Question 1

Richard F. Fenno described this paradox about Congress.

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A)   The lack of power in Congress when it comes to budget
B)   The lack of support for Congress, but the presence of strong support among the public for congressional actions
C)   The public disapproving of Congress, but on average, approving of their representatives and senators
D)   The strong power of Congress in foreign affairs.
E)   None of the above is True.

Question 2

Marginal districts are ones where

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A)   the winner is newly elected.
B)   the incumbent has served for years.
C)   the incumbent has little power in the House.
D)   the winner gets more than 55 percent of the vote.
E)   the winner gets less than 55 percent of the vote.

Question 3

The Supreme Court ruled that Senator William Proxmire was outside of the protection of the "privileged speech" when he issued a press release critical of a scientist doing research on

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A)   the mating habits of geese.
B)   monkeys.
C)   a controversial study of milk cows.
D)   steroids.
E)   drag racing.

Question 4

When a bill passes the House and Senate in substantially different forms, the differences are resolved in

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A)   a joint committee.
B)   a committee of the whole.
C)   the Rules Committee.
D)   a conference committee.
E)   a team-plan committee.

Question 5

One proposed explanation for why congressional seats have become less marginal is that

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A)   the growing strength of the party system makes it less likely for challengers to appeal to average voters.
B)   incumbents can use their powers to get programs passed that benefit their districts, and thereby themselves.
C)   incumbents are less likely than challengers to become associated with the "mess" in Washington.
D)   changing demographics have made an increasing number of districts overwhelmingly Democratic or Republican.
E)   incumbents are less ideological than challengers and link themselves with Congress as an institution.

Question 6

This article of the U.S. Constitution details the structure and power of Congress.

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A)   Article I
B)   Article II
C)   Article III
D)   Article IV
E)   Article V

Question 7

Congress tends to be a decentralized institution, with all members more interested in their own views and those of their voters than with programs proposed by the president.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Which is not a power of Congress specifically enumerated in Article I, section 8?

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A)   To lay and collect taxes, duties, impost, and excise
B)   To borrow money
C)   To fix the standards of weights and measures
D)   To declare war
E)   To grant titles of nobility

Question 9

The Senate first invoked cloture to end a filibuster of the

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A)   debate over whether to enter War World I or not.
B)   debate over the Treaty of Versailles.
C)   debate over the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
D)   debate over the Spanish-American War.
E)   debate over the Fifteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

Question 10

Where is the real work of Congress done?

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A)   On the House floor
B)   On the Senate floor
C)   In the caucuses
D)   In floor sessions in both houses
E)   In the committees in both houses

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The Supreme Court ruled that Senator William Proxmire was outside of the protection of the "privileged speech" when he issued a press release critical of a scientist doing research on

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Marginal districts are ones where

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Congress tends to be a decentralized institution, with all members more interested in their own views and those of their voters than with programs proposed by the president.

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Richard F. Fenno described this paradox about Congress.

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Where is the real work of Congress done?

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One proposed explanation for why congressional seats have become less marginal is that

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Which is not a power of Congress specifically enumerated in Article I, section 8?

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This article of the U.S. Constitution details the structure and power of Congress.

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