Morone Ch.10 Test Questions & Answers Congress

Chapter 10: Congress

Test Bank

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 01

1) A congressional caucus convenes regularly to discuss common interests and consists of which of the following?

Feedback: factual

a. Only House members

b. Only Senate members

c. Both House and Senate members

d. Only House leadership

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 02

2) The conference committee is critical because

Feedback: applied

a. it allows the House and Senate to work out a compromise on a particular piece of legislation.

b. it is the first step in the bill-passage process.

c. it is where filibusters occur.

d. it is a permanent group of House and Senate members.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 03

3) All of the following congressional powers can be found in Article 1, Section 8, except

Feedback: factual

a. legal powers.

b. financial powers.

c. administrative powers.

d. national defense powers.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 04

4) A president needs congressional cooperation primarily to

Feedback: applied

a. advance executive policies.

b. debate public policy.

c. use the veto process.

d. limit executive decision making.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 05

5) A House member represents a district of about

Feedback: factual

a. 300,000 people.

b. 100,000 people.

c. 1 million people.

d. 730,000 people.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 06

6) Mark Twain’s comment that “every senator is a little king” suggests that

Feedback: conceptual

a. senators have unlimited power.

b. most senators have life terms.

c. senators possess a remarkable degree of autonomy compared with House members.

d. senators are generally viewed as demagogues.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 07

7) A filibuster is a power unique to the

Feedback: factual

a. House.

b. Senate.

c. House and Senate.

d. presidency.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 08

8) A filibuster can only be stopped by a process called

Feedback: conceptual

a. logrolling.

b. franking.

c. cloture.

d. pork barreling.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 09

9) Congress went from most powerful to increasingly deferential to the White House in the

Feedback: conceptual

a. middle of the twentieth century.

b. early twentieth century.

c. late twentieth century.

d. twenty-first century.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 10

10) Today, diversity is represented in which of the following?

Feedback: applied

a. Both the House and the Senate

b. The House more than the Senate

c. The Senate more than the House

d. Neither the House nor the Senate

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 11

11) The idea of diverse representation can be clearly seen in

Feedback: applied

a. the diversity of House members.

b. the emergence of the Congressional Black Caucus in the House.

c. the number of women in the Senate.

d. the number of minorities in the Senate.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 12

12) Why is the idea of diverse representation important?

Feedback: conceptual

a. It addresses the challenges of popular preference.

b. It allows various constituent interests to be represented.

c. It tempers the idea of one group dominating all others.

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 13

13) Congressional members must provide various levels of representation, which include all of the following except

Feedback: factual

a. geographic representation.

b. descriptive representation.

c. substantive representation.

d. procedural representation.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 14

14) Besides enacting legislation, we would expect members of Congress to spend a significant amount of time

Feedback: applied

a. fundraising.

b. attending ceremonial events.

c. attending conventions.

d. meeting with constituents and staff.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 15

15) A congressional caucus may share which of the following?

Feedback: factual

a. Political outlook

b. Race

c. Gender

d. All of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 16

16) The first woman elected to the House was elected in

Feedback: applied

a. 1914.

b. 1916.

c. 1918.

d. 1920.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 17

17) The reason congressional members should return frequently to their districts or states is the need to

Feedback: conceptual

a. win elections.

b. take advantage of their franking privileges.

c. promote the president’s agenda.

d. seek new challengers.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 18

18) With respect to Congress, the term City on the Hill usually refers to the idea that

Feedback: applied

a. the Capitol building is built on a hill.

b. the Capitol building is the heart of a small city.

c. passing legislation is an uphill struggle.

d. congressional salaries are equal to most CEO salaries.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 19

19) Today, a congressional salary is approximately

Feedback: factual

a. $90,000.

b. equal to the that of the president.

c. equal to that of the average NBA player.

d. $174,000.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 20

20) The idea that a bill is packed with benefits for constituents in a particular district is often known on Capitol Hill as

Feedback: applied

a. a Christmas tree.

b. lucky funding.

c. logrolling.

d. gerrymandering.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 21

21) Someone hoping to enact landmark legislation is sometimes referred to as a

Feedback: applied

a. demagogue.

b. whale.

c. minnow.

d. shark.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 22

22) A member of Congress who lacks the capacity to promote significant reform might be referred to as a

Feedback: applied

a. bass.

b. minnow.

c. darter.

d. whale.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 23

23) Which has the power to impeach the president?

Feedback: applied

a. The Supreme Court

b. The cabinet

c. The House of Representatives

d. The Senate

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 24

24) After the president is impeached, the trial is held in the

Feedback: factual

a. White House.

b. Senate.

c. Supreme Court.

d. House of Representatives.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 25

25) A central function of the Speaker of the House is to

Feedback: conceptual

a. settle all debates.

b. control which issues reach the floor.

c. compromise on key issues.

d. make sure all proposed legislation goes to the president.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 26

26) The second in command in the House is known as the

Feedback: factual

a. minority leader.

b. majority leader.

c. majority whip.

d. minority whip.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 27

27) Party discipline would most likely be achieved by

Feedback: applied

a. the Speaker of the House.

b. the majority leader.

c. the majority whip.

d. the minority leader.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 28

28) The position held by the majority party senator with the longest Senate service is known as

Feedback: factual

a. the vice presidency.

b. the president pro tempore.

c. the majority leader.

d. the majority whip.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 29

29) The only person who can break a tie in the Senate is the

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a. vice president.

b. president pro tempore.

c. majority leader.

d. majority whip.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 30

30) The greatest concern about proposed legislation is that

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a. it will pass.

b. it will die in a committee.

c. it will develop into an entirely different piece of legislation.

d. it will not be debated.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 31

31) A _______ committee is a permanent committee in Congress.

Feedback: factual

a. select

b. standing

c. conference

d. social

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 32

32) Special committees are often referred to as _______ committees.

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a. select

b. standing

c. investigative

d. social

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 33

33) A committee comprising both House and Senate members is often referred to as a _______ committee.

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a. reserved

b. joint

c. ways and means

d. investigative

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 34

34) Committees are central to Congress because

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a. they create more jobs for staffers.

b. they allow congressional members to specialize in particular issues.

c. they were mandated by Congress.

d. they allow for easier passage of legislation.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 35

35) The Ways and Means Committee is a permanent committee of the

Feedback: factual

a. House.

b. Senate.

c. House and Senate.

d. executive branch.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 36

36) If you were a House member, one of your goals would be to secure which of the following?

Feedback: applied

a. Earmarks

b. More franking privileges

c. Greater authority

d. More meetings with the Speaker

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 37

37) There are _______ members in Congress.

Feedback: factual

a. 435

b. 535

c. more than 1,000

d. 270

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 38

38) The main responsibility of Congress is which of the following?

Feedback: conceptual

a. To enact legislation

b. To promote hiring

c. To check the president

d. To allow for greater spending

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 39

39) Who can introduce legislation?

Feedback: factual

a. Only House members

b. Only Senate members

c. Both House and Senate members

d. Only senior House and Senate members

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 40

40) How many sponsors are needed for a bill?

Feedback: factual

a. Twelve

b. Three

c. One

d. Seven

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 41

41) The more cosponsors a bill has, the

Feedback: conceptual

a. higher the likelihood of passage.

b. lower the likelihood of passage.

c. more time allowed for debate.

d. higher the placement on the calendar.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 42

42) Major rewrites of a bill occur in the

Feedback: factual

a. conference committee.

b. subcommittee.

c. markup sessions.

d. Judiciary Committee.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 43

43) Most proposed legislation

Feedback: applied

a. becomes law.

b. does not become law.

c. is debated endlessly in the House.

d. is debated endlessly in the Senate.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 44

44) A key legislative reform of the 1970s mandated that

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a. all proposed legislation be voted on.

b. all committees keep full records of important votes.

c. all critical legislation be debated.

d. all legislation move to the conference committee.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 45

45) In order for a bill to reach the Senate floor, it must have

Feedback: conceptual

a. strong public backing.

b. unanimous consent.

c. the president’s approval.

d. the Speaker’s approval.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 46

46) How many Senate votes does it take to put a bill on hold?

Feedback: conceptual

a. None; bills cannot be put on hold

b. One

c. Three

d. Five

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 47

47) The Senate seeks to lift a legislative hold through the process of

Feedback: conceptual

a. logrolling.

b. gerrymandering.

c. franking.

d. cloture.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 48

48) Noncontroversial bills are voted up or down by a

Feedback: conceptual

a. voice vote.

b. conference vote.

c. roll call vote.

d. cloture vote.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 49

49) On more controversial issues, a _______ is required.

Feedback: conceptual

a. voice vote

b. roll call vote

c. committee vote

d. conference vote

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 50

50) There are _______ nonvoting delegates in Congress.

Feedback: factual

a. four

b. three

c. zero

d. six

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 51

51) All nonvoting delegates serve _______ terms.

