Question 1

Conference committees are

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A)  permanent and involve members from both the House and the Senate.
B)  temporary and are created to take up an issue that falls between the jurisdiction of existing committees,to highlight an issue,or to investigate a particular problem.
C)  permanent and have the power to write and propose legislation.
D)  temporary,involve members from both houses of Congress,and are charged with reaching a compromise on legislation once it has been passed by both the House and the Senate.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about the impeachment process is most accurate?

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A)  It is a nonpolitical exercise.
B)  It is one where all legislators have a common understanding of the definition of"high crimes and misdemeanors."
C)  It is a political exercise.
D)  It is carried out entirely by the Senate,and the House has no role to play.

Question 3

Joint committees

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A)  are temporary,but have the power to present legislation.
B)  are permanent and have the power to present legislation.
C)  are temporary and do not have the power to present legislation.
D)  are permanent,but do not have the power to present legislation.

Question 4

In addition to gerrymandering,a major reason why so many members of Congress are elected
From safe districts is

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A)  local newspapers and television stations typically provide very favorable coverage to the incumbent party's candidates.
B)  the natural geographic clustering of people who share a political ideology.
C)  that once people move into a district that is very liberal or very conservative they tend to switch their ideology to match that of their new districts.
D)  candidates for Congress usually change their partisan affiliation to match that of their districts.

Question 5

The role that the U.S.Senate plays in impeachments can best be compared with that of a

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A)  trial jury.
B)  grand jury.
C)  prosecuting attorney.
D)  defense attorney.

Question 6

Over what does the House Ways and Means Committee have jurisdiction?

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A)  taxes,trade,and entitlement programs
B)  foreign relations and national security
C)  rules governing debate on the floor and committee assignments
D)  highways and waterways

Question 7

If a legislative body was composed of 15 percent Latinos and 70 percent males in a state whose residents were 35 percent Latino and 50 percent male,the legislative body could be said to lack

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A)  agency representation.
B)  sociological representation.
C)  delegate representation.
D)  trustee representation.

Question 8

How is the Speaker of the House determined?

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A)  The vice president of the United States is also Speaker of the House.
B)  The representative with the longest tenure in the House is the Speaker of the House.
C)  The elected leader of the majority party in the House is the Speaker.
D)  The president selects the Speaker of the House from the majority party in the House.

Question 9

Congress is a ________ legislature with ________ members.

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A)  unicameral; 342
B)  bicameral; 535
C)  bicameral; 100
D)  bicameral; 275

Question 10

A member of the House of Representatives that helps a constituent apply for Social Security
Benefits is engaging in

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A)  constituency service.
B)  quid-pro-quo-ism.
C)  earmarking.
D)  logrolling.

Question 11

In discussions of Congress,the term "whip" refers to

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A)  a punishment party leaders give when a member of Congress does not vote withThe rest of his or her party.
B)  a Senate rule that allows 60 senators to immediately end another senator's filibuster.
C)  the majority party leader's chief of staff.
D)  a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's legislative strategy,building support for key issues,and counting votes.

Question 12

A ________ veto occurs when Congress adjourns during a 10-day period after presenting the president with a bill on which he or she takes no action.

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A)  procrastination
B)  pocket
C)  silent
D)  line-item

Question 13

The Senate and House Appropriations committees are important because

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A)  they determine the number of seats on each congressional committee.
B)  they are placed in charge of redistricting after every census.
C)  they decide how much funding various programs will receive and how the moneyWill be spent.
D)  they determine what conduct is ethically appropriate for elected representativesAnd what the penalties associated with inappropriate conduct will be.

Question 14

Compared to the rest of American history,recent congresses have been ________ polarized
And ________ productive in terms of passing laws.

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A)  less; equally
B)  less; less
C)  more; less
D)  more; more

Question 15

What are the four joint committees in Congress?

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A)  economic,taxation,library,and printing
B)  foreign affairs,welfare,currency,and trade
C)  globalization,human rights,employment,and citizenship
D)  justice,agriculture,education,and technology

Question 16

A bill proposed in Congress that grants citizenship to a specifically named individual from a
Foreign country would be an example of a(n)

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A)  public bill.
B)  private bill.
C)  executive order.
D)  executive agreement.

Question 17

What is the organizational structure of Congress? What are some of the leadership positions in both houses,and what are their functions? What are some of the types of committees? Are there any important differences between the organizational structures of the House and Senate? If so,discuss them.

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Question 18

The Hastert Rule is

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A)  an informal Democratic Party rule that all congressional committees include an equal number of men and women.
B)  a formal policy in Congress that prevents representatives and senators from serving more than 12 years on the same committee.
C)  an informal Republican Party rule that the Speaker of the House will not allow any billTo reach the floor unless it has the support of a majority of Republican members of the House.
D)  a formal Senate policy that prevents the filibustering of nominees for positions in the executive branch and the federal courts.

Question 19

A senator who agrees to vote for a tax cut bill that he or she disagrees with in order to receive
Another senator's vote on a climate change bill that he or she has proposed is engaged in

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A)  filibustering.
B)  logrolling.
C)  cloturing.
D)  insider trading.

Question 20

The term "pork barrel" refers to

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A)  any piece of legislation that changes the number of agricultural subsidies provided to farmers by the federal government.
B)  the collective set of law that regulates America's meat exports.
C)  bills that grant a special privilege to a person named in the bill.
D)  appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are created so that local representatives can win reelection in their home districts.

Exam 9: Congress

Conference committees are

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A member of the House of Representatives that helps a constituent apply for Social Security Benefits is engaging in

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What are the four joint committees in Congress?

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The term "pork barrel" refers to

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The Hastert Rule is

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A ________ veto occurs when Congress adjourns during a 10-day period after presenting the president with a bill on which he or she takes no action.

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Joint committees

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In addition to gerrymandering,a major reason why so many members of Congress are elected From safe districts is

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A senator who agrees to vote for a tax cut bill that he or she disagrees with in order to receive Another senator's vote on a climate change bill that he or she has proposed is engaged in

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What is the organizational structure of Congress? What are some of the leadership positions in both houses,and what are their functions? What are some of the types of committees? Are there any important differences between the organizational structures of the House and Senate? If so,discuss them.

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A bill proposed in Congress that grants citizenship to a specifically named individual from a Foreign country would be an example of a(n)

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If a legislative body was composed of 15 percent Latinos and 70 percent males in a state whose residents were 35 percent Latino and 50 percent male,the legislative body could be said to lack

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Which of the following statements about the impeachment process is most accurate?

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Compared to the rest of American history,recent congresses have been ________ polarized And ________ productive in terms of passing laws.

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The role that the U.S.Senate plays in impeachments can best be compared with that of a

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How is the Speaker of the House determined?

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Congress is a ________ legislature with ________ members.

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Over what does the House Ways and Means Committee have jurisdiction?

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