GOVT 2305 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH
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What |are |the |two |MAJOR |roles |of |members |of |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lawmaking |and |
Representation
The |Founding |Fathers |wanted |the |congressional |decision |making |process |to |be |what? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Slow |and |Deliberate
Define |Congressional |Oversight |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Efforts |by |Congress, |especially |through |
committees, |to |monitor |agency |rulemaking, |enforcement, |and |implementation |of |congressional |
policies
What |is |the |constitutional |process |for |removing |a |president? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |The |
Constitution |prescribes |the |process |through |impeachment, |which |is |roughly |the |political |equivalent |of
|an |indictment |in |criminal |law. |(The |term |"impeachment" |refers |to |the |formal |accusation, |not |to |
conviction.)
2.. |The |House |of |Representatives |may |impeach |the |president |(and |other |civil |officers) |for |"Treason, |
Bribery, |or |other |high |Crimes |and |Misdemeanors." |Impeachment |requires |a |simple |majority |vote |of |
the |House.
3. |If |the |House |votes |for |impeachment, |the |accused |president |will |be |tried |by |the |Senate.
4. |The |chief |justice |of |the |Supreme |Court |presides |when |a |president |is |being |tried; |the |vice |president
|(as |president |of |the |Senate) |will |preside |if |a |civil |officer |other |than |the
president |has |been |impeached.
5. |The |Senate |may |convict |and |remove |the |president |by |a |two-thirds |vote |of |the |senators |present.
Define |Reapportionment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |reallocation |of |congressional |seats |among |the |
states |every |ten |years, |following |the |census.
What |is |the |"one |person-one |vote" |standard |in |House |districts? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |principle
|that |all |citizens, |regardless |of |where |they |reside |in |a |state, |are |entitled |to |equal |legislative |
representation.
, Define |Gerrymandering |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Redistricting |to |benefit |a |particular |group
Why |has |it |become |increasing |difficult |for |the |parties |to |work |together |in |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Increasing |party |polarization |and |hyper |partisanship
Define |Standing |Committees |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Permanent |committees |responsible |for |
legislation |in |particular |policy |areas
What |is |powerful |House |committee |that |controls |the |debate |schedule? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Speaker |of |the |House
What |does |a |Conference |Committee |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Conference |committees |are |formed |
to |work |out |the |differences |when |different |versions |of |a |bill |are |passed |by |the |two |houses. |
Membership |is |drawn |from |both |houses.
Where |do |MOST |bills |die |in |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |committee |of |the |chamber |
where |they |were |introduced
Why |does |Congress |have |a |hard |time |solving |national |problems? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Constituents |reward |them |for |taking |care |of |their |individual |interests
When |the |public |begin |expecting |more |action |from |the |President? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Expectation |gap
Why |did |the |Founding |Fathers |adopt |the |Electoral |College |to |elect |a |President? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-They |considered |the |average |American |uniformed |and |unable |to |select |the |right |person |
for |President |so |they |wanted |a |group |of |informed |people |selecting |the |President
Who |makes |up |the |President's |"Cabinet"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |Secretaries |of |Agriculture, |
Commerce, |Defense, |Education, |Energy, |Health |and |Human |Services, |Homeland |Security, |Housing |and
|Urban |Development, |Interior, |Labor, |State, |Transportation, |Treasury, |and |Veterans |Affairs
100% COMPLETE SOLUTUONS
What |are |the |two |MAJOR |roles |of |members |of |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Lawmaking |and |
Representation
The |Founding |Fathers |wanted |the |congressional |decision |making |process |to |be |what? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Slow |and |Deliberate
Define |Congressional |Oversight |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Efforts |by |Congress, |especially |through |
committees, |to |monitor |agency |rulemaking, |enforcement, |and |implementation |of |congressional |
policies
What |is |the |constitutional |process |for |removing |a |president? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-1. |The |
Constitution |prescribes |the |process |through |impeachment, |which |is |roughly |the |political |equivalent |of
|an |indictment |in |criminal |law. |(The |term |"impeachment" |refers |to |the |formal |accusation, |not |to |
conviction.)
2.. |The |House |of |Representatives |may |impeach |the |president |(and |other |civil |officers) |for |"Treason, |
Bribery, |or |other |high |Crimes |and |Misdemeanors." |Impeachment |requires |a |simple |majority |vote |of |
the |House.
3. |If |the |House |votes |for |impeachment, |the |accused |president |will |be |tried |by |the |Senate.
4. |The |chief |justice |of |the |Supreme |Court |presides |when |a |president |is |being |tried; |the |vice |president
|(as |president |of |the |Senate) |will |preside |if |a |civil |officer |other |than |the
president |has |been |impeached.
5. |The |Senate |may |convict |and |remove |the |president |by |a |two-thirds |vote |of |the |senators |present.
Define |Reapportionment |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-A |reallocation |of |congressional |seats |among |the |
states |every |ten |years, |following |the |census.
What |is |the |"one |person-one |vote" |standard |in |House |districts? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |principle
|that |all |citizens, |regardless |of |where |they |reside |in |a |state, |are |entitled |to |equal |legislative |
representation.
, Define |Gerrymandering |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Redistricting |to |benefit |a |particular |group
Why |has |it |become |increasing |difficult |for |the |parties |to |work |together |in |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Increasing |party |polarization |and |hyper |partisanship
Define |Standing |Committees |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Permanent |committees |responsible |for |
legislation |in |particular |policy |areas
What |is |powerful |House |committee |that |controls |the |debate |schedule? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Speaker |of |the |House
What |does |a |Conference |Committee |do? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Conference |committees |are |formed |
to |work |out |the |differences |when |different |versions |of |a |bill |are |passed |by |the |two |houses. |
Membership |is |drawn |from |both |houses.
Where |do |MOST |bills |die |in |Congress? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-In |the |committee |of |the |chamber |
where |they |were |introduced
Why |does |Congress |have |a |hard |time |solving |national |problems? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Constituents |reward |them |for |taking |care |of |their |individual |interests
When |the |public |begin |expecting |more |action |from |the |President? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
Expectation |gap
Why |did |the |Founding |Fathers |adopt |the |Electoral |College |to |elect |a |President? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-They |considered |the |average |American |uniformed |and |unable |to |select |the |right |person |
for |President |so |they |wanted |a |group |of |informed |people |selecting |the |President
Who |makes |up |the |President's |"Cabinet"? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-The |Secretaries |of |Agriculture, |
Commerce, |Defense, |Education, |Energy, |Health |and |Human |Services, |Homeland |Security, |Housing |and
|Urban |Development, |Interior, |Labor, |State, |Transportation, |Treasury, |and |Veterans |Affairs
