Transcript Chapter 12 Congress Review

Chapter 12 Congress Review
A.P. Government and Politics
The United States Congress has ___
members.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
435
100
535
538
720
20%
a.
20%
b.
20%
20%
c.
d.
20%
e.
The Constitution specifies that members of
the House must be __ years of age and
Senators must be at least ___ years of age.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
25:35
35:45
18:25
30:50
25:30
20%
a.
20%
b.
20%
20%
c.
d.
20%
e.
House incumbents tend to be more
vulnerable in election contests than
Senate incumbents.
50%
1. True
2. False
50%
Descriptive Representation refers to
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Representing the interests of
groups.
Serving constituents through
pork barrel projects.
Representing constituents by
mirroring their personal,
politically relevant
characteristics.
Living in the geographic area
of one’s constituents.
All of the above.
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b.
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d.
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e.
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Which of the following statements about
political action committees is false?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
PAC’s contribute about ¼ of
the funds raised by
candidates for Congress.
PAC’s sometimes make
contributions after an
election.
Challengers receive more
PAC money than
incumbents.
PAC’s make contributions to
candidates because they
want access to policymakers.
None of the above.
0%
0%
a.
b.
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0%
c.
d.
0%
e.
Helping a constituent obtain a Social
Security check is a form of casework.
1. True
2. False
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1.
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2.
Members of Congress use their virtually
unlimited franking privileges to
a. Pay staff salaries.
b. Travel to their home
states and districts.
c. Hire interns.
d. Communicate with
constituents.
e. Get research from
the Library of
Congress.
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b.
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e.
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Federal grants and contracts that members
of Congress try to obtain for their
constituents are collectively referred to as
a. Pork barrel.
b. Casework.
c. Public service
d. Perquisites
e. Affirmative action.
f. Amicus curiae
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Communism: distribution of goods
and services :: Wesbury v Sanders
a. Number of senators per :
b.
c.
d.
e.
state.
Number of
representatives per
square mile in a state.
Number of constituents
per district.
Number of constituents
per district of voting age.
Eleven herbs and
spices.
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a.
b.
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c.
d.
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e.
In U.S. Term Limits vs Thornton the
Supreme Court ruled that
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
State imposed term limits were
constitutional.
State imposed term limits were
unconstitutional.
States were required to limit the
terms of members of Congress.
State imposed term limits were
constitutional, but only if they
permitted members of Congress
to serve at least three
consecutive terms.
State imposed term limits were
constitutional, but only if they
permitted members of Congress
to serve at least four
consecutive terms.
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a.
b.
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0%
c.
d.
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e.
The Rules Committee is unique to
the House.
1. True
2. False
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A bicameral legislature is one that
a.
b.
c.
d.
Uses committees.
Has two houses.
Is elected.
Holds biannual
sessions.
e. Is reelected every
two years.
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0%
a.
b.
0%
0%
c.
d.
0%
e.
Committee : not reporting a bill out
of committee :: President :
a. Signs a bill
b. Uses the line item
veto.
c. Uses the pocket
veto.
d. Creates a bipartisan
commission to look
into a serious issue.
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a.
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b.
0%
c.
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d.
Articles of impeachment must be
passed by
a. Either the House
or the Senate.
b. Both the House
and the Senate.
c. The Senate.
d. The House.
e. The Supreme
Court.
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Setting the legislative agenda in the
Senate is the responsibility of
a. The Rule
Committee.
b. The President of
the Senate.
c. Party Leaders.
d. The Minority
Leader.
e. The Speaker.
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b.
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c.
d.
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e.
The most powerful leader in Congress
is the Speaker of the House.
1. True
2. False
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2.
What is the Vice President’s only
constitutionally defined job?
a. President of the
Senate
b. Majority Leader
c. Party Whip
d. Minority Leader
e. Speaker of the
House
f. They have none, it is
a tradition.
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b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
The Government Accountability
Office
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Performs oversight functions by
reviewing the activities of
executive branch to ensure it is
complying with congressional
intent.
Sets government standards for
accounting, provides legal
opinions, and settles claims
against the government.
Analyzes the president’s budget
and makes economic
projections about the
performance of the economy.
Both a and b
All of the above
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Members of Congress seek committees that
will help them achieve each of the following
goals except
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Reelection.
Influence in Congress.
A salary increase.
Opportunities to make
policy in areas they
think are important.
Opportunities to make
policy in areas important
to their constituents.
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d.
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e.
The House of Representatives is more institutionalized,
centralized and hierarchical than the Senate.
1. True
2. False
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2.
Congressional reforms of the
1970’s
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Professionalized the
operation of Congress
and made it much more
efficient.
Decentralized power and
democratized Congress.
Were aimed at rooting out
scandal and corruption.
Ended the two-party
monopoly of Congress
and brought new parties
into Congress.
All of the above.
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a.
b.
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c.
d.
0%
e.
polls: political opinion :: delegate:
a. Their own opinions
b. The opinions of their
constituents
c. The party’s pressure
to stay in line
d. The desire to ride
the President’s
coattails.
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a.
0%
b.
0%
c.
0%
d.
Personal staff help members of
Congress with
a. Constituent
problems.
b. Drafting
legislation.
c. Negotiating
agreements.
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
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Successful presidential leadership
of Congress requires
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Congress and the president to
belong to the same political
party.
The president to act as a
facilitator, working at the
margins of coalition building.
A powerful president able to
convince members of the
Congress to follow his policy
program.
Presidents to successfully lobby
members of Congress to vote
for the president’s program.
Strict control over the
president’s party members.
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0%
a.
b.
0%
0%
c.
d.
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e.
Select committees have membership
drawn from both houses of Congress.
1. True
2. False
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0%
2.
When voting on labor issues
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Democrats lead toward
the side of unions.
Republicans lean
toward the side of
unions.
Democrats lean toward
the side of business.
Republicans lead
toward the side of
business.
Both a and d
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a.
b.
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c.
d.
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e.
Boss : Hours each employee
receives :: Speaker :
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Bills presented to
Congress
Salaries of Congress
members
Number of interns
a bill’s appointment to a
committee
Number of PACs that
visit a congress member
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a.
b.
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c.
d.
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e.
The English politician and philosopher Edmund Burke
favored the concept of legislators as _____ using their best
judgment to make policy in the interests of the people.
a. Constituent robots
b. Trustees
c. Instructed
delegates
d. Politicos
e. Judges
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Oversight does not give Congress any
real power to pressure agencies to
comply with their wishes.
1. True
2. False
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Bernie Madoff: Ponzi Scheme::
Jack Abramoff :
a. 80’s hair metal
b. Bribery scandals
c. Inappropriate
relationships with
minors
d. Bathroom
solicitation
e. Prostitution cover
ups
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