Exam 12: Congress

What is the organizational structure of Congress? Describe some of the main differences between the House and the Senate. What are some of the leadership positions in both houses, and what are their functions? What are some of the types of committees? What role do political parties play in the distribution of congressional power?

When the House and the Senate coordinate two versions of the same bill, they will often use a ______ to obtain a single unified bill.

Congressional leaders form ______ committees when they want to take up an issue that falls between the jurisdiction of existing committees, to highlight an issue, or to investigate a particular problem.

One problem with the delegate model of representation is that

In the House of Representatives, the majority leader

Which of the following best explains the small number of women in Congress?

Which of the following is a key assumption of the sociological model of representation?

Which of the following statements is most accurate?

Who decides which committee assignments members of the House of Representatives receive?

Which of the following would not constitute an example of patronage?

The number of seats in Congress changes as the population of the United States changes.

Cloture is

The power of impeachment is located entirely in the Senate, as part of its advice and consent powers.

The filibuster is likely to remain a feature of legislative politics in the United States because

Who has the most real power in the Senate?

One reason why redistricting is controversial is that

Congressional organization is influenced by all of the following except

Which of the following statements about Congress's role in foreign policy is not accurate?

Agencies in Congress designed to oversee administrative agencies and evaluate presidential proposals are called

Constituency service is so important that