Poli 201
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1. The two major roles of members of Con- Representation and lawmaking
gress are
2. It is hard to get rid of the filibuster because Both Republicans and Democrats want
the opportunity to use it when they are in
the minority
3. The textbook identifies all of the following social representation
as types of representation except:
4. ______ refers to a congressional committee's Congressional oversight
monitoring of the executive branch and of
government agencies to ensure they are
acting as Congress intends.
5. The major differences between the House Their power in the legislative process
and the Senate include all of the following
except:
6. All of the following powers can be exercised Declaring war
only by the Senate except
7. The reallocation of congressional seats Reapportionment
among the states every ten years, following
the census, is known as:
8. The number of representatives with voting Is currently set at 435 members
privileges in the House of Representatives:
9. The process of redrawing congressional dis- Redistricting
tricts to match population shifts in states
with more than one representative is called
10. Gerrymandering
, Poli 201
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Redrawing congressional district bound-
aries to favor a particular group or party is
known as
11. All of the following statements concern- In recent years they have been voting
ing Hispanic representation in Congress are more for the Republican Party.
true except:
12. According to the textbook, what has hap- It has decreased in importance due to
pened to the coattail effect in recent years? declining party ties.
13. It has been increasingly difficult for the par- Increasing party polarization and hyper-
ties to work together in Congress in recent partisanship
years because of:
14. ______ are important in Congress because Parties
they organize the chambers
15. The greatest importance of standing com- Increase congressional power by allowing
mittees is that they: detailed analysis and modification of leg-
islation
16. Which of the following is the extremely pow- The House Rules Committee
erful congressional committee that deter-
mines when debate on a bill will take place?
17. The public dislikes Congress for all of the There has been an increase in corruption
following reasons except: among members of Congress in recent
years
18. Congress finds it difficult to make policy Constituents reward them for taking care
that solves national problems because of their individual interests
19. slow and deliberative
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The founders created the congressional de-
cision making process to be:
20. Citizens view Congress with Increasing support for Congress as a
whole but with growing disapproval for
individual representatives and senators
21. In the conclusion of the "What's at Stake?" Members of the majority know they could
feature at the end of the chapter, the text- one day be in the minority and want to use
book points out that it is difficult for the Sen- it
ate to change the rules allowing filibusters
because
22. According to the textbook, President Bush's Threatened the system of separation of
use of signing statements: powers
23. According to the textbook, presidents have Presidents have too little power to meet
difficulty surviving two terms in office and public expectations
maintaining their popularity because:
24. The _________ is dated from the administra- rise of public expectations of the presi-
tion of Franklin D. Roosevelt dent
25. Presidents are limited to two full terms in Constitutional amendment
office by
26. In most advanced industrial democracies Is performed by the prime minister
the role of head of government
27. Alexander Hamilton's principal argument Should be vigorous, single-member, and
about the presidency in Federalist No. 70 is unencumbered by a cabinet
that it:
28.
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1. The two major roles of members of Con- Representation and lawmaking
gress are
2. It is hard to get rid of the filibuster because Both Republicans and Democrats want
the opportunity to use it when they are in
the minority
3. The textbook identifies all of the following social representation
as types of representation except:
4. ______ refers to a congressional committee's Congressional oversight
monitoring of the executive branch and of
government agencies to ensure they are
acting as Congress intends.
5. The major differences between the House Their power in the legislative process
and the Senate include all of the following
except:
6. All of the following powers can be exercised Declaring war
only by the Senate except
7. The reallocation of congressional seats Reapportionment
among the states every ten years, following
the census, is known as:
8. The number of representatives with voting Is currently set at 435 members
privileges in the House of Representatives:
9. The process of redrawing congressional dis- Redistricting
tricts to match population shifts in states
with more than one representative is called
10. Gerrymandering
, Poli 201
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Redrawing congressional district bound-
aries to favor a particular group or party is
known as
11. All of the following statements concern- In recent years they have been voting
ing Hispanic representation in Congress are more for the Republican Party.
true except:
12. According to the textbook, what has hap- It has decreased in importance due to
pened to the coattail effect in recent years? declining party ties.
13. It has been increasingly difficult for the par- Increasing party polarization and hyper-
ties to work together in Congress in recent partisanship
years because of:
14. ______ are important in Congress because Parties
they organize the chambers
15. The greatest importance of standing com- Increase congressional power by allowing
mittees is that they: detailed analysis and modification of leg-
islation
16. Which of the following is the extremely pow- The House Rules Committee
erful congressional committee that deter-
mines when debate on a bill will take place?
17. The public dislikes Congress for all of the There has been an increase in corruption
following reasons except: among members of Congress in recent
years
18. Congress finds it difficult to make policy Constituents reward them for taking care
that solves national problems because of their individual interests
19. slow and deliberative
, Poli 201
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The founders created the congressional de-
cision making process to be:
20. Citizens view Congress with Increasing support for Congress as a
whole but with growing disapproval for
individual representatives and senators
21. In the conclusion of the "What's at Stake?" Members of the majority know they could
feature at the end of the chapter, the text- one day be in the minority and want to use
book points out that it is difficult for the Sen- it
ate to change the rules allowing filibusters
because
22. According to the textbook, President Bush's Threatened the system of separation of
use of signing statements: powers
23. According to the textbook, presidents have Presidents have too little power to meet
difficulty surviving two terms in office and public expectations
maintaining their popularity because:
24. The _________ is dated from the administra- rise of public expectations of the presi-
tion of Franklin D. Roosevelt dent
25. Presidents are limited to two full terms in Constitutional amendment
office by
26. In most advanced industrial democracies Is performed by the prime minister
the role of head of government
27. Alexander Hamilton's principal argument Should be vigorous, single-member, and
about the presidency in Federalist No. 70 is unencumbered by a cabinet
that it:
28.
