Chapter 6: Congress

1.Each state has __________ senators, each of whom serves a __________-year term.

2.__________ is the process of allotting congressional seats to each state according to its proportion of the population.

3.The Constitutional Convention resulted in what form of legislature?

​4.In the House of Representatives, who is second in authority to the Speaker of the House?

5.Congress is __________ than the general population.

​6.A(n) __________ committee is created to reconcile differences in bills passed by the House and Senate.

7.Pork may aid the district of a member of Congress by __________.

8.An elected official who votes the way his or her constituents would want is a __________.

9.Whips serve what main function?

10.The formal method for ending a filibuster is __________; it requires the approval of __________ senators.

11.During an election, an incumbent representative might point to local allocations of a federal highway bill as a reason to be reelected. This is an example of __________.

​12.Which of the following contributes to the incumbency advantage?

​13.How might a bill become law if it has been pocket vetoed?

14.Members of the House are apportioned to states based on __________. They serve __________-year terms.

​15.What does the Congressional Research Service do?

16.Why were Andrew Johnson and Bill Clinton impeached but not removed from office?

17.Why are there currently 435 members in the House of Representatives?

​18.What occurs during the appropriations process?

​19.A rise in party unity is indicative of __________.

20.The __________ is where members of Congress affiliated with a given party gather to select their leadership at the beginning of each term.

21.A __________ committee is a temporary committee that is appointed for a specific purpose.

​22.How have Americans rated members of Congress in recent years?

​23.The vice president of the United States is the ceremonial leader of the Senate, but he or she has little real leadership responsibilities. The true leader of the Senate is the __________.

24.Incumbents are most likely to lose their bid for reelection when they are impacted by which of the following events?

​25.The president pro tempore __________.

26.The __________ presides over the House of Representatives in a way that smooths the passage of majority-backed bills.

27.According to the trustee model of representation, legislators are entrusted to __________.

​28.What is the purpose of a discharge petition?

29.Which statement best characterizes a subcommittee hearing?

30.After a bill is reported by a full committee, it goes to __________.

​31.When is the staff of a member of Congress most likely to have an influence over how he or she votes on a given bill?

32.What procedure limits debate of budget controversies to twenty hours, thereby ending the threat of a filibuster in the Senate?

​33.Which is an example of logrolling in Congress?

34.What is the typical trajectory of a bill in the House of Representatives?

35.​__________ is a good example of congressional casework.

​37.What is the typical trajectory of a bill in the Senate?

38.A __________ is one tactic to signal the leadership that a senator may have objections to a bill.

39.The House minority leader __________.

40.Which individual keeps close contact with all members of his or her party, counts votes for key legislation, prepares summaries of bills, and acts as a communications link within the party?

41.Which statement about incumbency is most accurate?

42.What does the Government Accountability Office do?

​43.In the event of a major scandal, which kind of committee would be convened to conduct a special investigation?

44.Which example best demonstrates a legislator acting according to a delegate view of representation?

​45:Which of the following statements best describes the relationship between Congress and the judiciary?

46.What occurs at a congressional party conference?

47.​__________ is the practice whereby the president gives deference to senators from the home state where a judicial vacancy occurs.

48.How are committee chairs selected in the House?

​49.In response to Nixon's refusal to spend money for social programs despite Congress's authorization to do so, Congress __________.

​50.Members of Congress are more religious than the general public. T/f

51.Incumbents are prohibited from pursuing casework because it is seen as an unfair electoral advantage. T/f

​52.A bill goes through markup in a full committee after a subcommittee votes in favor of it. T/f

53.Studies show that members of Congress vote in conformity with the prevailing opinion of their constituents a majority of the time. T/f

​54.The House currently has 435 members, but this number increases automatically every ten years after the census is conducted. T/f

55.The Congressional Budget Office evaluates the economic effects of different spending programs and provides information to Congress on the anticipated cost of proposed policies. T/f

56.Congress has ceded to the president a major role in the legislative process. T/f

57.Logrolling was deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court following the Civil Rights Act of 1964. T/f

​58.A conference committee is composed of members from the House and Senate committees that originally considered the bill. T/f

59.In the face of inaction by a House committee, a discharge petition signed by a majority can force a bill out of a committee and to the floor. T/f

60.Most bills become law. T/f

​61.The increasing partisanship and unproductivity of Congress have contributed to its low approval ratings. T/f

62.The Supreme Court has prohibited the practice of gerrymandering. T/f

​63.The necessary and proper clause allows Congress to increase the scope of its authority. T/f