Chapter 12 Post Test

A  grand jury.

B  prosecuting attorney.

C  defense attorney.

D  trial jury.

A  make treaties with foreign nations.

B  make executive agreements.

C  issue pardons.

D  issue executive orders.

A  Members of both the House and the Senate hold hearings, while members of a single chamber exclusively conduct an investigation.

B  There are no important differences between a congressional hearing and a congressional investigation.

C  An investigation is held in order to analyze a specific bill that has already been proposed, while a hearing examines a broad problem and concludes with recommendations for a proposed bill.

D  A hearing is held in order to analyze a specific bill that has already been proposed, while an investigation examines a broad problem and concludes with recommendations for a proposed bill.

A  less; equally

B  more; more

C  less; less

D  more; less

A  measure the length of time it takes for a bill to become a law.

B  track which policies are most popular with members of the public.

C  rate how members of Congress vote on issues of importance to that group.

D  add up the number of positive and negative news stories about issues of importance to that group.

A  silent

B  procrastination

C  pocket

D  line-item

A  stalling tactic used in the U.S. House of Representatives to delay debate on a bill.

B  stalling tactic used in the U.S. Senate to delay debate on a bill.

C  way for bills to pass without approval by the Senate.

D  way for bills to pass without approval by the House of Representatives.

A  change to the filibuster rules enacted in 2013 that prevents the filibustering of nominees for positions in the executive branch and the federal courts.

B  policy of restructuring Congress in a way that would eliminate the committee system.

C  proposal to extend the use of the filibuster to the House of Representatives.

D  constitutional amendment to eliminate senatorial approval of nominees for positions in the executive branch and the federal courts.

A  a lawsuit filed by a member of the Senate against a member of the House or vice versa

B  the rule that allows one house of Congress to circumvent the other during the legislative process

C  the ability of a senator to speak for as long as he or she wishes to prevent action from being taken on legislation that he or she opposes

D  the process by which three-fifths of the Senate can end a filibuster

A  Rules Committee chairperson.

B  majority leader and the minority leader.

C  whip.

D  bill’s sponsor and its leading opponent.

A  committee markup.

B  oversight phase.

C  roll-call vote.

D  pork barreling stage.

A  bill.

B  caucus.

C  roll call.

D  conference.

A  the Congressional Research Service

B  the Office of Management and Budget

C  the Congressional Budget Office

D  the Government Accountability Office

A  less likely to participate in committee work.

B    

C  more likely to get leadership in a committee.

D  less likely to have to serve as president pro tempore.

E  less likely to have to participate in subcommittees.

A  temporary, involve members from both houses of Congress, and are charged with reaching a compromise on legislation once it has been passed by both the House and the Senate.

B  temporary and are created to take up an issue that falls between the jurisdiction of existing committees, to highlight an issue, or to investigate a particular problem.

C  permanent and involve members from both the House and the Senate.

D  permanent and have the power to write and propose legislation.

A  foreign affairs, welfare, currency, and trade.

B  economic, taxation, library, and printing.

C  justice, agriculture, education, and technology.

D  globalization, human rights, employment, and citizenship.

A  determines the jurisdiction of every congressional standing committee.

B  decides the order in which bills come up for a vote on the House floor and determines the specific rules that govern the length of debate and opportunity for amendments.

C  is placed in charge of selecting the Speaker of the House.

D  reviews all applications regarding the formation of select committees.

A  is defined by the subject matter of legislation, which often parallels the major cabinet departments or agencies.

B  often overlaps with the jurisdiction of select committees.

C  is determined by the different political parties.

D  is related to a specific geographic region.

A  they specialize in the committee’s work.

B  they do not launch investigations.

C  their jurisdictions are well-defined.

D  they do not need to hold hearings.

A  party caucuses

B  Speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore

C  Ways and Means Committee

D  party whips

A  the minority party leader with the greatest seniority.

B  the minority party leader with the least seniority.

C  selected directly by the president.

D  the majority party member with the greatest seniority.

A  The representative with the longest tenure in the House is the Speaker of the House.

B  The vice president of the United States is also Speaker of the House.

C  The elected leader of the majority party in the House is the Speaker.

D  The president selects the Speaker of the House from the majority party in the House.

A  Districts could not be drawn to favor the incumbent candidate.

B  The use of computer technologies to draw districts that will favor one party over another is unconstitutional.

C  The racial composition of a district could not be the predominant factor when redistricting.

D  It was not unconstitutional for states to use an unelected, nonpartisan committee to redistrict.

A  Latino voters would be less likely to be represented in Congress.

B  states with sizeable Latino populations could gain seats in Congress.

C  this would not change the apportionment that happens every 10 years.

D  states with large Latino populations would lose seats in Congress.

A  redlining.

B  redistricting.

C  gerrymandering.

D  apportionment.

A  “incumbency increase.”

B  “sophomore surge.”

C  “rich get richer” effect.

D  “second-election surprise.”