Feedback: conceptual

a. one-year

b. two-year

c. three-year

d. four-year

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 52

52) Congress is like a small city because it includes

Feedback: conceptual

a. 541 members.

b. 22,000 staff members.

c. numerous lobbyists.

d. all of the above.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 53

53) Congressional committees aid and _______ the legislative process.

Feedback: conceptual

a. improve

b. fragment

c. redirect

d. rectify

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 54

54) What percentage of bills become law?

Feedback: factual

a. 3 percent

b. 12 percent

c. 17 percent

d. 48 percent

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 55

55) House-Senate conferences are aimed at yielding a(n)

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a. single version of a bill.

b. bill the president will sign.

c. annotated bill.

d. cheaper version of the bill.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 56

56) The House and Senate versions of a bill must be _______ before the bill goes to the president.

Feedback: conceptual

a. similar

b. identical

c. different

d. complex

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 57

57) A bill most likely will falter after it leaves the conference committee because

Feedback: applied

a. the president could veto it.

b. the president could invoke cloture.

c. a Senate member could filibuster.

d. unanimous votes are required.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 58

58) To overcome a presidential veto, Congress needs

Feedback: conceptual

a. two-thirds approval of the House.

b. three-quarters approval of the Senate.

c. two-thirds approval of the House and Senate.

d. four-fifths approval of the House and Senate.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 59

59) How many Senators does it take to override a veto?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Fifty-seven

b. Sixty-seven

c. Seventy-seven

d. Eighty-seven

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 60

60) All budget measures must begin in the

Feedback: factual

a. conference committee.

b. House.

c. Senate.

d. House or Senate.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 61

61) Impeachment proceedings begin in

Feedback: factual

a. the House.

b. the Senate.

c. a subcommittee.

d. a standing committee.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 62

62) Prior to 1913, the _______ was elected directly by the public.

Feedback: factual

a. Senate

b. House

c. president

d. Supreme Court

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 63

63) A system to remove public officials because they have committed high crimes and misdemeanors is known as

Feedback: conceptual

a. an indictment.

b. an impeachment.

c. an arraignment.

d. an oversight.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 64

64) To approve a treaty, the Senate must reach a _______ decision.

Feedback: factual

a. simple majority

b. three-fifths

c. two-thirds

d. unanimous

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 65

65) The Senate can do all of the following except

Feedback: conceptual

a. ratify treaties.

b. review presidential appointees.

c. introduce monetary measures.

d. use the filibuster.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 66

66) It can be inferred that House and Senate power is

Feedback: applied

a. roughly equal.

b. increasing.

c. more tilted toward the Senate.

d. more tilted toward the House.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 67

67) The Senate has sole power to review

Feedback: conceptual

a. budget legislation.

b. presidential nominations.

c. infrastructure laws.

d. health care concerns.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 68

68) Senate terms last _______ years.

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a. four

b. two

c. three

d. six

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 69

69) The 2020–2021 Congress is the

Feedback: applied

a. 116^th Congress.

b. 117^th Congress.

c. 118^th Congress.

d. 119^th Congress.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 70

70) The power to pass legislation remains with

Feedback: conceptual

a. the president.

b. Congress.

c. the House of Representatives only.

d. the Senate only.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 71

71) A bill goes to the floor for

Feedback: conceptual

a. the final debate.

b. signatures.

c. a filibuster.

d. printing.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 72

72) A senator who dislikes the president’s actions can place a legislative _______ on all legislation the president supports.

Feedback: applied

a. veto

b. hold

c. enjoinder

d. clarification

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 73

73) The “People’s Branch" is otherwise referred to as

Feedback: applied

a. the House.

b. the Senate.

c. Congress.

d. the courts.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 74

74) The Constitution places which branch of government at the center of American government?

Feedback: factual

a. Congress

b. Executive branch

c. Judicial branch

d. Bureaucracy

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 75

75) Reasons for lack of congressional action center on

Feedback: applied

a. congressional salaries.

b. the work commitment of members of Congress.

c. partisan fighting and gridlock.

d. Congress’s lack of diversity.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 76

76) During the 1950s and 1960s, the Senate was mostly controlled by the

Feedback: factual

a. Democrats.

b. Republicans.

c. Libertarians.

d. Socialists.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 77

77) The percentage of members who voted with their party majority was _______ before 1990.

Feedback: conceptual

a. 65%

b. 90%

c. 38%

d. 52%

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 78

78) Since 1990, congressional members have voted _______ along party lines.

