POLS 2311 Exam 2 Chapter 6 Complete
Review Guide REAL EXAM 2026
bicameral legislature - ANSWER ✔✨---Two house legislature
Apportionment - ANSWER ✔✨---the process of allotting congressional seats to each state
according to its proportion of the population, following the decennial census
bill - ANSWER ✔✨---a proposed law
Impeachment - ANSWER ✔✨---The power delegated to the House of Representatives in the
Constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other "civil officers," including federal judges,
with "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." This is the first step in the
constitutional process of removing government officials from office.
Edmund Burke - ANSWER ✔✨---Conservative British political philosopher of the eighteenth
century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as "trustees" and use their
own best judgement when voting.
Trustee - ANSWER ✔✨---Role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents'
opinions and then uses his or her best judgment to make a final decision.
, delegate - ANSWER ✔✨---Role played by a representative who votes the way his or her
constituents would want, regardless of personal opinions; may refer to an elected representative to
Congress or a representative to the party convention.
politico - ANSWER ✔✨---An elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate,
depending on the issue
Incumbency - ANSWER ✔✨---already holding an office
Redistricting - ANSWER ✔✨---the process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases
or decreases in seats allotted to the states, as well as population shifts within a state
Gerrymandering - ANSWER ✔✨---The drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular
electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district.
majority party - ANSWER ✔✨---The political party in each house of Congress with the most
members.
minority party - ANSWER ✔✨---the political party in each house of Congress with the second most
members
party caucus or conference - ANSWER ✔✨---a formal gathering of all party members
Speaker of the House - ANSWER ✔✨---The only officer of the House of Representatives specifically
mentioned in the Constitution; the chamber's most powerful position; traditionally a member of the
majority party.
majority leader - ANSWER ✔✨---The head of the party controlling the most seats in the House of
Representatives or the Senate; is second in authority to the Speaker of the House and
in the Senate is regarded as its most powerful member.
Review Guide REAL EXAM 2026
bicameral legislature - ANSWER ✔✨---Two house legislature
Apportionment - ANSWER ✔✨---the process of allotting congressional seats to each state
according to its proportion of the population, following the decennial census
bill - ANSWER ✔✨---a proposed law
Impeachment - ANSWER ✔✨---The power delegated to the House of Representatives in the
Constitution to charge the president, vice president, or other "civil officers," including federal judges,
with "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors." This is the first step in the
constitutional process of removing government officials from office.
Edmund Burke - ANSWER ✔✨---Conservative British political philosopher of the eighteenth
century who articulated the view that elected representatives should act as "trustees" and use their
own best judgement when voting.
Trustee - ANSWER ✔✨---Role played by an elected representative who listens to constituents'
opinions and then uses his or her best judgment to make a final decision.
, delegate - ANSWER ✔✨---Role played by a representative who votes the way his or her
constituents would want, regardless of personal opinions; may refer to an elected representative to
Congress or a representative to the party convention.
politico - ANSWER ✔✨---An elected representative who acts as a trustee or as a delegate,
depending on the issue
Incumbency - ANSWER ✔✨---already holding an office
Redistricting - ANSWER ✔✨---the process of redrawing congressional districts to reflect increases
or decreases in seats allotted to the states, as well as population shifts within a state
Gerrymandering - ANSWER ✔✨---The drawing of congressional districts to produce a particular
electoral outcome without regard to the shape of the district.
majority party - ANSWER ✔✨---The political party in each house of Congress with the most
members.
minority party - ANSWER ✔✨---the political party in each house of Congress with the second most
members
party caucus or conference - ANSWER ✔✨---a formal gathering of all party members
Speaker of the House - ANSWER ✔✨---The only officer of the House of Representatives specifically
mentioned in the Constitution; the chamber's most powerful position; traditionally a member of the
majority party.
majority leader - ANSWER ✔✨---The head of the party controlling the most seats in the House of
Representatives or the Senate; is second in authority to the Speaker of the House and
in the Senate is regarded as its most powerful member.
