Module 11 Quiz

A  Agenda setting and lawmaking

B  Representation and lawmaking

C  Budget approval and policymaking

D  Constituency service and budget approval

E  Policymaking and agenda setting

A  states can gain but never lose districts

B  districts must include urban and rural areas

C  districts are often drawn to benefit partisan groups

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

A  less money than House races

B  narrow discussion of specific policy issues

C  less media coverage than House races

D  broad discussion of policy issues

A  the actions of the leadership

B  the budget process

C  the filibuster

D  committees

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

B  legislate in the way that he or she thinks is best for the constituents

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

E  legislate in a way that carefully considered the circumstances and issue so as to reach a solution that is best for everyone

A  The Senate impeaches and the House removes the president from office.

B  Representatives of the media are prohibited from entering the legislature’s chambers.

C  Either chamber can impeach, but then the Supreme Court must decide if the president is to be removed from office.

D  The two houses convene in joint session for all impeachment votes.

E  The House impeaches and the Senate removes the president from office.

A  Reapportionment

B  Malapportionment

C  Gerrymandering

D  Franking

E  Redistricting

A  Malapportionment

B  Reapportionment

C  Redistricting

D  Gerrymandering

E  Franking

A  neglected

B  amended

C  vetoed

D  tabled

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

B  the local candidate will always win

C  the local constituents want action on national issues

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