front 1 If the Rules Committee applies the "closed rule" to a bill | back 1 No amendments will be permitted. |
front 2 In Beyond Ideology political scientist Frances Lee shows that | back 2 Even on low stake issues, lawmakers exploit negotiation and floor debate to attack their opponent and promote their part's image. |
front 3 The most powerful federal official (after the president) is most often said to be | back 3 Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives. |
front 4 In the nation's first century | back 4 Service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most members. |
front 5 The modern Congress is different from the nineteenth century Congress in that most members | back 5 Are now professional politicians who want to stay in Congress. |
front 6 Incumbents may have some problems in reelection campaigns if | back 6 -Disruptive issues such as general public discontent with Congress sometimes becomes prominent. -The incumbent is tainted with charges of personal misconduct or corruption. -The election is a midterm election and the incumbent is of the same party as the president. -Through redistricting, the incumbent is placed in a disadvantageous district. **All these answers are correct** |
front 7 Which of the following statements about the seniority principle is most accurate? | back 7 Seniority is no longer absolute in the selection of committee chairs, but it is usually followed. |
front 8 Because of the inherent tension in Congress between the need for strong leadership at the top and the individual congressional member's need to act according to local concerns, | back 8 Power in Congress is widely dispersed. |
front 9 A pocket veto differs from a regular presidential veto in that a pocket veto | back 9 Can take effect only when the Congress is not in session. |
front 10 Congress's inability to consistently provide leadership on broad national issues is due to | back 10 The fragmented nature of Congress. |
front 11 Congress typically takes presidential proposals | back 11 Only as a starting point. |
front 12 In the 1970s, roll-call votes | back 12 Generally did not pit most Republicans against most Democrats. |
front 13 What is the biggest reason that Congress does not vigorously pursue their oversight function? | back 13 The sheer magnitude of the task. |
front 14 Most members of Congress are | back 14 Concerned with national issues, but more concerned with local ones. |
front 15 Most of the work on legislation in Congress is done | back 15 By committees and their respective subcommittees. |
front 16 The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to | back 16 The Senate majority leader. |
front 17 News media coverage of Congress and the president is | back 17 Heavily tilted toward presidential coverage. |
front 18 There are currently _____ voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives and ______ voting members in the Senate. | back 18 435; 100. |
front 19 For a bill to pass in either chamber of Congress, it must | back 19 Receive the support of the simple majority of its members. |
front 20 The dominant policymaking political institutions during most of the nineteenth century was | back 20 Congress. |
front 21 Defining the conditions and scheduling a bill for floor debate in the House of Representatives is the responsibility of the | back 21 Rules committee. |
front 22 "Mark up" of a bill means that | back 22 **No answers are correct.** |
front 23 Committee kills more than _____ percent of the bills submitted in Congress. | back 23 90. |
front 24 Nearly _____ percent of PAC contributions go directly to the incumbent. | back 24 90. |
front 25 A bill has been approved in the House and Senate, albeit in slightly different versions. The bill now goes to | back 25 Conference committee. |
front 26 Congressional staffers spend most of their time on | back 26 Constituency service and public relations. |
front 27 Legislation whose tangible benefits are targeted solely at a particular legislator's constituency is | back 27 Pork-barrel legislation. |
front 28 Compared with the Senate majority leader, the Speaker of the House has more power because | back 28 -The House places more limits on debate -The House is a larger chamber in terms of membership. -The House has less of a tradition as a chamber of equals. -The Speaker is that chamber's presiding officer. **All these answers are correct.** |
front 29 A standing committee in the House or Senate | back 29 -It is a permanent committee. -Has jurisdiction over a particular policy area. -Has the authority to draft, amend, or recommend legislation. -Is usually organized according to the seniority. **All these answers are correct.** |
front 30 One must be _____ years of age to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives, and _____ years of age to serve in the Senate? | back 30 25; 30. |
front 31 Campaign spending tends to be a much greater challenge for | back 31 Challengers and non-incumbents. |
front 32 Which nation does NOT have a one-house dominant legislature? | back 32 The United States. |
front 33 By and large, partisanship is | back 33 A huge source of cohesion and division within Congress. |
front 34 What is the strategy in Senate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote? | back 34 Filibuster. |
front 35 What percentage of state legislators are women? | back 35 More than twenty percent. |