Feedback: factual

a. 75 percent

b. 65 percent

c. 90 percent

d. 100 percent

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 79

79) The situation in which the presidency and at least one of the two chambers of Congress are controlled by different parties is referred to as

Feedback: conceptual

a. a divided government.

b. a subdued government.

c. an open government.

d. a bifurcated government.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 80

80) Detailed accounting of legislative organization and authority is found in which part of the Constitution?

Feedback: conceptual

a. Article 1

b. Article 2

c. Article 3

d. Article 4

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 81

81) The power to tax is part of the _______ role of Congress.

Feedback: applied

a. financial

b. economic

c. administrative

d. institutional

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 82

82) According to the Constitution, who is responsible for regulating trade and commerce among the states?

Feedback: applied

a. State legislatures

b. The U.S. Congress

c. The president

d. State governors

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 83

83) According to the text, Congress has become more

Feedback: conceptual

a. partisan.

b. cooperative.

c. trustworthy.

d. effective.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 84

84) According to James Madison, it is _______ that groups will pursue their own interests.

Feedback: applied

a. likely

b. unlikely

c. inevitable

d. questionable

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 85

85) Madison argued that the best way to control factions was to

Feedback: applied

a. outlaw them.

b. balance them against one another.

c. ignore them.

d. limit their numbers.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 86

86) One of the major reform challenges relating to Congress involves

Feedback: factual

a. military spending.

b. senior leadership.

c. lobbyists.

d. the intricate relationship between Congress and the presidency.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 87

87) Lobbyists present a problem because they can _______ the political agenda.

Feedback: applied

a. destroy

b. reduce

c. overly influence

d. minimize

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 88

88) Congressional reelection rates are so high because

Feedback: conceptual

a. there are few challengers.

b. members of Congress serve their constituencies well.

c. members of Congress pass a great deal of legislation.

d. overall congressional public approval ratings are high.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 89

89) Where would we find a constituent?

Feedback: applied

a. In a state

b. In a district

c. In a borough

d. In all of the above

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 90

90) Most congressional powers are described in

Feedback: factual

a. Article 1, Section 9.

b. Article 1, Section 8.

c. Article 2, Section 3.

d. Article 2, Section 1.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 91

91) Setting up federal courts is part of the _______ role of Congress.

Feedback: factual

a. national defense

b. institutional

c. administrative

d. legal

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 92

92) The power to establish U.S. citizenship laws lies with the

Feedback: factual

a. president.

b. Congress.

c. Supreme Court.

d. states.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 93

93) Geographic representation assures that members of Congress live in

Feedback: factual

a. Washington, D.C.

b. the state or district they represent.

c. the United States.

d. the most populous part of their district or state.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 94

94) The first woman elected to the House was from

Feedback: factual

a. Wyoming.

b. Montana.

c. New York.

d. Virginia.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 95

95) “I take my voting instructions directly from my constituents” would likely be said by which type of legislator?

Feedback: applied

a. Trustee

b. Delegate

c. Incumbent

d. Retiring

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 96

96) U.S. House members spend most of their time

Feedback: factual

a. meeting with staff.

b. engaging in floor action.

c. doing office work.

d. attending caucus meetings.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 97

97) Most congressional members work in Washington

Feedback: factual

a. Monday through Friday.

b. Wednesday only.

c. Tuesday through Thursday.

d. seven days a week.

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 98

98) Which is the only building allowed to be taller than the Capitol building?

Feedback: factual

a. White House

b. Lincoln Memorial

c. Smithsonian Museum

d. Washington Monument

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 99

99) In what year did Senators begin having staffs?

Feedback: factual

a. 1891

b. 1893

c. 1895

d. 1897

Type: multiple choice question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 100

100) Who handles most constituent requests?

Feedback: factual

a. Chief of staff

b. Legislative director

c. Legislative correspondent

d. Press secretary

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 101

101) What is a congressional caucus?

Feedback:

Group of House and Senate members who meet to discuss common interests.

They may share demographic characteristics, geography, or issue concerns.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 102

102) What is a conference committee?

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House and Senate bills must be identical before bill can be sent to the president.

Conference committee reconciles differences between the House and Senate versions.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 103

103) What is bicameralism, and why was it established?

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Two-chamber legislature.

Created both to satisfy populists (House) and to guarantee small-state representation (Senate).

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 104

104) What are some demographics that have been changing in Congress?

