What is establishment of two legislative chambers that have different structures and roles.
100
Which of the following accounts for the lack of success for minor parties becoming elected in House or Senate?
What is general elections are based on the winner-take-all principle.
100
A policy that sets emission standards for automobiles is an example of...? (What type of policy?)
What is regulatory policy
100
The US Fish and Wildlife Services will spend money appropriated by Congress to maintain wildlife refuges. This is an example of...?
What is bureaucratic implementation of the law
100
What is the most important aspect of getting an accurate measure of public opinion on a survey?
What is selecting a random sample.
200
What is the normal process for ending a filibuster called?
What is cloture
200
Which concept refers to the beliefs about government and politics that people in the US hold most deeply?
What is political culture
200
What explains why any attempt to reduce Social Security benefits would be difficult?
What is there are many voters who support Social Security.
200
The most significant trend in federal-state relations during the 1980s was...?
What is shifting the responsibilities and costs for many programs to state governments.
200
Interest groups use political action committees (PACs) to...?
What is raise and spend money on election campaigns
300
If Congress wanted to effect a change in the Social Security payroll tax, to what congressional committee would it initially be assigned?
What is House Ways and Means Committee
300
TRUE OR FALSE: U.S. Voter-participation rate is one of the lowest of any industrialized nation. (NO STEAL)
What is TRUE.
300
Children are most likely to adopt the party of their...?
What is parents
300
The Nineteenth Amendment, Equal Rights Amendment, and the Title IV of the Education Amendments of 1972 were all directed towards the goal of?
What is equality for women.
300
Interest groups are protected in the Constitution under the...?
What is First Amendment (free speech)
400
The practice in Congress whereby Representative A promises to vote for Representative B's legislation, provided that Representative B will support Representative A's legislation is called?
What is logrolling
400
Originally, which level of government did the Bill of Rights apply?
What is federal government only.
400
The media's affect on public opinion can best be described as...?
What is influencing the issues the public sees as important.
400
The Connecticut Compromise was significant because...?
What is created Senate based on equal representation and House based on state populations.
400
The McCain-Feingold Act was designed to do what?
What is end the use of soft money on campaigns.
500
If legislation passes in both houses with slightly different versions, the conflicting bills are sent to...?
What is conference committee
500
Which political ideology would most likely support a constitutional amendment banning abortions?
What is conservatives
500
Congress has the power to coin money. This is an example of which type of power?
What is enumerated (expressed)
500
A major difference between House and Senate on the debate floor is...?
What is legislative activity on the floor is more constrained by rules in House
500
When party members meet to nominate a candidate for office, they participate in what? (small-group meeting)