POL 201 Exam 3 VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Constituency - Answers - The district making up the area from which an official is
elected.
Agency representation - Answers - Voters are the principals and the legislators are the
agents and are held accountable by their constituents. (power to hire and fire)
Delegate - Answers - Legislators vote according to the preferences of their constituents.
(what they have been elected to do)
Trustee - Answers - Legislators vote based on what they think is best for their
constituents. (what they think is right)
Descriptive representation - Answers - Shared identity.
Article 1, section 8 - Answers - Tax and spend, raise army/declare war, regulate
commerce, regulate currency, power to make all laws 'necessary and proper' (elastic
clause).
Elastic clause/necessary and proper clause - Answers - Gives Congress power to make
laws that are 'necessary and proper' for carrying out its other powers.
What do congresspeople do? - Answers - Vote, introduce legislation, cosponsor
legislation, speak (limited time), and assigned committees.
How is a bill introduced? - Answers - A bill is introduced by a MC and referred to a
committee.
Where do most bills die? - Answers - Committee.
How are bills changed? - Answers - They are referred to a subcommittee and are
amended.
Discharge petition - Answers - A legislative maneuver in the House that allows a
majority of members to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote.
Top committees (House) - Answers - Ways and means, appropriations, rules,
commerce.
Top committees (Senate) - Answers - Finance, appropriations, foreign relations, armed
services.
Who creates committee assignments? - Answers - Political parties.
Constituency - Answers - The district making up the area from which an official is
elected.
Agency representation - Answers - Voters are the principals and the legislators are the
agents and are held accountable by their constituents. (power to hire and fire)
Delegate - Answers - Legislators vote according to the preferences of their constituents.
(what they have been elected to do)
Trustee - Answers - Legislators vote based on what they think is best for their
constituents. (what they think is right)
Descriptive representation - Answers - Shared identity.
Article 1, section 8 - Answers - Tax and spend, raise army/declare war, regulate
commerce, regulate currency, power to make all laws 'necessary and proper' (elastic
clause).
Elastic clause/necessary and proper clause - Answers - Gives Congress power to make
laws that are 'necessary and proper' for carrying out its other powers.
What do congresspeople do? - Answers - Vote, introduce legislation, cosponsor
legislation, speak (limited time), and assigned committees.
How is a bill introduced? - Answers - A bill is introduced by a MC and referred to a
committee.
Where do most bills die? - Answers - Committee.
How are bills changed? - Answers - They are referred to a subcommittee and are
amended.
Discharge petition - Answers - A legislative maneuver in the House that allows a
majority of members to force a bill out of committee and onto the floor for a vote.
Top committees (House) - Answers - Ways and means, appropriations, rules,
commerce.
Top committees (Senate) - Answers - Finance, appropriations, foreign relations, armed
services.
Who creates committee assignments? - Answers - Political parties.
