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    Oklahoma Representative J.C. Watts states that a person running for elective office should be motivated for all the following reasons EXCEPT

    • Getting involved in public service
    • Trying to make a difference
    • Getting elected for the salary
    • Feeling like one can make a difference
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  • 2. 

    Which of the following is a function of Congress?

    • Lawmaking

    • Declaring war

    • Regulating the conduct of its members and punishing them b censure or explusion

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 3. 

    Members of the House of Representative and Senate do far more than ____________.

    • Their counterparts in the executive branch

    • Is expected of the judicial branch

    • All the civil servants in the bureaucracy

    • Make laws

    Correct Answer
    A. Make laws
  • 4. 

    By passing the War Powers Resolution, Congress was attempting to reassert its authority in ___________.

    • The budgetary process

    • Committing troops to combat overseas

    • The domestic policy process

    • The legislative process

    Correct Answer
    A. Committing troops to combat overseas
  • 5. 

    Which of the folloiwng is considered a desirable committee assignment in the Senate?

    • Rules Committee

    • Ways and Means Committee

    • Foreign Relations Committee

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 6. 

    Which of the following is true regarding the speaker of the house?

    • The position of speaker is provided for by the Constitution

    • The speaker has the power to preside over the House

    • The speaker has the power to recognize or ignore members who wish to speak

    • All of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. All of the above
  • 7. 

    As a result of 1994 Republican congressional victory, which of the following became speaker of the House?

    • Representative Tom Delay

    • Representative Dick Armey

    • Representative Newt Gingrich

    • Representative Charlie Rangel

    Correct Answer
    A. Representative Newt Gingrich
  • 8. 

    Rounding up the votes to pass the legislaton that the majority party in Congress wants is the principal job of the _________

    • Minority whip

    • Majority whip

    • Committee chair

    • Speaker

    Correct Answer
    A. Majority whip
  • 9. 

    Which of the following gives a senator of the president's party an informal veto over presidential appointments in that senator's state?

    • Systems maintenance

    • The power of the purse

    • Senatorial Courtesy

    • The lawmaking function

    Correct Answer
    A. Senatorial Courtesy
  • 10. 

    Representative Tom DeLay, the majority whip from 1995 to 2002, played two roles: one is a national role and the second is to ________

    • Secure a leadership role

    • Represent the people of one's district and state

    • Earn an appointment by the major political party

    • Influence legislation for the special interest groups

    Correct Answer
    A. Represent the people of one's district and state
  • 11. 

    If a bill is passed by both houses but is not in identical languge, it is sent to which of the following in an attempt to iron out the differences?

    • A standing committee

    • A select committee

    • A conference committee

    • The president

    Correct Answer
    A. A conference committee
  • 12. 

    A presentative whose vote automatically mirrors the will of a majority of her/his constituents is acting as ___________.

    • An instructed delegate

    • A trustee

    • A Burkean disciple

    • None of the above

    Correct Answer
    A. An instructed delegate
  • 13. 

    More than half of the nation's population are women. What percentage of the 109th Congress were women?

    • 5%

    • 10.6%

    • 15.7%

    • About 25%

    Correct Answer
    A. 15.7%
  • 14. 

    Which office in the Senate is most similar in power to that of speaker of the House?

    • President pro tempore of the Senate

    • Speaker of the Senate

    • Senate majority leader

    • Senate whip

    Correct Answer
    A. Senate majority leader
  • 15. 

    The chair of a congressional standing committee is determined by the

    • Speaker

    • Majority leader

    • Majority party

    • Minority party

    Correct Answer
    A. Majority party
  • 16. 

    The average age of members of the House of Representatives in the 109th Congress when it convened in January 2005 was _______.

    • Thirty-five years

    • Forty years

    • Forty-five years

    • Fifty-five years

    Correct Answer
    A. Fifty-five years
  • 17. 

    How many African Americans served in the 109th Congress?

    • 20

    • 35

    • 38

    • 42

    Correct Answer
    A. 42

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