Question 1

Compare the House and Senate in terms of leadership structure,and explain why the House has tighter control of its membership than the Senate.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Outline the le

Question 2

Which example best demonstrates a legislator acting as a trustee of his or her constituency?

Accepted Answer

A) A legislator considers public opinion,refining it with information and careful thought. 
B) A legislator does whatever is best for his or her reelection. 
C) A legislator follows the public opinion of his or her constituency. 
D) A legislator may follow his or her conscience unless public opinion is clear. 
A) A legislator considers public opinion,refining it with information and careful thought. 
B) A legislator does whatever is best for his or her reelection. 
C) A legislator follows the public opinion of his or her constituency. 
D) A legislator may follow his or her conscience unless public opinion is clear.

Question 3

What can be inferred from a district in which one party has a clear majority of voters?

Accepted Answer

A) An open seat is likely. 
B) A safe seat is likely. 
C) Reapportionment is likely. 
D) Strong challengers are likely. 
A) An open seat is likely. 
B) A safe seat is likely. 
C) Reapportionment is likely. 
D) Strong challengers are likely.

Question 4

Public approval of Congress __________.

Accepted Answer

A) dropped sharply in response to September 11,2001 
B) dropped steadily during the Clinton administration 
C) dropped to a historic low by 2012 
D) remained steady throughout the 2000s 
A) dropped sharply in response to September 11,2001 
B) dropped steadily during the Clinton administration 
C) dropped to a historic low by 2012 
D) remained steady throughout the 2000s

Question 5

How is ideology in Congress measured?

Accepted Answer

A) by surveying members on their political views 
B) by studying actual votes 
C) by surveying voters in congressional districts 
D) by studying transcripts of floor debates 
A) by surveying members on their political views 
B) by studying actual votes 
C) by surveying voters in congressional districts 
D) by studying transcripts of floor debates

Question 6

The Constitution stipulates that each House member must reside in the district he or she represents.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The __________ process,which leads to the removal of the president,is Congress's ultimate oversight of the executive branch.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The __________ process,which leads to the removal...

Question 8

Public approval of Congress has varied significantly over the past two decades.Describe what was happening in the country when the level of approval of Congress was at its highest and lowest points.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Identify 2001

Question 9

Why is the House Rules Committee so important? What is its function? Be sure to give examples of the rules the committee may use.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Explain that h

Question 10

__________ is the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) Reapportionment 
B) Delegation 
C) Gerrymandering 
D) Redistricting 
A) Reapportionment 
B) Delegation 
C) Gerrymandering 
D) Redistricting

Question 11

The only way to stop a Senate filibuster is with __________.

Accepted Answer

A) a cloture vote 
B) a party caucus 
C) a pocket veto 
D) the closed rule 
A) a cloture vote 
B) a party caucus 
C) a pocket veto 
D) the closed rule

Question 12

Each __________ selects the party's leaders at the start of a two-year Congress.

Accepted Answer

A) member caucus 
B) party caucus 
C) standing committee 
D) party whip 
A) member caucus 
B) party caucus 
C) standing committee 
D) party whip

Question 13

In the House of Representatives,the __________ decides who will speak on the floor and rules on points of order.

Accepted Answer

A) majority leader 
B) majority whip 
C) president pro tempore 
D) Speaker 
A) majority leader 
B) majority whip 
C) president pro tempore 
D) Speaker

Question 14

Congressional approval ratings have never been lower than they are now.Public confidence in the ability of Congress to solve important problems has waned.Discuss the reasons why politicians appear at loggerheads with one another,why solutions to substantive issues are either not addressed or given short-term solutions,and what some potential remedies might be.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Recount one or

Question 15

What was the result of the 2012 Super Committee?

Accepted Answer

A) A bipartisan solution was achieved,and $1.5 trillion was cut from the federal budget. 
B) A bipartisan solution was achieved to generate $1 trillion in revenue. 
C) A stalemate resulted in mandatory domestic and defense spending cuts of $1.2 trillion. 
D) A stalemate resulted in an automatic reconvening of the Super Committee. 
A) A bipartisan solution was achieved,and $1.5 trillion was cut from the federal budget. 
B) A bipartisan solution was achieved to generate $1 trillion in revenue. 
C) A stalemate resulted in mandatory domestic and defense spending cuts of $1.2 trillion. 
D) A stalemate resulted in an automatic reconvening of the Super Committee.

