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POLS2311 Intro to U S Government

CH 10 PRE-TEST

Question 1Which of the following statements about impeachment is not true?

  The president is not the only official who can be impeached by Congress.

  Impeachment means to charge a government official with "Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors."

  The House of Representatives decides by simple majority vote whether the accused ought to be impeached.

  The Senate decides whether to convict and remove the person from office.

  Only criminal offenses are impeachable.

Question 2Gerrymandering refers to the

  manipulation of electoral districts to serve the interests of a particular group.

  practice whereby legislators trade their support or opposition on one bill to get the support of another legislator on a different bill.

  investigations of the executive branch by members of Congress.

  tactic used by members of the Senate to prevent action on legislation they oppose by continuously holding the floor and speaking until the majority backs down.

Question 3The framers gave the power to introduce “money bills” to the House of Representatives but not the Senate because they believed that

  the Senate was too small in size to make good decisions about taxing and spending.

  the chamber closest to the people should exercise greater authority over taxing and spending.

  every state should not have equal influence over taxing and spending decisions.

  taxing and spending were not important issues and the Senate should focus its attention on the country’s most pressing problems.

Question 4Which of the following statements best describes the social composition of the U. S. Congress?

  The majority of representatives do not have university degrees.

  Men and women are equally represent in Congress.

  Most members of Congress do not affiliate with any specific religion.

  The legal profession is the most common career of members of Congress prior to their election.

  The number of African American, Latino, and Asian American representatives has decreased over the last 20 years.

Question 5A U.S. senator has a ________-year term.

  two

  four

  six

  eight

 Question 6The Supreme Court has ruled that

  only the House of Representaties has the constitutional authority to redraw congressional district lines.

  states may use independent bipartisan commissions to redraw congressional districts.

  states may not use independent bipartisan commissions to redraw congressional districts.

  states can forgo the redistricting process if they lose more than 10 percent of their population between censuses.

  only the Senate hs the constitutional authority to redraw congressional district lines.

Question 7All of the people living in a congressional district are the ________ of their member of Congress.

  whips

  agents

  delegates

  constituency

Question 8The first female Speaker of the House was

  Nancy Pelosi.

  Hillary Clinton.

  Jeanette Rankin.

  Mary Bono.

Google " the first female Speaker of the House"

 

 Question 9The term pork barrel refers to

  any piece of legislation that changes the number of agricultural subsidies provided to farmers by the federal government.

  the collective set of laws that regulate America’s meat exports.

  bills that grant a special privilege to a person named in the bill.

  appropriations made by legislative bodies for local projects that are often not needed but are created so that local representatives can win re-election in their home districts.

Question 10Members of Congress take their constituents' views into account because

  the Supreme Court can invalidate laws passed without majority support in the public.

  interest groups are forbidden from lobbying during legislative votes.

  most constituents pay close attention to what's going on in Congress at all times.

  they worry that their voting record will be used as ammunition by their opponents at election time.

  they can be impeached if they go against their constituents' policy preferences.

Question 11Conference committees are

  permanent and involve members from both the House and the Senate.

  temporary and are created to take up an issue that falls between the jurisdiction of existing committees, to highlight an issue, or to investigate a particular problem.

  permanent and have the power to write and propose legislation.

  temporary, involve members from both houses of Congress, and are charged with reaching a compromise on legislation once it has been passed by both the House and the Senate.

Question 12How is the Speaker of the House determined?

  The vice president of the United States is also Speaker of the House.

  The representative with the longest tenure in the House is the Speaker of the House.

  The elected leader of the majority party in the House is the Speaker.

  The president selects the Speaker of the House from the majority party in the House.

Question 13When Congress conducts an investigation to explore the relationship between what a law intended and how an executive agency has implemented it, it is engaged in

  oversight.

  advice and consent.

  appropriations.

  executive agreement

  direct patronage.

Question 14Which of the following distinguishes the "new order" from the "regular order" when it comes to passing legislation?

  The new order reflects the enhanced power of committees and subcommittees in both houses of Congress.

  The new order relies heavily on conference committees to draft legislation.

  The new order is meant to move bills along more slowly, with more deliberation.

  The new order reflects the diminished power of party leaders.

  The new order is meant to move bills along more quickly, with less deliberation.

Question 15In Congress, the term “whip” refers to

  a punishment party leaders give when a member of Congress does not vote with

the rest of his or her party.

  a Senate rule that allows 60 senators to immediately end another senator’s filibuster.

  the majority party leader’s chief of staff.

  a party member in the House or Senate responsible for coordinating the party’s legislative strategy, building support for key issues, and counting votes.

Question 16Which type of representation is described when constituents have the power to hire and fire their representative?

  substantive representation

  descriptive representation

  philosophical representation

  ideological representation

  economic representation

Question 17Which of the following statements about the filibuster is most accurate?

  The filibuster was first used in 1975.

  The votes of 67 senators are currently required to end a filibuster.

  The filibuster was used far more frequently in the 1930s and '40s than it has been in the last two decades.

  Nominees for federal executive and judicial positions cannot currently be filibustered.

  Fillibusters were declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013.

Question 18Congressional polarization

  has decreased since the mid-1970s.

  has increased since the mid-1970s.

  has remained the same since the mid-1970s.

  has been driven entirely by Democrats becoming more liberal since the mid-1970s.

  has not been measured since the mid-1970s.

Question 19Which of the following types of committees includes members of both the House and the Senate on the same committee?

  standing committee

  conference committee

  select committee

  All committees include both House members and senators.

  No committees include both House members and senators.

Question 20Which of the following is the best definition of redistricting?

  the process that allocates congressional seats among the 50 states

  the process or redrawing electoral districts every 10 years

  the distribution of voters in districts in such a way that gives unfair advantage to a particular group or party

  the process of making appropriations that take funding away from one district and shift it to another