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CHAPT 8
CHAPT 8
CHAPT 9
CHAPT 9
RANDOM
100
Unregulated policial expenditures by PAC's, organizations, and individuals that are not coordinated with candidate campaigns or political parties. a. Issue Advocacy Advertising b. "Beauty Contest" c. Independent Expenditures d. Codependent Expenditures
What is c. Independent Expenditures
100
The influence of a popular candidate on the electoral success of other candidates on the same party ticket. The effect is increased by the party-collum ballot, which encourages straight-ticket voting. a. Party Column ballot b. Office-Blocl ballot c. Coattail Effect d. Voter Turnout
What is c. Coattail Effect
100
The allocation of seats in the House of Representatives to each state after each census. a. Reapportionment b. Agenda Setting c. Representation d. Redistricting
What is a. Reapportionment
100
The senator who presides over the Senate in the absence of the vice president. a. Speaker of the House b. Senate Majority Leader c. Minority leader of the House d. President Pro Tempore
What is d. President Pro Tempore
100
The division of a legislature into two separate assemblies. a. Authorization b. Agenda Setting c. Bicameralism d. Oversight
What is c. Bicameralism
200
An election normally held on the first Tuesday in November, that determines who will fill various elected positions. a. General Election b. Australian Ballot c. Front-loading d. Focus Group
What is a. General Election
200
A poll taken on a nearly daily basis as election Day approaches. a. Registration b. Focus Group c. Caucus d.Tracking poll
What is d.Tracking poll
200
One of the persons represented by a legislator or other elected or appointed official. a. Trustee b. Whip c. Constituent d. Select committee
What is c. Constituent
200
An arrangement in which two or more members of Congress agree in advance to support each other's bill. a. Bicameralism b. Logrolling c. Earmarks d. Instructed Delegate
What is b. Logrolling
200
Powers specifically granted to the national government by the Constitution. a. Oversight b. Reapportionment c. Enumerated Powers d. Seniority System
What is c. Enumerated Powers
300
An act passed in 1939 that restricted the political activities of government employees. It also prohibited a political group from spending more than $3 million in any campaign and limited individual contributions to a campaign committee to $5,000. a. Corrupt Practices Act b. Campaign Act c. Political Contributions Act d. Hatch Act
What is d. Hatch Act
300
A series of acts passed by Congress in an attempt to limit and regulate the size and sources of contributions and expenditures in political campaigns. a. Hatch Act b. Issue Advocacy Advertising c. Corrupt Practices Act d. Regulation Act
What is c. Corrupt Practices Act
300
A legislator who acts according to her or his conscience and the broad interests of the entire society. a. Trustee b. Casework c. Ombudsperson d. Instructed Delegate
What is a. Trustee
300
A legislator who is an agent of the voters who elected him or her and who votes according to the views of constituents regardless of personal beliefs. a. Trustee b. Ombudsperson c. Instructed Delegate d. Representation
What is c. Instructed Delegate
300
The use of the Senate's tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill. a. Fall Review b. Filibuster c. Franking d. Lawmaking
What is b. Filibuster
400
A committee set up by and representing a corporation, labor union, or special interest group. _____ raise campaign donations. a. Political Action Committee b. Credentials Committee c. Superdelagates d. Political Consultants
What is a. Political Action Committee
400
An election in which political parties choose their candidates for the general election. a. Political Consultant b. General Election c. Primary Election d. Direct Primary
What is c. Primary Election
400
A standing committee of the House of Representatives that provides special rules under which specific bills can be debated, amended, and considered by the House. a. Standing committee b. Rules committee c. Joint committee d. Conference committee
What is b. Rules committee
400
Elected by members of the majority party to foster cohesion and to act as a spokesperson for the majority party. a. Majority Leader of the House b. Speaker of the House c. Senate Majority Leader d. Whips
What is a. Majority Leader of the House
400
Individuals who are led in discussion by a professional consultant to gather opinions on, and responses to, candidates and issues. a. Focus Group b. Elector c. Political Consultant d. Political Action Committee
What is a. Focus Group
500
This is paid for by interest groups that support or oppose a candidate or a candidate's position on an issue without mentioning voting or elections. a. Indirect Primary b. Issue Advocacy Advertising c. "beauty contests" d. Gerrymandering
What is b. Issue Advocacy Advertising
500
A party leader or elected official who is given the right to vote at a party's national convention. __________ are not elected at the state level. a. Superdelegate b. Caucus c.Front-Runner d. Presidential Primary
What is a. Superdelegate
500
The passage by congress of a spending bill specifying the amount of authorized funds that actually will be allocated for an agency's use. a. Authorization b. Oversight c. Second Budget resolution d. Appropriation
What is d. Appropriation
500
A special joint committee appointed to reconcile differences when bills pass the two chambers of Congress in different forms a. Select committee b. Seniority System c. Conference Committee d. Joint committee
What is c. Conference Committee
500
The presiding officer in the House of Representatives who is chosen by the majority party and is the most powerful member of the House. a. Senate minority Leader b. Speaker of the House c. Majority Leader of the House d. President Pro Tempore
What is b. Speaker of the House