaker is the most influential member of the U.S. House of Representatives. 
E)  the Speaker schedules legislation for vote. 
A)  the Speaker is elected by a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives every two years. 
B)  the Speaker must be an elected member of the House. 
C)  the Speaker presides over house meetings. 
D)  the Speaker is the most influential member of the U.S. House of Representatives. 
E)  the Speaker schedules legislation for vote.

Question 20

A temporary law that Congress passes when an appropriations bill has not been decided by the beginning of the fiscal year is a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  emergency resolution. 
B)  budget extension. 
C)  continuing resolution. 
D)  preview budget. 
E)  temporary budget. 
A)  emergency resolution. 
B)  budget extension. 
C)  continuing resolution. 
D)  preview budget. 
E)  temporary budget.

Explain the different types of committees and their functions.

The necessary and proper clause

Redistricting is

Minority-majority districts

If congressional races were more competitive

If a Congressional district is challenged based on evidence that the lines were drawn as a racial gerrymander,

All of the following are true of bicameralism $\bold{except}$

Explain the causes of the increase in the federal deficit during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

The most powerful person in the House of Representatives is the

A temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose is a

The people that a legislator represents and spends considerable time and effort serving are called

The president of the Senate is

The job of a conference committee is to

The Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader

A legislator from Florida who votes, against her better judgment, to support subsidies for orange growers would be acting

The committee in the House that proposes time limitations on debate for bills is called the

In midterm congressional elections,

After being reported by a committee but before being sent to the House floor, bills are given to the _________, which defines the conditions under which the bills are to be considered by the House.

All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives are true $\bold{except}$

A temporary law that Congress passes when an appropriations bill has not been decided by the beginning of the fiscal year is a(n)

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

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Exam 10: The Congress

Explain the different types of committees and their functions.

The necessary and proper clause

Redistricting is

Minority-majority districts

If congressional races were more competitive

If a Congressional district is challenged based on evidence that the lines were drawn as a racial gerrymander,

All of the following are true of bicameralism except\bold{except}except

Explain the causes of the increase in the federal deficit during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama.

The most powerful person in the House of Representatives is the

A temporary legislative committee established for a limited time period and for a special purpose is a

The people that a legislator represents and spends considerable time and effort serving are called

The president of the Senate is

The job of a conference committee is to

The Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader

A legislator from Florida who votes, against her better judgment, to support subsidies for orange growers would be acting

The committee in the House that proposes time limitations on debate for bills is called the

In midterm congressional elections,

After being reported by a committee but before being sent to the House floor, bills are given to the _________, which defines the conditions under which the bills are to be considered by the House.

All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives are true except\bold{except}except

A temporary law that Congress passes when an appropriations bill has not been decided by the beginning of the fiscal year is a(n)

The Democratic Republic

The Constitution

Federalism

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Public Opinion and Political Socialization

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Campaigns, Elections, and the Media

The President

The Bureaucracy

The Courts

Domestic and Economic Policy

Foreign Policy

Filters

All of the following are true of bicameralism $\bold{except}$

All of the following statements regarding the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives are true $\bold{except}$