We the People Chapter 9 Quiz
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Chapter 9 quiz
* 1. Congress is a __________ legislature with __________ members.
o Topic: n/a
o a. unicameral; 342
o b. bicameral; 535
o c. bicameral; 100
o d. unicameral; 630
* 2. Which type of representation takes place when representatives have the same racial, ethnic, religious, or educational backgrounds as their constituents?
o Topic: n/a
o a. Sociological
o b. Delegate
o c. Trustee
o d. Agency
* 3. Which type of representation occurs when constituents have the power to hire and fire their representatives?
o Topic: n/a
o a. Sociological
o b. Delegate
o c. Trustee
o d. Agency
* 4. Which type of legislation specifies a project or other authorizations to be funded, as well as the location of the project within a particular district?
o Topic: n/a
o a. Concurrent resolution
o b. Private bill
o c. Pork barrel
o d. Casework resolution
* 5. A proposal to grant some kind of relief, special privilege, or exemption to the person named in a bill is the definition of
o Topic: n/a
o a. a private bill.
o b. casework.
o c. oversight.
o d. pork barrel.
* 6. After the 2010 census, it is determined that Texas will gain one seat in the House of Representatives, that Oklahoma will lose one, and Ohio will lose two. This scenario is an example of
o Topic: n/a
o a. redistricting.
o b. apportionment.
o c. gerrymandering.
o d. logrolling.
* 7. In general, from a sociological representation perspective, how representative is the U.S. Congress?
o Topic: n/a
o a. Congress mirrors the social origins of the U.S. population.
o b. Congress is representative only with respect to gender and race.
o c. Congress is representative only with respect to occupational backgrounds.
o d. Congress is not representative at all.
* 8. According to the authors of the textbook, incumbency tends to
o Topic: n/a
o a. produce change in Congress.
o b. preserve the status quo in Congress.
o c. result in the election of new committee chairpersons.
o d. reduce the importance of seniority in Congress.
* 9. In general, the purpose of the congressional whip system is
o Topic: n/a
o a. communications.
o b. staffing.
o c. to discipline congress members who break party unity.
o d. to make committee assignments.
* 10. The leader of the majority party in the House of Representatives is the
o Topic: n/a
o a. president pro tempore.
o b. majority leader.
o c. majority whip.
o d. Speaker of the House.
* 11. Real power in the Senate is in the hands of the
o Topic: n/a
o a. speaker pro tempore.
o b. majority leader.
o c. minority leader.
o d. majority and minority leaders.
* 12. Historically, the most important arenas of congressional policy making have been
o Topic: n/a
o a. the floors of the House and Senate.
o b. the halls of Congress where lobbyists roam.
o c. standing committees.
o d. conference committees.
* 13. Within each committee, hierarchy has usually been based on
o Topic: n/a
o a. seniority.
o b. age of the congressperson.
o c. party.
o d. demographic characteristics (e.g., gender, race, occupational background).
* 14. The permanent employees of the Congressional Research Service and Congressional Budget Office, whose jobs are to provide the legislative branch with resources and expertise independent of the executive branch, are examples of the
o Topic: n/a
o a. standing committees.
o b. constituency services.
o c. caucus.
o d. staff system.
* 15. In a typical congressional session, ____________ percent of bills introduced die in committee.
o Topic: n/a
o a. 25
o b. 50
o c. 75
o d. 95
* 16. A presidential veto can be overridden by a
o Topic: n/a
o a. two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress.
o b. majority vote in both houses of Congress.
o c. three-fourths
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