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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A the filibuster
B the actions of the leadership
C the budget process
D committees
Question #2
A neglected
B amended
C vetoed
D tabled
Question #3
A a majority of senators agree on a bill
B the chamber votes for cloture
C the Speaker or majority leader intervenes
D the speaker steps away from the podium
Question #4
A a select committee must stay in session, while a standing committee goes into recess
B a select committee is convened for a specific and temporary purpose, while a standing committee is permanent
C a select committee is used for bill reconciliation, while a standing committee is used for prosecutions
D a select committee includes members of both chambers, while a standing committee includes only members of the House
Question #5
A the majoritarian nature of the House–a majority can run it like a cartel
B the State of the Union address being delivered in the House chamber
C the larger size of the House
D the constitutional position of the House
Question #6
A increasing the sensitivity representatives have to their constituent demands
B decreasing the rate at which incumbents are elected
C decreasing the number of majority minority disctricts
D increasing the number of minority members in Congress
Question #7
A legislate in a way that carefully considered the circumstances and issues so as to reach a solution that is best for everyone
B legislate in the way he or she believed constituents wanted, regardless of the anticipated outcome
C legislate in the way he or she thinks is best for the constituents
D legislate in a way that is best for the nation regardless of the costs for the constituents
Question #8
A the act of campaigning always occurs at the local level where constituents are
B the local constituents want action on national issues
C the local constituents tend to care about things that affect them
D the local candidates will always win
Question #9
A narrow discussion of specific policy issues
B less money than House races
C broad discussion of policy issues
D less media coverage than House races
Question #10
A the power to override a presidential veto
B the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in states
C to power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent
D the power to put the president on trial for high crimes
Question #11
A states can gain but never lose districts
B districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups
C states have been known to create more districts than they have been apportioned
D districts include urban and rural areas
Question #12
A based on each state’s need
B based on the state’s economic size
C according to the state’s geographic size
D according to the state’s population
Question #13
A the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution
B slave and non-slave states
C the House and the Senate
D large and small states