Question 16

Appropriations committees help determine the programs that will be funded,while authorizations committees determine the amount of monies to be distributed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Logrolling,or vote trading,was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court after the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In 2010,the Department of Homeland Security provided Wyoming with over twice the funding per capita to combat terrorism than more populous and vulnerable states like New York.Despite the seeming misappropriation of PATRIOT Act funding,attempts to correct the distribution formula have floundered,as representatives from smaller states blocked amendments.Analyze this issue by considering the trustee model versus the delegate model of representation.

Accepted Answer

An ideal response will:
1.Define the tru

Question 19

The Constitutional Convention settled on what form of legislature?

Accepted Answer

A) bicameral 
B) direct 
C) unicameral 
D) unified 
A) bicameral 
B) direct 
C) unicameral 
D) unified

Question 20

__________ are special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ are special spending projects that are...

Compare the House and Senate in terms of leadership structure,and explain why the House has tighter control of its membership than the Senate.

Which example best demonstrates a legislator acting as a trustee of his or her constituency?

What can be inferred from a district in which one party has a clear majority of voters?

Public approval of Congress __________.

How is ideology in Congress measured?

The Constitution stipulates that each House member must reside in the district he or she represents.

The __________ process,which leads to the removal of the president,is Congress's ultimate oversight of the executive branch.

Public approval of Congress has varied significantly over the past two decades.Describe what was happening in the country when the level of approval of Congress was at its highest and lowest points.

Why is the House Rules Committee so important? What is its function? Be sure to give examples of the rules the committee may use.

__________ is the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population.

The only way to stop a Senate filibuster is with __________.

Each __________ selects the party's leaders at the start of a two-year Congress.

In the House of Representatives,the __________ decides who will speak on the floor and rules on points of order.

What was the result of the 2012 Super Committee?

Appropriations committees help determine the programs that will be funded,while authorizations committees determine the amount of monies to be distributed.

Logrolling,or vote trading,was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court after the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Constitutional Convention settled on what form of legislature?

__________ are special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

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Exam 10: Congress

Compare the House and Senate in terms of leadership structure,and explain why the House has tighter control of its membership than the Senate.

Which example best demonstrates a legislator acting as a trustee of his or her constituency?

What can be inferred from a district in which one party has a clear majority of voters?

Public approval of Congress __________.

How is ideology in Congress measured?

The Constitution stipulates that each House member must reside in the district he or she represents.

The __________ process,which leads to the removal of the president,is Congress's ultimate oversight of the executive branch.

Public approval of Congress has varied significantly over the past two decades.Describe what was happening in the country when the level of approval of Congress was at its highest and lowest points.

Why is the House Rules Committee so important? What is its function? Be sure to give examples of the rules the committee may use.

__________ is the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population.

The only way to stop a Senate filibuster is with __________.

Each __________ selects the party's leaders at the start of a two-year Congress.

In the House of Representatives,the __________ decides who will speak on the floor and rules on points of order.

What was the result of the 2012 Super Committee?

Appropriations committees help determine the programs that will be funded,while authorizations committees determine the amount of monies to be distributed.

Logrolling,or vote trading,was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court after the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The Constitutional Convention settled on what form of legislature?

__________ are special spending projects that are set aside on behalf of individual members of Congress for their constituents.

Constitutional Democracy

Constitutional Foundations

American Federalism

The American Political Landscape

Interest Groups

Political Parties

Public Opinion, ideology, participation, and Voting

Campaigns and Elections

The Media and Uspolitics

The Presidency

The Federal Bureaucracy and the Public Policy Process

The Judiciary: the Balancing Branch

Civil Liberties

Civil Rights

Making Economic Policy

Making Social Policy

Making Foreign and Defense Policy

Filters