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PSCI 1101 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
When a member of Congress shares demographic characterisitcs of their consituents, it's called -
answer✔✔descriptive representation
House of Representatives - answer✔✔-Spending bills originate in House
-Vote on articles of impeachment (simple majority)
-Electing the president when there's no majority in Electoral College
The Senate - answer✔✔-Power of 'advise and consent' on presidential appointments
-Responsibility to ratify treaties with foreign countries
-Power to execute trails on impeached officials
-Elect VP in cases where ther'es no majoirty in Electoral College
Formal Structures of the HoR - answer✔✔-Speaker of the House: bring or prevent issues from
coming to floor
-Majority Leader
-Majority Whip
-Minority Leader
-Minorty Whip
-Committee System: divides workload, allows specialization
Committee System of HoR - answer✔✔-Standing committees: always there, fractional based on
party control
-Select committees: specific issues
-Joint committees: more evenly divided
-Conference committees: work out amendments to make them the same
Informal Structures of the HoR - answer✔✔-Norms
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-Role of the Parties
-
Norms - answer✔✔Agreed-upon ways of doing things
-Universalism/consensus
-Reciprocity: officials will listen to experts
Filibuster - answer✔✔A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to
relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.
Cloture Motion - answer✔✔mechanism requiring sixty senators to vote to cut off debate (only
way to to end a filibuster)
Home-style - answer✔✔Activities of Congress members specifically directed at their home
constituencies. Determines the components of district representation, allocation of resources,
presentation of self, explaining of Washington activity
trustee model of representation - answer✔✔Voter's job is minimal, we just elect people who will
make the best decisions
delegate model of representation - answer✔✔representatives are expected to represent what we
would do even if they disagree. 80% want this
politico model of representation - answer✔✔there to make deals—negotiate among interests to
make decisions
descriptive model of representation - answer✔✔government looks like the people. if
demography doesn't match, the people aren't being represented properly. assumes that similar
demography = similar interests
Substantive Model of Representation - answer✔✔representatives chosen based on interests and
beliefs
Why does Mayhew find that the goal of representatives is to work towards reelection? -
answer✔✔-the structure of Congress encourages it (senority rule, credit-claiming, single-
member system)
-may be focused on reelection instead of doing what's best for the people
-may work against compromise
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PSCI 1101 Final Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
When a member of Congress shares demographic characterisitcs of their consituents, it's called -
answer✔✔descriptive representation
House of Representatives - answer✔✔-Spending bills originate in House
-Vote on articles of impeachment (simple majority)
-Electing the president when there's no majority in Electoral College
The Senate - answer✔✔-Power of 'advise and consent' on presidential appointments
-Responsibility to ratify treaties with foreign countries
-Power to execute trails on impeached officials
-Elect VP in cases where ther'es no majoirty in Electoral College
Formal Structures of the HoR - answer✔✔-Speaker of the House: bring or prevent issues from
coming to floor
-Majority Leader
-Majority Whip
-Minority Leader
-Minorty Whip
-Committee System: divides workload, allows specialization
Committee System of HoR - answer✔✔-Standing committees: always there, fractional based on
party control
-Select committees: specific issues
-Joint committees: more evenly divided
-Conference committees: work out amendments to make them the same
Informal Structures of the HoR - answer✔✔-Norms
, ©THEBRIGHT EXAM STUDY SOLUTIONS 8/22/2024 12:54 PM
-Role of the Parties
-
Norms - answer✔✔Agreed-upon ways of doing things
-Universalism/consensus
-Reciprocity: officials will listen to experts
Filibuster - answer✔✔A procedural practice in the Senate whereby a senator refuses to
relinquish the floor and thereby delays proceedings and prevents a vote on a controversial issue.
Cloture Motion - answer✔✔mechanism requiring sixty senators to vote to cut off debate (only
way to to end a filibuster)
Home-style - answer✔✔Activities of Congress members specifically directed at their home
constituencies. Determines the components of district representation, allocation of resources,
presentation of self, explaining of Washington activity
trustee model of representation - answer✔✔Voter's job is minimal, we just elect people who will
make the best decisions
delegate model of representation - answer✔✔representatives are expected to represent what we
would do even if they disagree. 80% want this
politico model of representation - answer✔✔there to make deals—negotiate among interests to
make decisions
descriptive model of representation - answer✔✔government looks like the people. if
demography doesn't match, the people aren't being represented properly. assumes that similar
demography = similar interests
Substantive Model of Representation - answer✔✔representatives chosen based on interests and
beliefs
Why does Mayhew find that the goal of representatives is to work towards reelection? -
answer✔✔-the structure of Congress encourages it (senority rule, credit-claiming, single-
member system)
-may be focused on reelection instead of doing what's best for the people
-may work against compromise
BUT