A  gerrymandering

B  redistricting

C  apportioning

D  pork barreling

A  possible pork-barrel projects to benefit his constituency

B  the ability to send regular newsletters to constituents about his accomplishments

C  The ability to send regular newsletters to constituents about his accomplishments, possible pork-barrel projects to benefit his constituency and robust campaign funds

D  robust campaign funds

A  delegate.

B  constituent.

C  incumbent.

D  trustee.

A  Since the mid-1990s, the number of women and minorities in Congress roughly reflects their proportions in the general population.

B  Representation of women and minorities has increased during the past two decades but is not comparable to their proportions in the general population.

C  Representation of women and minorities has decreased by one-third since the 1970s.

D  Women are underrepresented in Congress, but there is a disproportionate representation of minorities in Congress.

A  Mary Bono.

B  Hillary Clinton.

C  Jeanette Rankin.

D  Nancy Pelosi.

A  trustee

B  descriptive

C  substantive

D  delegate

A  lobbyist.

B  policy entrepreneur.

C  delegate.

D  trustee.

A  It is more diverse.

B  It is smaller.

C  All answer choices are correct.

D  It is less insulated.

A  likely to spend their time thinking about and running for re-election.

B  likely to serve existing interests than to bring together new coalitions of interests.

C  attuned to the needs of groups and interests organized on a city- or countywide basis.

D  likely to consider new ideas and better able to act as the agents for groups and interests organized on a statewide or national basis.

A  grand jury.

B  judge.

C  prosecuting attorney.

D  defense attorney.

A  International accords

B  Multilateral initiatives

C  Executive orders

D  Executive agreements

A  impeachment

B  advice and consent

C  oversight

D  executive agreement

A  increased polarization.

B  roll-call voting.

C  decreased gerrymandering.

D  increased filibustering.

A  ping-ponging.

B  a joint committee.

C  multiple referral.

D  a standing committee.

A  filibustering, calling for a cloture vote, and logrolling

B  calling for a cloture vote, adding amendments to a bill, and logrolling

C  filibustering, adding amendments to a bill, and placing a hold on a bill

D  calling for a cloture vote, calling for a party unity vote, and logrolling

A  refer a bill to multiple committees.

B  add amendments to any bill at any time.

C  avoid a conference committee.

D  prevent a vote on a bill by speaking continuously on the floor.

A  whether lobbyists are allowed inside Congress.

B  whether deliberations are closed or open to the general public.

C  assignment to powerful committees.

D  floor debate on a bill.

A  the chamber closest to the people should exercise greater authority over taxing and spending.

B  the Senate was too small in size to make good decisions about taxing and spending.

C  every state should not have equal influence over taxing and spending decisions.

D  taxing and spending were not important issues and the Senate should focus its attention on the country’s most pressing problems.

A  conference committees.

B  caucuses.

C  staff agencies.

D  select committees.

A  Congress passes a new version of a law that was previously struck down as unconstitutional by the federal judiciary.

B  there is a divided Congress and the House and Senate exchange amendments in order to reach agreement on the final version of a bill.

C  Congress passes a new version of a law that was previously vetoed by the president.

D  a bill is passed in one house of Congress but not passed in the other.

A  joint

B  select

C  standing

D  conference

A  rules governing debate on the floor and committee assignments

B  foreign relations and national security

C  taxes, trade, and entitlement programs

D  highways and waterways

A  conference

B  standing

C  select

D  joint

A  the chair of the Rules Committee

B  the majority and minority leaders

C  the Senate president pro tempore

D  the president of the Senate

A  control over redistricting.

B  control of the president pro tempore.

C  control of the committee system.

D  control of the calendar.

A  makes both partisan and racial gerrymandering a political question in the federal judiciary.

B  leaves open the possibility that state courts might continue to intervene in gerrymandering cases.

C  makes it more likely that federal courts will rule that gerrymandering is a political question.

D  makes it less likely that state legislatures will continue the practice of gerrymandering.

A  100; 1790

B  435; 1929

C  100; 1929

D  435; 1959

A  gerrymandering

B  apportionment

C  redistricting

D  pork barreling

A  trustee.

B  incumbent.

C  constituent.

D  delegate.

A  corruption.

B  lobbying.

C  casework.

D  pork barreling.

A  it makes the U.S. Congress the most diverse of any legislature in the world.

B  it makes it more likely that the substantive representation model will be at play.

C  it makes the U.S. Congress the most representative legislature in the world.

D  many issues cut across gender lines and are more likely to get represented.

A  elected officials will completely ignore their constituents’ preferences because they are following their own beliefs about which policies are best.

B  no new laws will be passed because all representatives must agree before a bill can be enacted.

C  elected officials will spend too much time attempting to raise money for their next campaign because they must seek re-election so frequently.

D  the voices of only a few active and informed constituents will be heard because most people do not pay close attention to every issue.

A  could serve only two terms.

B  served four-year terms.

C  were appointed by state legislatures.

D  were selected by the federal judiciary.

A  more responsive to the needs of the elites in the states they represent.

B  less responsive to the needs of the elites in the states they represent.

C  more responsive to the needs of local interest groups in the districts they represent.

D  less responsive to the needs of local interest groups in the districts they represent.