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Terms in this set (102)Conference Committee When the House and Senate pass different versions of a bill, the differences are resolved by a its jurisdiction over a particular policy area. The major source of a committee's power is blocking legislation rather than passing it. The congressional lawmaking process is biased toward Majority Leader The most important party leadership position in the Senate is that of: are defeated in committee. Most bills that are introduced in Congress: Seniority is no longer absolute in selection of committee chairs, but it is usually followed. Which one of the following statements about the seniority principle is most accurate? service in Congress was not seen as a lifetime career for most of its members. In the nation's first century
the emphasis that members of Congress place on pork-barrel legislation. In Congress, the role of representation of the nation through political parties is illustrated by all except which one of the following? for challengers and non-incumbents rather than incumbents. Campaign spending tends to be greatly more important Congress rather than the president usually takes the lead in addressing broad national issues. General characteristics of the U.S. Congress include all except which one of the following? Incumbency Which of the following factors usually plays the largest role in the reelection of members of Congress? A strong challenger Compared to House incumbents, Senate incumbents are more likely to face the problem of most members are now career politicians who want to stay in Congress. The modern Congress is different from the nineteenth century Congress in that; a two-thirds majority Constitutional Amendments must pass in both houses of Congress by cloture Which of the following ends debate in the Senate House Rules Committee After a House committee reviews a bill and writes its report, the bill goes to the was fixed at 435 by the Reapportionment Act of 1929 The number of members in the House of Representatives appoint federal judges Article I grants Congress the power to do all of the following EXCEPT filibustering A senator can effectively prevent the Senate from voting by Agriculture Which of the following would be an attractive committee for a member of Congress from Montana looking to serve his or her constituency? was used in the 1950s and 1960s to stall civil rights legislation The use of the filibuster, a tactic to block the passage of legislation Rules Committee The House Committee that acts as a "clearinghouse" for the thousands of bills introduced each term is called the by the leaders of the majority party The chairmen of the standing committees of Congress are chosen their incumbency status Which of the following is most likely to determine a candidate's chance of getting elected to Congress? implied powers The "elastic clause" grants Congress The Speaker is chosen directly by the American people All of the following are true about the office of the Speaker of the House EXCEPT A hearing is held to investigate misuse of funds within a federal agency Which of the following is the best example of legislative oversight revenue Bills may be introduced in either house of Congress with the exception of ______ bills, which must originate in the House of Representatives they funnel federal money into targeted areas Riders are frequently unpopular with the general public because
representing constituents by mirroring their personal, politically relevant characteristics Descriptive representation refers to standing committees Permanent committees dealing with such matters as agriculture, finance, and foreign policy are known as Party-line voting has increased in recent years. Which of the following statements about voting in Congress is true? often a favored tool of the president due to the lack of Congressional oversight The Executive Office of the President (EOP) is By the president and are confirmed by the Senate How are Cabinet members chosen? applies only when the Congress is not in session A pocket veto differs from a regular presidential veto in that the pocket veto the Senate majority leader. The scheduling of bills in the Senate is left up to is not the presiding officer of his/her chamber. In contrast to the Speaker of the House, the Senate majority leader by committees and their respective subcommittees Most of the work on legislation in Congress is done the sheer magnitude of the task. The biggest obstacle to effective congressional oversight is Advising the president and helping to coordinate American foreign policy What is the National Security Council (NSC) in charge of the main source of cohesion and division within Congress. By and large, partisanship is members of Congress only. Bills are formally introduced in Congress by ________. limited the Spoils System and created a system of civil service exams The Pendleton Act the president On broad issues of national significance, Congress is ordinarily most responsive to the initiatives of vice president of the United States The official head of the Senate is the a census and the various state legislatures Congressional districts for the House are determined in the majority of states by the power of the court to use judicial review Marbury v. Madison (1803) established concerned with national issues, but even more concerned with local ones Most members of Congress are the fragmented nature of Congress. Congress' inability to consistently provide leadership on broad national issues is due to the president is granted more authority by the Constitution in the area of lawmaking. In initiating broad legislative proposals, the president enjoys all of the following advantages over Congress except policies affecting special interests In which area has Congress been more likely than the president to exert leadership? ends a