Module XI Assessment

A  committees

B  the actions of the leadership

C  the budget process

D  the filibuster

A  neglected

B  tabled

C  amended

D  vetoed

A  a majority of senators agree on a bill

B  the chamber votes for cloture

C  the speaker steps away from the podium

D  the Speaker or majority leader intervenes

A  a select committee includes members of both chambers, while a standing committee includes only members of the House

B  a select committee must stay in session, while a standing committee goes into recess

C  a select committee is used for bill reconciliation, while a standing committee is used for prosecutions

D  a select committee is convened for a specific and temporary purpose, while a standing committee is permanent

A  the State of the Union address being delivered in the House chamber

B  the majoritarian nature of the House–a majority can run it like a cartel

C  the larger size of the House 

D  the constitutional position of the House

A  increasing the number of minority members in Congress

B  decreasing the number of majority minority disctricts

C  increasing the sensitivity representatives have to their constituent demands

D  decreasing the rate at which incumbents are elected

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 thinks is best for the constituents

C  legislate in the way he or she believed constituents wanted, regardless of the anticipated outcome

D  legislate in a way that is best for the nation regardless of the costs for the constituents

A  the local candidates will always win

B  the local constituents want action on national issues

C  the local constituents tend to care about things that affect them

D  the act of campaigning always occurs at the local level where constituents are

A  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

B  broad discussion of policy issues

C  less money than House races

D  less media coverage than House races

A  the power to put the president on trial for high crimes

B  to power to increase taxes on the wealthiest one percent

C  the power to regulate the sale of tobacco in states

D  the power to override a presidential veto

A  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

B  districts include urban and rural areas

C  states can gain but never lose districts

D  states have been known to create more districts than they have been apportioned

A  according to the state’s population

B  based on the state’s economic size

C  according to the state’s geographic size

D  based on each state’s need

A  large and small states

B  the House and the Senate

C  slave and non-slave states

D  the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution