U.S. Government & Politics Exam #5
2025 Questions and Answers
What are the two types of congressional staff? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Library of Congress
What is one way that the Congressional Budget Office serves members of Congress? -
ANSWER✔✔-by projecting costs of proposed programs
What is the role of congressional caseworkers? - ANSWER✔✔-handle requests for help from
constituents
What staff person serves as the lawmaker's chief of staff? - ANSWER✔✔-administrative assistant
Lawmakers rely on their personal staff to - ANSWER✔✔-draft new bills.
What accounts for the growth of congressional staff over the last 30 years? - ANSWER✔✔-
Lawmaking became increasingly complex.
Which of the following is true about the role of committee and subcommittee staff? -
ANSWER✔✔-They prepare committee reports.
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, When a buzzer sends lawmakers rushing to the floor to vote, what staffer briefs them on the subject
of the vote? - ANSWER✔✔-legistlative assistant
Which staff member helps shape the lawmaker's public image? - ANSWER✔✔-press secretary
How is the number of House representatives for each state determined? - ANSWER✔✔-by
population
How long is a senator's term? - ANSWER✔✔-6 years
What does Congress's bicameral legislature consist of? - ANSWER✔✔-the Senate and House of
Representative
What is the purpose of gerrymandering? - ANSWER✔✔-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? -
ANSWER✔✔-censure
How many sessions are in each term of Congress? - ANSWER✔✔-two
Which of the following is a qualification for membership in the Senate? - ANSWER✔✔-U.S. citizen
for 9 years
How has Congress changed over time? - ANSWER✔✔-more ethnically diverse
What action leads to reapportionment? - ANSWER✔✔-a census
How does gerrymandering affect congressional districts? - ANSWER✔✔-makes them irregular
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2025 Questions and Answers
What are the two types of congressional staff? - ANSWER✔✔-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? - ANSWER✔✔-Library of Congress
What is one way that the Congressional Budget Office serves members of Congress? -
ANSWER✔✔-by projecting costs of proposed programs
What is the role of congressional caseworkers? - ANSWER✔✔-handle requests for help from
constituents
What staff person serves as the lawmaker's chief of staff? - ANSWER✔✔-administrative assistant
Lawmakers rely on their personal staff to - ANSWER✔✔-draft new bills.
What accounts for the growth of congressional staff over the last 30 years? - ANSWER✔✔-
Lawmaking became increasingly complex.
Which of the following is true about the role of committee and subcommittee staff? -
ANSWER✔✔-They prepare committee reports.
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, When a buzzer sends lawmakers rushing to the floor to vote, what staffer briefs them on the subject
of the vote? - ANSWER✔✔-legistlative assistant
Which staff member helps shape the lawmaker's public image? - ANSWER✔✔-press secretary
How is the number of House representatives for each state determined? - ANSWER✔✔-by
population
How long is a senator's term? - ANSWER✔✔-6 years
What does Congress's bicameral legislature consist of? - ANSWER✔✔-the Senate and House of
Representative
What is the purpose of gerrymandering? - ANSWER✔✔-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? -
ANSWER✔✔-censure
How many sessions are in each term of Congress? - ANSWER✔✔-two
Which of the following is a qualification for membership in the Senate? - ANSWER✔✔-U.S. citizen
for 9 years
How has Congress changed over time? - ANSWER✔✔-more ethnically diverse
What action leads to reapportionment? - ANSWER✔✔-a census
How does gerrymandering affect congressional districts? - ANSWER✔✔-makes them irregular
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