Feedback:

More minority and female representation in the House, but not in the Senate.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 105

105) From which part of the Constitution does Congress primarily draw its powers, and what is described there?

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Article 1, Section 8.

Financial, legal, and national defense powers.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 106

106) What is significant about the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments?

Feedback:

Allow Congress to enforce African American civil rights.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 107

107) What is a filibuster, and which chamber holds this power?

Feedback:

Rule unique to the U.S. Senate.

Allows any senator to hold the floor indefinitely.

Used in the Senate since the 1800s.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 108

108) Where does a money bill begin?

Feedback:

It must be introduced in the House of Representatives.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 109

109) What are the term lengths for House and Senate members?

Feedback:

Two-year terms for House members and six-year terms for Senate members.

Senate members do not all run at the same time.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 110

110) In what ways do senators represent their constituents?

Feedback:

Geographic representation.

Descriptive representation.

Substantive representation.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 111

111) Who are the people who assist House members in their daily activities?

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Legislative director, press secretary, scheduler, and legislative correspondents.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 112

112) What is meant by Christmas tree legislation?

Feedback:

Funding for a particular district.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 113

113) What is the difference between whales and minnows?

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Whales are Congress members who could enact landmark legislation.

Minnows are Congress members who simply follow others.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 114

114) What is the difference between a standing committee and a select committee?

Feedback:

A standing committee is a permanent committee.

A select committee is a temporary committee.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 115

115) Describe the Ways and Means Committee.

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It is a permanent investigative committee of the House of Representatives.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 116

116) Why is Congress called a small city?

Feedback:

541 members.

22,000 staff.

Army of lobbyists.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 117

117) How can a filibuster be stopped?

Feedback:

Invocation of cloture.

60 percent of the senators must vote for cloture.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 118

118) How can Congress overcome a presidential veto?

Feedback:

Two-thirds approval of both House and Senate.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 119

119) What is a divided government?

Feedback:

No party has majority control of all three elected arms of government.

Type: essay/short answer question

Title: Chapter 13 Question 120

120) What are nonvoting delegates to the House of Representatives?

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Representatives who do not have the right to vote.

Elected by Washington, DC; Puerto Rico; Guam; American Samoa; and other U.S. territories.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 121

121) Why is Congress the “broken branch”?

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Archaic rules.

Dysfunctional gridlock.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 122

122) Discuss the financial powers of Congress.

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Tax.

Borrow.

Pay national debts.

Provide for the common defense.

Regulate trade and commerce.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 123

123) What are the legal powers of Congress?

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Establish U.S. citizenship laws.

Regulate bankruptcy laws.

Issue U.S. money.

Punish counterfeiters.

Establish patent system.

Fix national weights/measures standards.

Impeach presidents and federal judges.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 124

124) What are the institutional roles of Congress?

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Organize judicial and executive branches.

Establish a postal system.

Set up and control national capital.

Admit new states.

Exercise control over U.S. territories.

Alter the time, place, and manner of congressional elections as set by state law.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 125

125) What are Congress’s national defense roles?

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Declare war.

Regulate rules for prisoners of war.

Raise and fund defense forces.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 126

126) Discuss the basic makeup of the House of Representatives.

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435 members, plus 6 nonvoting members.

Based on population.

Two-year term.

District of around 730,000 per representative.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 127

127) Discuss the basic makeup of the Senate.

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100 members.

Two from each U.S. state.

Six-year term.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 128

128) How can a filibuster end?

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Senator stops filibuster.

Cloture vote: sixty senators vote to end filibusters

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 129

129) Discuss the importance of Jeannette Rankin.

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First woman elected to the House of Representatives.

Voted against entry into World War I and World War II.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 130

130) Which historically underrepresented group has risen most rapidly?

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Women.

Provide some statistics from text to support answer.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 131

131) What is the difference between trustee and delegate representation?

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Trustee: do what the people want.

Delegate: do the right things

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 132

132) What are the main responsibilities of Congress, and which is most closely related to policy development?

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Enact legislation.

Serve multiple interests.

Geographic representation.

Descriptive representation.

Substantive representation most closely related to policy interests.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 133

133) What is the significance of Article 1, Section 8, and Amendments Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen?

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They are the sources of Congress’s power.

Financial power—such as power to tax and coin money.

Legal power—such as power to establish U.S. citizenship laws.

Institutional power—such as power to establish the postal system.

National defense power—such as power to declare war.

Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments used to ensure full application of civil rights laws.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 134

134) What is a conference committee, and why is it so essential in the bill process?

