Govtest1 End Of Ch 10 (Congress) Test
GOVTEST1 End of ch 10 (congress) test
- 1.The most important source of Congress's power stems from its authority to
- A.
Ratify treaties
- B.
Confirm presidential appointments
- C.
Declare war
- D.
Authorize the expenditure of federal funds
- 2.It would be accurate to say that
- A.
The House of Representatives calls itself the "People's Chamber"
- B.
Treaties must be ratified by a two-thirds vote of the house of representatives
- C.
All appropriation bills must first originate in the US Senate
- D.
The founders envisioned that congress would be less important than the executive branch
- 3.When redistricting results in partisan voters being so concentrated that much of their vote is wasted, it is called
- A.
Packing
- B.
Splintering
- C.
Chubbing
- D.
Ticket splitting
- 4.The Supreme court held that inequalities in voters' influence resulting from malapportioned legislative distrects
- A.
Violated the national supremacy clause in Baker v. Carr
- B.
Violated the due process clause in Reynolds v. Sims
- C.
Violated the equal protection clause in Baker v. Carr
- D.
Was a matter that should be left to the states as it is protected by the 10th ammendment
- 5.The largest source of candidates for political office comes from which of the following occupations?
- A.
Agriculture and real estate
- B.
Medicine, journalism, and public relations
- C.
Public service and law
- D.
Business
- 6.Voters reelect inbumbents even when they are members of an unpopular Congress because
- A.
Of name recognition
- B.
Most voters approve of their own representative
- C.
Seniority adds to their representative's power
- D.
All of the above
- 7.After the 2010 elections
- A.
The Republicans became the majority party in the House of Representatives
- B.
The Democrats retained control of the House of Representatives
- C.
The Republicans gained control of the Senate
- D.
The Republicans became the majority party in both the Senate and the House
- 8.The Hispanic populations in ________ elect the majority of the Latino representatives that go to Washington, DC.
- A.
Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi
- B.
California, Nevada, and Oregon
- C.
Texas, California, and Florida
- D.
Florida, Georgia, and Alabama
- 9.The congressional agency that serves as a counterweight to the presiden'ts Office of Management and Budget is the
- A.
GAO, General Accountability Office
- B.
CRS, Congressional Research Service
- C.
CBO, Congressional Budget Office
- D.
OCS, Office of Congressional Support
- 10.Members of Congress use all but which of the following to cultivate their image at home?
- A.
Case work
- B.
Attending "junkets" overseas in order to educate themselves on policy issues
- C.
Making personal appearances back home
- D.
Earmarking projects for the home district
- 11.Efforts by senatores and representatives to "bring home the bacon" are referred to as
- A.
Pork barreling and set-asides
- B.
Demonstration projects
- C.
Earmarking and pork barreling
- D.
Demonstration projects and set-asides
- 12.The principal bases for organizing Congress come from
- A.
Constitutional provisions
- B.
The Democratic and Republican Party organizations in the House and the Senate
- C.
The Presiden'ts recommendations
- D.
The House Rules Committee
- 13.The Key leader of the House of Representatives is the
- A.
Chairman of the house
- B.
President pro tempore
- C.
Speaker of the house
- D.
House whip
- 14.The most powerful committee in the House is generally believed to be
- A.
Rules committee
- B.
Appropriations committee
- C.
Armed services committee
- D.
Judiciary committee
- 15.The determination by the Rules Committee that forbids amending a bill under consideration by the House is a
- A.
Unanimous consent agreement
- B.
Limited rule
- C.
Open rule
- D.
Closed rule
- 16.A bill that has passed but has different wording in the House and Senate versions is sent to
- A.
A conference committee
- B.
The House Rules Committee
- C.
Both the House and Senate Reconciliation Committee
- D.
The Senate Reconciliation Committee
- 17.Constituencies have more influenceo n pending legislation that is
- A.
A high-profile issue
- B.
Technical in nature
- C.
In agreement with the party leaders' opinions
- D.
Applicable to a small number of people
- 18.Gridlock in Congress is in part a result of
- A.
Unified party control of the presidency and Congress
- B.
Greater ideological polarization of the parties
- C.
Unified party control of the House and Senate
- D.
The willingness of House members to filibuster
- 19.The Constitution gives _______ the power to discipline members of Congress
- A.
The supreme court
- B.
The president
- C.
Congress
- D.
The department of justice
- 20.Members of congress may be punished for misbehavior by
- A.
Expulsion
- B.
Censure
- C.
Public reprimand
- D.
All of the above
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