CHAPT 8
CHAPT 8
CHAPT 9
CHAPT 9
RANDOM
100
__________ almost always win congressional elections. a. Incumbents b. Democrats c. Progressives d. Challengers
What is a. Incumbents
100
The most influential presidential caucus is the first one of the presidential election year and is traditionally held in a. Iowa. b. Florida. c. New York. d. New Hampshire.
What is a. Iowa
100
A committee formed to investigate a specific problem is called a. a select or special committee. b. an ad hoc committee. c. a subcommittee. d. a special subcommittee.
What is b. an ad hoc committee
100
A congressional committee that holds a hearing to determine whether the Department of Justice is administering a counterterrorism program as Congress intended is engaging in a. legitimating behavior. b. agenda setting. c. logrolling. d. legislative oversight.
What is d. legislative oversight
100
Which of the following is true of group voting patterns in American elections? a. Young people are more likely to vote than older people. b. Better-educated people are more likely to vote than poorly educated people. c. People in the military are unable to vote if not residing in their home state. d. Minorities are more likely to vote than white people.
What is b. Better-educated people are more lively to vote than poorly educated people.
200
A major consequences of the Federal Election Campaign Act was a. the rise of political action committees (PACs). b. significantly more freedom allocated to lobbyists. c. the levy of taxes on campaign contributions. d. less financially fortunate candidates could run a larger campaign.
What is a. the rise of political action committees (PACs).
200
The Constitution spells out in some detail the workings of the _______________, which chooses the president. a. House of Representatives b. Senate c. Electoral College d. Federal Election Commission
What is c. Electoral College
200
The _______________ is the only formal leadership position in the House of Representatives that is written into the Constitution. a. Speaker of the House b. Senate Majority Leader c. House Minority Leader d. President Pro Tempore
What is a. Speaker of the House
200
The power to originate revenue bills resides with the a. vice-president. b. Senate only. c. president only. d. House of Representatives alone.
What is d. House of Representatives alone
200
Permanent committees that specialize in a particular area of legislation are called ____ committees. a. durable b. standing c. joint d. conference
What is b. standing
300
New Hampshire is very influential in the election of presidents because a. it is the oldest meeting of its kind. b. it holds the first caucus of the election year. c. it holds the first primary of the election year. d. the nominating conventions are usually held in that state.
What is c. it holds the first primary of the election year.
300
To increase voter registration, the national motor voter law allows people to a. register to vote when they buy a car. b. register to vote only if they have a car. c. register to vote at public offices. d. register to vote at any time.
What is c. register to vote at public offices
300
If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill within ten days and the Congress adjourns within that period, the bill a. is sent back to subcommittee. b. will be sent back to Congress. c. has been pocket vetoed. d. becomes law.
What is c. has been pocket vetoed
300
If the president neither signs nor vetoes a bill within ten days while Congress is in session, the bill a. becomes law. b. is sent back to subcommittee. c. has been pocket vetoed. d. will be recalled by Congress for further action.
What is a. becomes law
300
The congressional elections that occur in between the four-year presidential election cycles are called: a. caucuses b. primary elections c. invisible elections. d. midterm elections.
What is d. midterm elections
400
How many electoral votes does each state get? a. 2 b. equal to the number of senators and members of the House of Representatives. c. 1 d. 10
What is b. equal to the number of senators and members of the House of Representatives
400
Conventions have become media events since the invention of a. radio b. newspapers c. cable television d. Facebook
What is a. radio
400
Congressional enumerated powers are stated in a. the Constitution b. Article I, Sect. 8 and 9 of the Constitution c. the Bill of Rights d. The Declaration of Independence
What is a. the Constitution
400
Historically, the member of a committee who becomes the chair typically is a. the member with the longest service on the committee. b. the member of the majority party with the longest service on the committee. c. the member with the longest tenure as a elected official. d. the member who is selected by the president to serve.
What is b. the member of the majority party with the longest service on the committee.
400
A president can be impeached by the ____ and tried and removed from office by the ____. a. Senate; House b. House; Senate c. House; House d. House and Senate; Supreme Court
What is b. House; Senate
500
Today presidential debates and a vice-presidential debate are managed by the nonpartisan, nonprofit _______________, which was established in 1987. a. Rand Foundation b. State Department c. Commission on Presidential Debates d. Federal Election Commission
What is c. Commission of Presidential Debates
500
A new consideration as part of the ticket-balancing effort is a. race b. region c. gender d. education
What is c. gender
500
In the U.S. House of Representatives, the length of debate and types of amendments that can be proposed on the floor are specified by a. the House Ways and Means Committee. b. unanimous consent agreements. c. the Rules Committee. d. cloture.
What is c. the Rules Committee
500
Congress’s ability to make all the laws “necessary and proper” to carry out the Constitution is called a. enumerated powers. b. legislative powers. c. implied powers. d. representative powers.
What is c. implied powers
500
Why must bills that have to do with taxes and appropriations be introduced only in the House? a. because the House is most representative of the people b. because the Senate is more likely to filibuster c. it has evolved that way over time d. these bills can be introduced in the Senate
What is a. because the House is most representative of the people
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