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Last committee before bill goes to the president.

House and Senate must agree on identical terms.

If presidential veto occurs, Congress can override only on terms from conference committee.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 135

135) What is bicameralism, and what are four seminal differences between the House and Senate?

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Two-chamber legislature.

House has 435 voting members.

Age minimum of twenty-five.

Two-year terms.

Smaller staffs.

Less prestige.

Senate has 100 members.

Six-year terms.

Age minimum of thirty.

Larger staffs.

More prestige.

Less diversity.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 136

136) Does Congress reflect America?

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More in the House than in the Senate.

More minority, especially African American, and female representation in the House.

Greater number of professions represented over the past fifty years.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 137

137) What makes for good representation?

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Need to address constituents' representative interests.

Need to provide funding to particular districts.

Successful achievement of Christmas gift or earmark projects.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 138

138) Discuss how a congressperson divides his or her time.

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General meetings.

Meetings with constituents.

Ceremonial events.

Fundraising.

Member meetings.

Floor action.

Office work.

Informal talks.

Caucus talks.

Other.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 139

139) What would Madison say about the need for bicameralism?

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Would be supportive of it.

Need to balance one interest against others.

House reflects populist interests.

Senate reflects guaranteed representation for smaller-population state.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 140

140) Describe how a bill is passed.

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Bill can be introduced in House or Senate.

Financial bills must be introduced in House.

Bills go through several committee processes.

Open rule allows for amendment process.

Closed rule allows for no amendment process.

“King of the Hill” is the final approved amendment to a proposed piece of legislation, which is the amendment that prevails.

Conference committee.

President.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 141

141) Describe the House and Senate structures.

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House: Speaker of the House.

Majority leader.

Minority leader.

Majority whip.

Minority whip.

Senate: vice president is head of Senate.

President pro tempore.

Majority leader.

Minority leader.

Majority whip.

Minority whip.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 142

142) What are some general characteristics of the bill-making process?

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Bills often have creative titles and multiple authors.

Congressional committees are the central actors in legislative policy making.

Floor procedures like roll call and unanimous consent are parts of the intricate process.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 143

143) Why is Congress viewed both favorably and unfavorably?

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Low bill passage rate.

Partisan politics.

Difficulties in coming to consensus.

High rate of incumbency due to earmarks to particular districts.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 144

144) What is the relation of Congress to the presidency on foreign policy?

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Congress has sole power to declare war.

No declaration of war since WWII.

Congress is very deferential to the president.

Nation looks to president to address military concerns.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 145

145) Compare and contrast descriptive representation and substantive representation.

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Descriptive representation relates to the composition of Congress in relation to the general public in terms of, for example, demographic characteristics.

The House is more representative in this regard than the Senate.

Substantive representation relates more to public policy concerns and funding to particular districts.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 146

146) Why is Washington, DC called the City on the Hill?

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City within a city: six grand office buildings house Congressional members and staff.

Three ornate structures house Library of Congress—largest library in the world.

Gyms, chapel, bank, post office.

435 House and 100 Senate members.

More than 25,000 staff members.

250-member Capitol police force.

U.S. poet laureate.

75,000 or so lobbyists.

Nonvoting delegates.

Thousands of college students each summer.

Many traditions.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 147

147) Is Congress reflective of elite or pluralist theory?

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Descriptive representation.

Annual salaries by profession.

Role of lobbyists in influencing Congress.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 148

148) Compare and contrast standing, select, and joint committees. Why are they so important?

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Permanent versus temporary committees.

Joint committee includes both House and Senate members.

Committees allow congressional members to specialize.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 149

149) How do separation of powers and checks and balances relate to Congress?

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We want Congress to enact legislation.

President should enforce the legislation.

Congress can check the presidency and override a presidential veto.

Yet Congress can’t usurp power from other branches and can’t override presidential vetoes with less than a two-thirds majority in both chambers.

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 150

150) What are some examples of creative legislative titles, and did the bills pass?

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Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, 2018.

EGO (Eliminating Government-funded Oil-Painting) Act, 2013.

Personal Responsibility in Consumption Act, 2006.

What Really Happened Act, 2002.

Only CLOUD passed.

Titles show that Congress is deliberate in the legislative process and that, as Madison said, it is central to “control the passions of the moment.”

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Title: Chapter 13 Question 151

151) How can the Senate check the presidency?

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Ratify treaty with two-thirds vote.

Two-thirds vote to convict in impeachment.

Confirm presidential appointees.

Reflects use of checks and balances.