filibuster. Through a vote for cloture, the Senate Party-line voting has increased in recent years. Which of the following statements about voting in Congress is true? filibuster What is the strategy employed in the Senate to prevent a bill from coming to a vote? it must receive the support of a simple majority of its members. For a bill to pass in either chamber of Congress, senators think of themselves as being equals and are only willing to be led by persuasion. Senators are generally less likely to follow orders of their leaders than House members because California ________ has the most seats in the U.S. House of Representatives logrolling The trading of votes between members of Congress so that each gets the legislation he or she wants is congressional or presidential authority should dominate on broad issues Since the founding of the United States, the debate over the representative function of Congress has centered on whether one campaign in Washington raising campaign funds and a second back home appealing for votes The author states that successful candidates now run two campaigns Congress. The dominant political institution during most of the nineteenth century was Rules committee Defining the conditions and scheduling a bill for floor debate in the House of Representatives is the responsibility of the 435; 100 There are currently ________ voting members of the U.S. House of Representatives and ________ voting members of the U.S. Senate a conference committee A bill has been approved in the House and Senate, albeit in slightly different versions. The bill now goes to kill it in committee The effect of pigeonholing a bill is to the House of Representatives The constitution requires that all expenditures of money must originate in I, II, III, IV and V The above quote gives Congress the right to: II. outlaw racial discrimination practiced by state law III. raise the drinking age to 21 IV. create the cabinet V. set the total number of seats in the House of Representatives at 435 keeping the public policy agenda of the majority party on track. The majority floor leader of the House is responsible for Ways and Means Committee. All revenue bills must originate in the defense contracts. All of the following are examples of entitlement programs EXCEPT growth in the national security state and growth in the social service state. Two conditions associated with the dramatic government growth in the United States over the past half century are aid to the elderly and the poor. The biggest category of federal expenditures is spending for Sixteenth Amendment Congress' authority to levy an income tax comes from which of the following? Office of Management and Budget. The institution responsible for compiling the president's budget proposal is the The Clinton administration closed the budget deficit to reach a balanced budget in 1998. Which of the following conclusions may be drawn from the graph on p. 463 of your textbook? Large budget deficits make the U.S. government more financially dependent on foreign investors. Which of the following statements is true about U.S. budget deficits? individual income taxes. The largest contribution to federal revenue comes from executive agreements Senatorial consent is required for all of the following EXCEPT residency in the state from where you are to be elected Election to the Senate requires the Congress can charge, try, sentence and jail the president in an impeachment All of the following are true about impeachments EXCEPT; amendments to the bill are allowed. Whenever the House operates under "open rule" pigeonholed in committee. Most bills introduced in Congress end up being a bill of attainder If the Congress were to impeach a President, find him guilty of a crime, and then jail him, this would be it was passed in both houses by more than 2/3rds vote When a bill is veto proof it means Ways and Means Committee A freshman congressman who wants to influence tax policy would want to be appointed to which committee? amendments to bills which would not ordinarily get passed on their own Riders are it is constitutional All of the following are true about the line-item veto EXCEPT House has become more conservative than the Senate. The Framers considered the Senate to be the more ideologically conservative of the two houses. Recently the disrupt the seniority system in committees and hurt the political power of certain states Congressional term limitations would legislative veto The ability of Congress to delegate to the President legislative powers while retaining the right to prohibit the President's acts is a the state legislature Congressional district boundaries are drawn by the President The United States grants diplomatic recognition through providing a check on the Office of Management and Budget's yearly estimate of revenues and expenditures. The Congressional Budget Office has the responsibility for congress can override the pocket veto by a two thirds vote in both houses All of the following are true of pocket vetoes EXCEPT; to control legislative power The framers created a bicameral legislature a loss of seats in Congress by members who are of the same party as the President. Off year congressional elections usually result in Executive agreements Which of the following does not involve senatorial advise and consent? means the other party doesn't challenge the incumbent A "safe seat" in Congress begin bills that raise or lower taxes The Senate can do all of the following EXCEPT two thirds vote in both houses of Congress Overriding a presidential veto requires the House can limit the time of debate and amendments to bills while the Senate has unlimited debate and amendment power. A significant difference between House and Senate rules is in committees Most legislative work is done Recommended textbook solutions
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