GOVT 2305 Federal Government - Final Exam Review Questions With correct answers.

GOVT 2305 Federal Government - Final
Exam Review Questions With correct
answers
Redistricting |is |__________.

Select |one:

a. |the |allocation |of |seats |in |the |House |to |each |state |after |each |census

b. |the |redrawing |of |district |boundaries |within |each |state |to |ensure |equal |district |populations |

c. |normally |a |bipartisan |exercise

d. |a |court |order |to |hold |new |elections |because |of |voting |irregularities

e. |the |alteration |of |a |legislative |formula |that |apportions |spending |among |the |states |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-b. |the |redrawing |of |district |boundaries |within |each |state |to |ensure |equal |district |
populations



A |__________ |committee |is |established |for |a |limited |time |period |and |for |a |special |purpose.

Select |one:

a. |joint

b. |standing

c. |conference

d. |oversight

e. |select |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-e. |select



The |necessary |and |proper |clause |__________.

Select |one:

a. |is |located |in |the |Constitution |in |the |text |of |the |Tenth |Amendment

b. |has |increased |the |powers |of |the |state |governments |at |the |expense |of |Congress' |powers

c. |has |expanded |the |role |of |the |national |government |relative |to |that |of |the |states |

d. |was |eliminated |as |a |consequence |of |the |Twenty-seventh |Amendment

,e. |has |served |to |limit |the |expansion |of |national |authority |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c. |has |expanded |
the |role |of |the |national |government |relative |to |that |of |the |states



The |most |important |foreign |policy |power |is |the |power |to |__________.

Select |one:

a. |summon |and |regulate |state |militias

b. |raise |an |army

c. |borrow |money |from |other |countries

d. |punish |piracy |on |the |high |seas

e. |declare |war |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-e. |declare |war



In |the |House |of |Representatives, |the |discharge |petition |is |used |to |__________.

Select |one:

a. |force |a |bill |out |of |committee |so |that |the |entire |House |can |vote |on |it |

b. |prevent |the |president |from |using |the |pocket |veto

c. |delay |action |on |a |bill |that |has |the |support |of |the |majority

d. |adjourn |for |the |remainder |of |the |session

e. |force |the |Speaker |to |take |action |on |a |bill |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a. |force |a |bill |out |of |committee |
so |that |the |entire |House |can |vote |on |it



The |principal |and |most |obvious |function |of |any |legislature |is |__________.

Select |one:

a. |lawmaking |

b. |oversight

c. |checking |the |power |of |the |judicial |branch

d. |carrying |out |the |law

e. |advice |and |consent |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a. |lawmaking



An |attempt |in |the |Senate |to |prevent |the |passage |of |a |bill |through |the |use |of |unlimited |debate |is |a(n)
|__________.

,Select |one:

a. |unanimous |consent |agreement

b. |logrolling

c. |cloture

d. |filibuster |

e. |continuing |resolution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d. |filibuster



The |most |important |of |the |domestic |powers |of |Congress |are |the |right |to |collect |taxes, |__________.

Select |one:

a. |to |establish |rules |for |naturalizing |citizens, |and |to |borrow |money

b. |to |establish |post |offices, |and |to |regulate |copyrights |and |patents

c. |to |spend, |and |to |regulate |commerce |

d. |to |establish |the |federal |court |system, |and |to |coin |money

e. |to |coin |money, |and |to |borrow |money |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c. |to |spend, |and |to |regulate |
commerce



Gerrymandering |is |__________.

Select |one:

a. |unconstitutional |following |an |1812 |ruling |by |the |Supreme |Court

b. |legislation |passed |in |southern |states |to |limit |African-American |participation |in |elections

c. |a |process |that |attempts |to |limit |debate |on |a |bill |in |the |Senate

d. |the |drawing |of |legislative |district |boundaries |for |the |purpose |of |gaining |partisan |advantage |

e. |an |attempt |to |prevent |the |passage |of |a |bill |through |the |use |of |unlimited |debate |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-d. |the |drawing |of |legislative |district |boundaries |for |the |purpose |of |gaining |partisan |
advantage



An |important |function |of |the |House |majority |leader |is |to |__________.

Select |one:

a. |walk |the |bill |through |the |Senate, |providing |the |bill |has |passed |the |House

b. |report |all |progress |of |legislation |to |the |President

, c. |preside |over |meetings |of |the |House

d. |act |as |spokesperson |for |the |majority |party |in |the |House |

e. |provide |opposition |to |the |Speaker |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d. |act |as |spokesperson |for |the |majority |
party |in |the |House



Prior |to |the |__________ |Amendment, |senators |were |selected |by |their |state |legislatures.

Select |one:

a. |Twenty-first

b. |Twelfth

c. |Eighteenth

d. |Seventeenth |

e. |Sixteenth |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-d. |Seventeenth



"Money |bills" |__________.

Select |one:

a. |must |receive |a |two-thirds |vote |in |both |houses

b. |must |originate |in |conference |committee

c. |must |originate |in |the |House |

d. |must |start |in |the |Senate

e. |are |introduced |by |the |president |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-c. |must |originate |in |the |House



__________ |must |consent |to |the |ratification |of |a |treaty.

Select |one:

a. |The |Senate

b. |Both |houses |of |Congress

c. |The |Department |of |State

d. |The |president |

e. |The |House |of |Representatives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a. |The |Senate