POLS 206 Smith Exam 3 | Actual study |
Questions and verified Answers
1) Where is the center of policymaking? - ANSW-Congress
2) What are the attractions to the job of being a member of Congress? - ANSW-Power to make key
decisions for a public policy
3) What is substantive representation? - ANSW-Might represent people with different backgrounds or
ethnicities
4) What is meant by pork barrel projects? - ANSW-Federal projects, grants and contracts available to
state and local governments, businesses etc. that politicians love to take credit for
5) What are the advantages of incumbency and why do incumbents lose? - ANSW-a) -Advertising
-Credit Claiming
-Position Taking
-Weak Opponents
-Campaign Spending
b) -Scandal/Corruption
-Lose Supporters due to Redistricting
6) What do PACs buy with their money? - ANSW-the candidates support of their cause
7) What is bicameralism? - ANSW-Dividing legislature into two houses
8) Know what is meant by the act of impeachment and the process of impeachment - ANSW-a) -
removing a president
b) -house votes
-Senate tries president
-Senate needs 2/3 votes
9) What are the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate? - ANSW-House
-435 seats (population)
-speaker = speaker of the house
-Lower house
Senate
-100 seats (2 per state)
-speaker = VP
-upper house
10) What do congressional whips do? - ANSW-make sure members of the party stay in line and assist
majority/minority leaders
11) What is a filibuster? - ANSW-Excessive/wasteful talking to control the legislative agenda
Questions and verified Answers
1) Where is the center of policymaking? - ANSW-Congress
2) What are the attractions to the job of being a member of Congress? - ANSW-Power to make key
decisions for a public policy
3) What is substantive representation? - ANSW-Might represent people with different backgrounds or
ethnicities
4) What is meant by pork barrel projects? - ANSW-Federal projects, grants and contracts available to
state and local governments, businesses etc. that politicians love to take credit for
5) What are the advantages of incumbency and why do incumbents lose? - ANSW-a) -Advertising
-Credit Claiming
-Position Taking
-Weak Opponents
-Campaign Spending
b) -Scandal/Corruption
-Lose Supporters due to Redistricting
6) What do PACs buy with their money? - ANSW-the candidates support of their cause
7) What is bicameralism? - ANSW-Dividing legislature into two houses
8) Know what is meant by the act of impeachment and the process of impeachment - ANSW-a) -
removing a president
b) -house votes
-Senate tries president
-Senate needs 2/3 votes
9) What are the differences between the House of Representatives and the Senate? - ANSW-House
-435 seats (population)
-speaker = speaker of the house
-Lower house
Senate
-100 seats (2 per state)
-speaker = VP
-upper house
10) What do congressional whips do? - ANSW-make sure members of the party stay in line and assist
majority/minority leaders
11) What is a filibuster? - ANSW-Excessive/wasteful talking to control the legislative agenda
