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