POLI 1090 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which early feminist famously implored her husband, a delegate to the Continental
Congress to "remember the ladies, and be more generous to them than your
ancestors"? - Answer-Abigail Adams
Partially because of the political structure established by the 1787 Constitution,
lawmaking in the US is inherently ___. - Answer-conservative
The design principle of the veto differs from that of command because the veto ____. -
Answer-is negative in nature
Baron de Montesquieu classified governmental functions into legislative, executive, and
judicial. His ideas inspired which features of the Constitution? - Answer-checks and
balances
The majority's leader and chief agent, and thus the most powerful member, of the
House of Reps is the chamber's ____. - Answer-speaker
An election was recently held for a House of Reps district. After all votes were counted.
Can. A won 38%. Can. B won 35%. Can. D won 4%. What should you expect to happen
next? - Answer-Candidate A is declared the winner
Which statement delineates the correct relationship between earmarks and "pork barrel"
legislation? - Answer-pork barrel legislation consists of earmarks
Why are party leader so important in Congress? - Answer-the act as traffic cops,
controlling procedures and shaping policy
How does the committee system help resolve the prisoner's dilemma in Congress? -
Answer-it provides individual members incentives to work for collectively beneficial ends
Megan is 36 years old. Native Switzerland, she was naturalized as a US citizen ten
years ago. She lives in Virginia and is running to represent Virginias' seventh
congressional district. Right now, she lives outside district boundaries, but she will move
within the district should she win. Based on this information, Megan is constitutionally
eligible to run for the office she seeks? t/f - Answer-true
, four days before the end of congressional session, Congress passed the Krankova
Flood relief bill providing $3 million to Krankova in relief and sent it to the White House.
President doesn't believe this relief is worthwhile or politically useful, so she merely
ignores it. Four days later, the Congressional session ended. As a result of the
President's not signing the bill and the Congressional session ending, the bill failed. t/f -
Answer-true
incumbent senators are more vulnerable to being defeated for reelection, on average,
than their House counterparts because _____. - Answer-senators' constituencies are
more diverse, and thus more balanced ideologically
A joint committee differs from a conference committee because only a joint committee
____. - Answer-does not report legislation
the congress would not allow a vote of censure for President Clinton and demanded a
vote on impeachment demonstrates that coordination problem often requires lawmakers
giving up a measure of their autonomy for increased efficiency gained by delegating
agenda control to party leaders. t/f - Answer-true
If you were a voter in the 1960s, what kinds of advertisements should you expect to see
from Congressional candidates? - Answer-advertisements emphasizing individual
character, legislative performance, and constituency services
Parties play a much more important role in proportional representation systems than in
plurality systems. t/f - Answer-true
to perform complex social tasks efficiently, both houses of Congress have established
____. - Answer-a division of labor
why does a committee issue a report when passing a bill out of committee? - Answer-to
provide busy members the gist of the bill without reading it
Chuck entered the voting booth and cast his ballot. For president, he voted for the
Democratic candidate. For U.S senator, he voted for the Republican candidate. For US
representative, he voted for the Democratic candidate Chuck's voting pattern
exemplifies ____ according to political scientists. - Answer-ticket splitting
Joe Cannon, Thomas Reed, and Newt Gingrich were similar in that they all ____. -
Answer-were strong republican speakers of the house
a new session of congress is about to begin, the republicans just took control of the
senate. All 4 senators below are members of the Senate's committee on foreign
relations and the chairman of that committee just retired. Per the seniority rule, who
would have first choice to be the new chairperson of this committee? - Answer-
Theodore, a 51 year old republican from Tennessee who has served for 10 consecutive
years in the Senate and 8 consecutive years on this committee
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which early feminist famously implored her husband, a delegate to the Continental
Congress to "remember the ladies, and be more generous to them than your
ancestors"? - Answer-Abigail Adams
Partially because of the political structure established by the 1787 Constitution,
lawmaking in the US is inherently ___. - Answer-conservative
The design principle of the veto differs from that of command because the veto ____. -
Answer-is negative in nature
Baron de Montesquieu classified governmental functions into legislative, executive, and
judicial. His ideas inspired which features of the Constitution? - Answer-checks and
balances
The majority's leader and chief agent, and thus the most powerful member, of the
House of Reps is the chamber's ____. - Answer-speaker
An election was recently held for a House of Reps district. After all votes were counted.
Can. A won 38%. Can. B won 35%. Can. D won 4%. What should you expect to happen
next? - Answer-Candidate A is declared the winner
Which statement delineates the correct relationship between earmarks and "pork barrel"
legislation? - Answer-pork barrel legislation consists of earmarks
Why are party leader so important in Congress? - Answer-the act as traffic cops,
controlling procedures and shaping policy
How does the committee system help resolve the prisoner's dilemma in Congress? -
Answer-it provides individual members incentives to work for collectively beneficial ends
Megan is 36 years old. Native Switzerland, she was naturalized as a US citizen ten
years ago. She lives in Virginia and is running to represent Virginias' seventh
congressional district. Right now, she lives outside district boundaries, but she will move
within the district should she win. Based on this information, Megan is constitutionally
eligible to run for the office she seeks? t/f - Answer-true
, four days before the end of congressional session, Congress passed the Krankova
Flood relief bill providing $3 million to Krankova in relief and sent it to the White House.
President doesn't believe this relief is worthwhile or politically useful, so she merely
ignores it. Four days later, the Congressional session ended. As a result of the
President's not signing the bill and the Congressional session ending, the bill failed. t/f -
Answer-true
incumbent senators are more vulnerable to being defeated for reelection, on average,
than their House counterparts because _____. - Answer-senators' constituencies are
more diverse, and thus more balanced ideologically
A joint committee differs from a conference committee because only a joint committee
____. - Answer-does not report legislation
the congress would not allow a vote of censure for President Clinton and demanded a
vote on impeachment demonstrates that coordination problem often requires lawmakers
giving up a measure of their autonomy for increased efficiency gained by delegating
agenda control to party leaders. t/f - Answer-true
If you were a voter in the 1960s, what kinds of advertisements should you expect to see
from Congressional candidates? - Answer-advertisements emphasizing individual
character, legislative performance, and constituency services
Parties play a much more important role in proportional representation systems than in
plurality systems. t/f - Answer-true
to perform complex social tasks efficiently, both houses of Congress have established
____. - Answer-a division of labor
why does a committee issue a report when passing a bill out of committee? - Answer-to
provide busy members the gist of the bill without reading it
Chuck entered the voting booth and cast his ballot. For president, he voted for the
Democratic candidate. For U.S senator, he voted for the Republican candidate. For US
representative, he voted for the Democratic candidate Chuck's voting pattern
exemplifies ____ according to political scientists. - Answer-ticket splitting
Joe Cannon, Thomas Reed, and Newt Gingrich were similar in that they all ____. -
Answer-were strong republican speakers of the house
a new session of congress is about to begin, the republicans just took control of the
senate. All 4 senators below are members of the Senate's committee on foreign
relations and the chairman of that committee just retired. Per the seniority rule, who
would have first choice to be the new chairperson of this committee? - Answer-
Theodore, a 51 year old republican from Tennessee who has served for 10 consecutive
years in the Senate and 8 consecutive years on this committee
