POLS 102 - Godbey Exam 3 Questions with Correct Answers 2025

POLS 102 - Godbey Exam 3 Questions
with Correct Answers 2025
TrusteeR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARrepresentativeRwhoRactsRaccordingRtoRhisRorRherRownRbestRjudgement



DelegateR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARrepresentativeRwhoRvotesRinRaccordanceRtoRhowRtheirRconstituentsRwantRthemRto



PoliticoR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
AnRelectedRrepresentativeRwhoRactsRasRaRtrusteeRorRasRaRdelegate,RdependingRonRtheRissue



HowRdoRCongresspersonsRmakeRDecisions?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
Generally,Rit'sRrareRforRaRlegislatorRtoRdisregardRtheRstrongRwishesRofRconstituents,RparticularlyRonR
hotRbuttonRissuesRorRthoseRcontentiousRissuesRthatRgetRaRlotRofRmediaRattention.RObviously,Rdecidi
ngRhowRvotesRfeelRisRnotRpossible,RandRsoRbecauseRofRthis,RtheRperceptionsRofRtheRrepresentativesR
areRimportantRsinceRhe/sheRcannotRreallyRknowRhowRallRtheRconstituentsRfeelRaboutRaRspecificRissu
e.RIfRconstituentsRhaveRlittleRknowledgeRorRinterestRonRanRissue,RtheRlegislatorRoftenRmakesRanRaut
onomousRdecision.RTheRmainRwaysRtheyRdoRmakeRdecisionsRisRthroughRconstituents,Rcolleagues,Rp
arty,Rcaucuses,RinterestRgroups,RandRtheirRstaff



WhatRareRsomeRofRtheRdifferencesRbetweenRtheRHouseRofRRepresentativesRandRtheRSenate?R-
RCORRECTRANSWERR-


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dRoffRofRpopulation,RwhereasRinRtheRSenate,Rit'sRanRequalRrepresentation.RAlso,RtheirRrespectiveRle
ngthRofRtermRisRdifferent.RForRHouseRmembers,RtheyRserveRtwo-
yearRterms,RandRforRSenateRmembers,RtheyRserveR6RyearRterms,RwhichRone-
thirdRofRtheRtotalRnumberRofRsenatorsRbeingRupRforRreelectionReveryRtwoRyears.RAdditionally,RtheRH
ouseRholdsRtheRpowerRtoRimpeachRofficials,RwhereasRtheRSenateRcanRonlyRconvictRthem.RAnotherR
differenceRisRtheRamountRofRtimeRtheyReachRcanRdebate.RInRtheRHouse,Rthere'sRaRlimitedRdebateRru
leRthatRcontrolsRtheRamountRofRtimeRsomeoneRcanRargueRforRtheirRsideRofRanRissue.RHowever,RinRth
eRSenate,RtheyRhaveRfilibusters,RwhereRaRsenatorRcanRtalkRendlesslyRinRorderRtoRstopRtheRpassageRo
fRaRpieceRofRlegislationRbyRrunningRoutRtheRclock.RTheRHouseRalsoRhasRtheRroleRofRadvisingRtheRpresi
dent,RbutRtheRSenateRmustRgiveRtheirRconsentRtoRtheRpresidentR(thisRisRwhyRtheyRcontrolRwhoRactu

, allyRgetsRappointed).RThere'sRalsoRdifferencesRinRpartyRloyalty,RwhereRtheRSenateRtypicallyRhasRaRstr
ongerRloyaltyRsinceRHoRRmembersRareRconstantlyRupRforRreelection



PorkRBarrelRSpendingR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ARprovisionRinRaRbillRthatRbenefitsRaRspecificRcongressionalRconstituency



EarmarksR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
"Hidden"RcongressionalRprovisionsRthatRdirectRtheRfederalRgovernmentRtoRfundRspecificRprojectsRo
rRthatRexemptRspecificRpersonsRorRgroupsRfromRpayingRspecificRfederalRtaxesRorRfees



PatronageR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
GrantingRfavorsRorRgivingRcontractsRorRmakingRappointmentsRtoRofficeRinRreturnRforRpoliticalRsuppo
rt



ConstituentRServicesR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ServicesRaRcongresspersonRprovidesRforRhis/herRconstituentsR(ex.,RhelpingRwithRgovernmentRclaim
sRlikeRsocialRsecurityR&RveteransRbenefits)



PrivateRBillsR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-ARbillRdealingRwithRindividualRpeopleRorRplaces



ExplainRtheRModernRPresidencyR-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
ThisRstartedRwithRincreasedRpowerRobtainedRwithRtheRincreasingRroleRofRmediaRinRtheR20thRcentur
y.RThisRideaRbeginsRwithRFDRRwhoRwasRelectedRtoRfourRtermsRduringRtwoRhugeRnationalRcrisesR(Gre
atRDepression,RWWII).RDespiteRtheRpolicyRusedRduringRtheRtwoRcrisesRtoRamplifyRhisRpresidency,Rw
eRwasRableRtoRrelateRtoRtheRAmericanRpublicRthroughR'firesideRchats'.RThisRmadeRhimRseemRrelatab
le,RwhichRisRtheRfoundationRofRthisRidea.RTheRwholeRideaRbehindRthisRisRthatRaRpresidentRmustRbeRin
volvedRinRmanyRdifferentRaspectsRofRcivilianRlife.RNow-a-
days,RinRorderRtoRbecomeRpresident,RyouRmustRbeRrelatable.



WhatRareRsomeRPowersRofRCongress?R-RCORRECTRANSWERR-
1.RLawmakingR(mostRimportantRpower)