Exam 10: Congress: Politics on Capitol Hill

To what has the Democratic dominance of Congress from 1954-1994 been attributed?

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

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

The House of Representatives has the sole authority to bring charges of impeachment,by a simple majority vote.

One example of the Framers' intent to insulate the Senate from the tyranny of the majority was to __________.

A lesser punishment in the Congress than expulsion is official __________.

Majority-minority districts are a form of __________ when they encourage states to redistrict certain legislative boundaries to allow African Americans a majority.

Leadership in the Senate is less hierarchical than in the House.

A situation in which there is a Democratic president and a Republican-controlled House or Senate is an example of __________.

Because they continue from one Congress to the next,__________ committees are permanent fixtures to which bills are referred for consideration.

What occurs during the appropriations process?

The average congressional district,since the 2010 census,has a population of about __________.

Those who favor term limits for representatives __________.

Refusal to cooperate with a congressional investigation might invoke which citation?

A __________ is one tactic to signal the leadership that a Senate member may have objections to a bill.

What are the three broad mandates of Congress?

A(n)__________ is an amendment to a bill that is not germane to the bill's purposes.

Congressional reciprocity is deferral of members of Congress to the judgment of __________.

Though individual senators are perceived as more powerful than their House counterparts,the chairperson of the Senate,that is,the __________,is decidedly less powerful than the Speaker of the House.

This individual keeps close contact with all members of his or her party,counts votes for key legislation,prepares summaries of bills,and acts as a communications link within the party.