Question 1

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,

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A)  Congress is unable to take effective action to counter the growth in the power of the president.
B)  power in the Congress is widely fragmented.
C)  power in the Congress is highly centralized in the Speaker and Senate president pro tempore.
D)  members of Congress prefer to address international issues because the tension between local and national issues is less substantial in this situation.
E)  Congress has been unable to take effective action to counter the growth in the power of the Supreme Court.F) B) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 2

A bill has been approved in the House and Senate,albeit in slightly different versions.The bill now goes to

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A)  the president for his or her veto or signature.
B)  a conference committee.
C)  the standing committees in the House and Senate where the bill originated.
D)  the House Rules Committee.
E)  the Senate Rules Committee.F) All of the above
G) A) and D)

Question 3

Why is redistricting a problem for U.S.House members? Explain.

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Question 4

Identify the three congressional agencies and explain the function of each one.

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Question 5

The modern Congress is different from the nineteenth century Congress in that most members

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A)  are now professional politicians who want to stay in Congress.
B)  are now amateur politicians who want only to spend a short time in Congress.
C)  are now minorities or women.
D)  now have previously been governors of their home states.
E)  return to their respective state legislatures after their congressional service is over.F) A) and D)
G) A) and E)

Question 6

One must be ________ years of age to serve in the U.S.House of Representatives,and ________ years of age to serve in the U.S.Senate.

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A)  18; 21
B)  21; 25
C)  25; 30
D)  35; 45
E)  40; 50F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)  Political parties are unimportant in the organization of the U.S.Congress.
B)  Party-line voting rarely occurs in Congress.
C)  Party-line voting has increased in recent years.
D)  Partisanship makes virtually no difference in the votes cast in Congress.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and C)
G) All of the above

Question 8

The oversight responsibility of Congress is

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A)  relatively easy to carry out.
B)  becoming less and less important to the nation.
C)  more interesting to most legislators than policy making responsibilities.
D)  the most time consuming task for most legislators.
E)  None of these answers is correct.F) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is one of the three major functions of Congress's policymaking role?

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A)  lawmaking
B)  check the president
C)  appease special interests
D)  inform the people
E)  check the Supreme CourtF) B) and D)
G) All of the above

Question 10

Campaign fundraising tends to be a much greater challenge for

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A)  challengers and nonincumbents than for incumbents.
B)  Republican candidates.
C)  Democratic candidates.
D)  candidates in urban areas than for candidates in rural areas.
E)  men than for women.F) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 11

Incumbents may have some problems in reelection campaigns if

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A)  disruptive issues such as general public discontent with Congress become prominent.
B)  the incumbent is tainted with charges of personal misconduct or corruption.
C)  the election is a midterm election,and the incumbent is of the same party as the president.
D)  through redistricting,the incumbent is placed in a disadvantageous district.
E)  All these answers are correct.F) C) and E)
G) A) and E)

Question 12

By and large,partisanship is

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A)  irrelevant to the work of Congress.
B)  a huge source of both cohesion and division within Congress.
C)  relevant only in the context of local representation.
D)  important in lawmaking and representation but not in oversight.
E)  more important in foreign policy than in domestic policy.F) None of the above
G) A) and B)

Question 13

In Beyond Ideology,political scientist Frances Lee shows that

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A)  the number of bills passed each year by Congress has dropped dramatically from year to year because of partisan gridlock.
B)  lawmakers generally avoid partisan negotiations or attacks when dealing with low-stakes issues in order to get more business done.
C)  the congressional agenda is less and less shaped by partisan consideration rather than reelection priorities.
D)  even on low-stake issues,lawmakers exploit negotiation and floor debate to attack opponents and promote their party's image.
E)  the congressional agenda is increasingly shaped by policy priorities rather than partisan consideration.F) A) and C)
G) C) and D)

Question 14

Most members of Congress are

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A)  concerned with national issues,but even more concerned with local ones.
B)  controlled by special interest groups.
C)  interested only in the work of the subcommittee on which they serve.
D)  opposed to the seniority system.
E)  more interested in oversight than in making laws.F) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 15

The trading of votes between members of Congress so that each gets the legislation he or she wants is called

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A)  gerrymandering.
B)  pandering.
C)  logrolling.
D)  pork-barreling.
E)  cloturing.F) A) and B)
G) None of the above

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