Question 1

Why are senators more vulnerable to defeat than their colleagues in the House?

Accepted Answer

A) because Senate races are influenced by gerrymandering 
B) because Senate candidates are more evenly matched in spending 
C) because citizens are more aware of senators' voting patterns 
D) because voter turnout is higher in Senate races

Question 2

Which statement about incumbency is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A) Incumbents have a huge advantage in reelection. 
B) Incumbents have a small advantage in reelection. 
C) Incumbents only leave office when pressured by party leadership. 
D) Incumbents only leave office when they choose.

Question 3

The House Ways and Means Committee is so powerful because __________.

Accepted Answer

A) it has the power to reconcile different versions of a bill 
B) it has the power to set the terms of floor debate 
C) it both authorizes spending and appropriates funds 
D) it both raises and authorizes spending

Question 4

What special power does Congress have with respect to the president? According to the Constitution,what crimes constitute grounds for this action? Describe the roles of the House and Senate in such an action,including the voting thresholds for success.

Accepted Answer

The answer of What special power does Congress have with...

Question 5

How are member caucuses different from party caucuses?

Accepted Answer

A) Member caucuses are more informal than party caucuses. 
B) Unlike party caucuses,member caucuses determine leadership positions. 
C) Member caucuses meet more frequently than party caucuses. 
D) Unlike party caucuses,member caucuses have the authority to review legislation.

Question 6

Which of the following is an enumerated power of Congress?

Accepted Answer

A) the power to lay and collect taxes 
B) the power to make treaties 
C) the power to appoint federal judges 
D) the power to issue executive orders

Question 7

Being a member of Congress has changed substantially in the last 200 years.For example,__________.

Accepted Answer

A) by 1850,House turnover every two years was nearly 90 percent 
B) members of Congress,early on,averaged 10 years of service 
C) members of Congress received no pay through the early 1800s 
D) to be a member of Congress was once a part-time job

Question 8

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

Accepted Answer

The answer of Because they continue from one Congress to...

Question 9

You are a member of the House of Representatives and wish to introduce a bill.What do you do?

Accepted Answer

A) announce the bill on the floor after a motion to the presiding officer 
B) offer the bill as an amendment to pending legislation 
C) offer the bill to the Speaker of the House 
D) place the bill in the hopper

Question 10

Which kind of committee can be convened to conduct a special investigation in the event of a major scandal?

Accepted Answer

A) conference 
B) investigative 
C) joint 
D) judiciary

Question 11

The true leader of the Senate is the __________,elected by the majority party.

Accepted Answer

A) majority leader 
B) president pro tempore 
C) Senate chair 
D) Speaker

Question 12

__________ is the counterpart to the majority leader in the House opposition party.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ is the counterpart to the majority...

Question 13

The U.S.Constitution enumerates the powers of Congress as only as specific and limited rather than implied.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

There is evidence that political posts on social media can change people's opinions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Impeachment of the president is one of the checks on government set out by the Constitution that __________.

Accepted Answer

A) allows the House or Senate to charge the president with "high crimes and misdemeanors" 
B) is so rare,it has only been used three times in history of the United States 
C) requires a majority vote in the Senate to convict 
D) requires a trial of the accused in the Senate to determine guilt or innocence

Question 16

Some Framers argued that including a bicameral legislature in the Constitution would __________.

Accepted Answer

A) be an invitation to tyranny over the other two branches 
B) enable double oversight of the other two branches 
C) prevent Congress from dominating the other two branches 
D) provide both a liberal and a conservative chamber

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A) hold 
B) markup 
C) pocket veto 
D) referral

Question 18

Which is an example of logrolling in Congress?

Accepted Answer

A) awarding a government contract to a campaign supporter 
B) introducing and sponsoring a bill 
C) sponsoring a bill in exchange for federal monies 
D) supporting a bill in exchange for support of one's own bill

Question 19

"Markup" refers to pencil marks left on a bill after a committee or subcommittee finishes modifying or amending it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

In 2009,a member of the House introduced a bill to force a national college football playoff.The bill failed,but the push for a national football playoff system was ultimately successful.Was it appropriate for Congress to take on this issue? Present arguments from both sides.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 2009,a member of the House introduced...

Exam 10: Congress

Why are senators more vulnerable to defeat than their colleagues in the House?

Which statement about incumbency is most accurate?

The House Ways and Means Committee is so powerful because __________.

What special power does Congress have with respect to the president? According to the Constitution,what crimes constitute grounds for this action? Describe the roles of the House and Senate in such an action,including the voting thresholds for success.

How are member caucuses different from party caucuses?

Which of the following is an enumerated power of Congress?

Being a member of Congress has changed substantially in the last 200 years.For example,__________.

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

You are a member of the House of Representatives and wish to introduce a bill.What do you do?

Which kind of committee can be convened to conduct a special investigation in the event of a major scandal?

The true leader of the Senate is the __________,elected by the majority party.

__________ is the counterpart to the majority leader in the House opposition party.

The U.S.Constitution enumerates the powers of Congress as only as specific and limited rather than implied.

There is evidence that political posts on social media can change people's opinions.

Impeachment of the president is one of the checks on government set out by the Constitution that __________.

Some Framers argued that including a bicameral legislature in the Constitution would __________.

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

Which is an example of logrolling in Congress?

"Markup" refers to pencil marks left on a bill after a committee or subcommittee finishes modifying or amending it.

In 2009,a member of the House introduced a bill to force a national college football playoff.The bill failed,but the push for a national football playoff system was ultimately successful.Was it appropriate for Congress to take on this issue? Present arguments from both sides.