POLS 2311 CH 9 & 10 EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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Conference committees are Ans✓✓✓temporary, involve members from
both houses of Congress, and are charged with reaching a compromise
on legislation once it has been passed by both the House and the Senate.
Oversight can best be described as the Ans✓✓✓efforts of Congress to
supervise the manner in which its laws are implemented by the executive
branch.
Conference committees Ans✓✓✓are only likely to include members
from both political parties when control of Congress is divided.
Which of the following statements about the impeachment process is
most accurate? Ans✓✓✓It is a political exercise.
What is the MOST common occupation among members of Congress
before coming to Congress? Ans✓✓✓lawyer
A senator who agrees to vote for a tax cut bill that he or she disagrees
with in order to receive another senator's vote on a climate change bill
that he or she has proposed is engaged in Ans✓✓✓logrolling.
The process of allocating congressional seats among the 50 states is
called Ans✓✓✓apportionment.
, The kind of representation that takes place when constituents have the
power to hire and fire their representatives is called Ans✓✓✓agency
representation.
The term "pork barrel" refers to Ans✓✓✓appropriations made by
legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are
created so that local representatives can win reelection in their home
districts.
A senator or representative running for reelection is called the
Ans✓✓✓incumbent.
A member of the House of Representatives that helps a constituent apply
for Social Security benefits is engaging in Ans✓✓✓constituency
service.
A U.S. senator has a ________-year term. Ans✓✓✓six
In discussions of Congress, the term "whip" refers to Ans✓✓✓a party
member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's
legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.
How can Congress override a president's veto? Ans✓✓✓a two-thirds
vote in both chambers
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALREADY
GRADED A+
Conference committees are Ans✓✓✓temporary, involve members from
both houses of Congress, and are charged with reaching a compromise
on legislation once it has been passed by both the House and the Senate.
Oversight can best be described as the Ans✓✓✓efforts of Congress to
supervise the manner in which its laws are implemented by the executive
branch.
Conference committees Ans✓✓✓are only likely to include members
from both political parties when control of Congress is divided.
Which of the following statements about the impeachment process is
most accurate? Ans✓✓✓It is a political exercise.
What is the MOST common occupation among members of Congress
before coming to Congress? Ans✓✓✓lawyer
A senator who agrees to vote for a tax cut bill that he or she disagrees
with in order to receive another senator's vote on a climate change bill
that he or she has proposed is engaged in Ans✓✓✓logrolling.
The process of allocating congressional seats among the 50 states is
called Ans✓✓✓apportionment.
, The kind of representation that takes place when constituents have the
power to hire and fire their representatives is called Ans✓✓✓agency
representation.
The term "pork barrel" refers to Ans✓✓✓appropriations made by
legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but that are
created so that local representatives can win reelection in their home
districts.
A senator or representative running for reelection is called the
Ans✓✓✓incumbent.
A member of the House of Representatives that helps a constituent apply
for Social Security benefits is engaging in Ans✓✓✓constituency
service.
A U.S. senator has a ________-year term. Ans✓✓✓six
In discussions of Congress, the term "whip" refers to Ans✓✓✓a party
member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party's
legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.
How can Congress override a president's veto? Ans✓✓✓a two-thirds
vote in both chambers
