GOVERNMENT UNIT 1 TEST QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
What are the two types of congressional staff? - personal staff and committee staff
Every year, lawmakers direct thousands of requests for information to the Congressional
Research Service. What support agency does this service belong to? - Library of Congress
What is one way that the Congressional Budget Office serves members of Congress? - by
projecting costs of proposed programs
What is the role of congressional caseworkers? - handle requests for help from
constituents
What staff person serves as the lawmaker's chief of staff? - administrative assistant
Lawmakers rely on their personal staff to - draft new bills.
What accounts for the growth of congressional staff over the last 30 years? - Lawmaking
became increasingly complex.
Which of the following is true about the role of committee and subcommittee staff? -
They prepare committee reports.
When a buzzer sends lawmakers rushing to the floor to vote, what staffer briefs them on the
subject of the vote? - legistlative assistant
Which staff member helps shape the lawmaker's public image? - press secretary
, How is the number of House representatives for each state determined? - by population
How long is a senator's term? - 6 years
What does Congress's bicameral legislature consist of? - the Senate and House of
Representative
What is the purpose of gerrymandering? - to give electoral advantage to candidates of the
majority party
What is a majority vote in the Senate or House to punish its own member for disorderly
behavior? - censure
How many sessions are in each term of Congress? - two
Which of the following is a qualification for membership in the Senate? - U.S. citizen for
9 years
How has Congress changed over time? - more ethnically diverse
What action leads to reapportionment? - a census
How does gerrymandering affect congressional districts? - makes them irregular
Who is the top assistant to the Speaker of the House? - majority leader
Why is the Rules Committee the most powerful House committee? - It can stop a bill
from going to the House floor for a vote.
ANSWERS, 100% GUARANTEE
What are the two types of congressional staff? - personal staff and committee staff
Every year, lawmakers direct thousands of requests for information to the Congressional
Research Service. What support agency does this service belong to? - Library of Congress
What is one way that the Congressional Budget Office serves members of Congress? - by
projecting costs of proposed programs
What is the role of congressional caseworkers? - handle requests for help from
constituents
What staff person serves as the lawmaker's chief of staff? - administrative assistant
Lawmakers rely on their personal staff to - draft new bills.
What accounts for the growth of congressional staff over the last 30 years? - Lawmaking
became increasingly complex.
Which of the following is true about the role of committee and subcommittee staff? -
They prepare committee reports.
When a buzzer sends lawmakers rushing to the floor to vote, what staffer briefs them on the
subject of the vote? - legistlative assistant
Which staff member helps shape the lawmaker's public image? - press secretary
, How is the number of House representatives for each state determined? - by population
How long is a senator's term? - 6 years
What does Congress's bicameral legislature consist of? - the Senate and House of
Representative
What is the purpose of gerrymandering? - to give electoral advantage to candidates of the
majority party
What is a majority vote in the Senate or House to punish its own member for disorderly
behavior? - censure
How many sessions are in each term of Congress? - two
Which of the following is a qualification for membership in the Senate? - U.S. citizen for
9 years
How has Congress changed over time? - more ethnically diverse
What action leads to reapportionment? - a census
How does gerrymandering affect congressional districts? - makes them irregular
Who is the top assistant to the Speaker of the House? - majority leader
Why is the Rules Committee the most powerful House committee? - It can stop a bill
from going to the House floor for a vote.
