POL 201 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
The __________ clause of the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass laws
necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated duties and responsibilities. - Answers
- elastic
Changes in the economy have contributed to congressional gridlock in which of the
following ways? - Answers - Labor saving technologies and a decline in the number of
manufacturing jobs have threatened the middle class.
The constitution originally called for the election of Senators by whom? - Answers -
state legislatures
what is required to override a presidential veto? - Answers - two-thirds vote in both
houses of Congress
A member of Congress who tries to mirror perfectly the views of his or her constituency
is called? - Answers - to delegate
_____ representation reflects the degree to which congress as a body reflects a
demographic composition of the population as a whole - Answers - descriptive
What do we call a citizen who lives in the district of an elected official? - Answers -
constituent
Redistricting for political gain is often called: __________ - Answers - gerrymandering
By giving members of the House of Representatives two-year terms, the framers of the
Constitution were intending __________. - Answers - that elected representatives to the
House would follow the wishes of their constituents more closely than members of the
Senate would
Senate seats are _______ than House seats. - Answers - more visible
which is true regarding campaign financing? - Answers - Incumbents tend to have an
easier time fundraising.
The ____ has the power to elect leaders, approve committee assignments, and decide
on legislative electives - Answers - speaker
standing committees in Congress are ___________ - Answers - permanent
, When compared to the House of Representatives, leadership in the Senate is
__________. - Answers - less visible
what is the minimum number of members of the house needed to pass a bill? - Answers
- 218
Who has the authority to introduce a bill into the legislative process? - Answers -
members of congress
Since 1970, party voting in Congress has __________. - Answers - increased
which is an accurate description of procedural and substantive votes? - Answers -
Procedural votes conduct business of the chamber; substantive votes are on bills or
amendments.
which is true regarding regional differences in voting? - Answers - The south was
traditionally Democratic at the congressional level and is currently more Republican.
congressional authority to monitor actions of the executive branch is known as -
Answers - oversight
what is the process of removing from office of president who has committed "high
crimes and misdemeanors"? - Answers - impeachment
what is the purpose of taking testimony in congressional hearings? - Answers - to
collect information and send messages to the bureaucracy
bicameralism confronted to the framers believe that the legislative branch the center of
policy making for the government to be a place where the public's business is
deliberated _______. - Answers - carefully and slowly
Who holds hearing on supreme court justices? - Answers - State Judiciary Committee
which of the following statements about the powers of the presidency under the
constitution is true? - Answers - The language of the Constitution is quite vague about
the powers of the president and allows for the expansion of presidential power without
Constitutional amendment.
what event prompted President George W. Bush to embark on a massive expansion of
presidential power? - Answers - 9/11 terrorist attacks
which of the following actions would most likely conform to the founders expectations
about the proper role of the president? - Answers - The president executing policy
passed by Congress without the use of signing statements or without raising questions
about the law's constitutionality
ANSWERS
The __________ clause of the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass laws
necessary and proper to carry out its enumerated duties and responsibilities. - Answers
- elastic
Changes in the economy have contributed to congressional gridlock in which of the
following ways? - Answers - Labor saving technologies and a decline in the number of
manufacturing jobs have threatened the middle class.
The constitution originally called for the election of Senators by whom? - Answers -
state legislatures
what is required to override a presidential veto? - Answers - two-thirds vote in both
houses of Congress
A member of Congress who tries to mirror perfectly the views of his or her constituency
is called? - Answers - to delegate
_____ representation reflects the degree to which congress as a body reflects a
demographic composition of the population as a whole - Answers - descriptive
What do we call a citizen who lives in the district of an elected official? - Answers -
constituent
Redistricting for political gain is often called: __________ - Answers - gerrymandering
By giving members of the House of Representatives two-year terms, the framers of the
Constitution were intending __________. - Answers - that elected representatives to the
House would follow the wishes of their constituents more closely than members of the
Senate would
Senate seats are _______ than House seats. - Answers - more visible
which is true regarding campaign financing? - Answers - Incumbents tend to have an
easier time fundraising.
The ____ has the power to elect leaders, approve committee assignments, and decide
on legislative electives - Answers - speaker
standing committees in Congress are ___________ - Answers - permanent
, When compared to the House of Representatives, leadership in the Senate is
__________. - Answers - less visible
what is the minimum number of members of the house needed to pass a bill? - Answers
- 218
Who has the authority to introduce a bill into the legislative process? - Answers -
members of congress
Since 1970, party voting in Congress has __________. - Answers - increased
which is an accurate description of procedural and substantive votes? - Answers -
Procedural votes conduct business of the chamber; substantive votes are on bills or
amendments.
which is true regarding regional differences in voting? - Answers - The south was
traditionally Democratic at the congressional level and is currently more Republican.
congressional authority to monitor actions of the executive branch is known as -
Answers - oversight
what is the process of removing from office of president who has committed "high
crimes and misdemeanors"? - Answers - impeachment
what is the purpose of taking testimony in congressional hearings? - Answers - to
collect information and send messages to the bureaucracy
bicameralism confronted to the framers believe that the legislative branch the center of
policy making for the government to be a place where the public's business is
deliberated _______. - Answers - carefully and slowly
Who holds hearing on supreme court justices? - Answers - State Judiciary Committee
which of the following statements about the powers of the presidency under the
constitution is true? - Answers - The language of the Constitution is quite vague about
the powers of the president and allows for the expansion of presidential power without
Constitutional amendment.
what event prompted President George W. Bush to embark on a massive expansion of
presidential power? - Answers - 9/11 terrorist attacks
which of the following actions would most likely conform to the founders expectations
about the proper role of the president? - Answers - The president executing policy
passed by Congress without the use of signing statements or without raising questions
about the law's constitutionality
